First person: Amid progress, ‘still so much to do in Asia-Pacific Rim’
As 2025 draws to a close, I’m reminded that there is still so much to do in the Asia-Pacific Rim to fulfill the Revelation 7:9 vision of a multitude from every nation, tribe and tongue worshiping around the throne.
First person: 15 ‘surprising’ goals to set for 2026
You might be already thinking about goals for the upcoming new year even though we’re a few weeks away from 2026, and I assume that some of those goals are related to your spiritual walk.
Christian physician detained for faith in Sudan
A medical doctor in Sudan was jailed from Sunday to Wednesday evening (Dec. 10) after officials learned he was a Christian, Morning Star News reported.
Meeting physical needs in Africa opens doors for missionaries
In Sub-Saharan Africa, making disciples can look different from day to day. But for Chris and Amy, it usually involves meeting both physical and spiritual needs.
First person: Evangelism reminders for 2026
I’m a professor of evangelism and missions, but I still need reminders that I must intentionally choose to lead the
Rolling Fork church helps assemble over 2,000 disaster relief buckets
God’s Pit Crew and First Baptist Church Rolling Fork, Mississippi, recently partnered for a large-scale mobile Blessing Bucket packing assembly, resulting in the preparation of more than 1,000 Blessing Buckets and 1,000 children’s Play Pails for future disaster response efforts.
Christmas festivities, tourism slowly returning to Israel after ceasefire
In 2023 and 2024, David Ha’ivri, an Israeli tour guide, didn’t offer his popular English-language Hanukkah or Christmas tours. Tourism had plummeted after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas massacre and the start of the Hamas-Israel war, when nearly every international airline canceled flights to Israel.
Sending Christmas joy to Native American communities in Oklahoma
For 30 years, First Baptist Church Epworth, Georgia, has taken shoeboxes to South Dakota, and now to Oklahoma. On Dec. 5, 37 church members traveled to the Muscogee-Seminole-Wichita Indian Baptist Association in Henryetta, Oklahoma, to deliver 1,904 shoeboxes so children could have a better Christmas.