Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for April 13, written by Mark Rathel, pastor of Friendship Baptist Church in DeFuniak Springs, Florida.
A March 28 earthquake in Myanmar destroyed 15 church buildings and significantly damaged 10 others. Eight million people have been internally displaced by the quake, joining 19 million displaced persons already living in the nation.
Christian Solidarity Worldwide and other sources reported the military has increased airstrikes in civilian areas, including Kachin and Karen communities near the epicenter of the earthquake.
In the Al Jazirah state of central-southeast Sudan, dozens of Christians hold secret prayer services whenever they can. They’ve had to hide their worship services amid the civil war in the country,
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for April 6, written by Mark Rathel, pastor of Friendship Baptist Church in DeFuniak Springs, Florida.
Even so, I’ve always wondered: Why hasn’t a major Christian company stepped up to champion the idea of offering modern, faith-focused music to today’s younger generation? Thankfully, that time has finally arrived.
Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) officials took 24-year-old Arsalan Gill of Railway Quarters in Mughalpura, Lahore, into custody on March 17 as he returned home from his work as a sweeper, said his brother Suleman Gill.
The commission’s 2025 report, released on Tuesday (March 25), included a list of countries nearly identical to its 2024 list — a reflection, according to the report, that in most of those countries, things have not improved.
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