
Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for August 27
Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for August 27 from 1 Samuel 25:14–17, 23–28, 32–35.

Fewer Christian refugees find safe haven in US, new report says
A new report from Open Doors and World Relief found the number of Christians finding refuge in the U.S. after fleeing persecution in their native countries dropped from 32,248 in 2016 to 9,528 in 2022 — a decline of 70%.

Chayasirisobhon to be nominated as SBC first VP
A California pastor, director of missions for his association and president of the state’s Baptist convention, Victor Chayasirisobhon, plans to

Illinois pastors name Hamson Bivocational Pastor of the Year
Jeremy Hamson, pastor of Belle Rive Missionary Baptist Church, was named 2023 Bivocational Pastor of the Year at the Illinois Baptist State Association Pastors Conference Nov. 7.

TX chaplaincy relations director Bobby Smith dies
Bobby Smith, founding director of Chaplaincy Relations with the Baptist General Convention of Texas, died Oct. 18. He was 68.

Five Christians killed in Nigeria; another on trial for blasphemy
Extremists killed five people and put another on trial for blasphemy as the onslaught against Christians continues in Nigeria. Islamic

‘No reason to move’: Pastor reflects on 6 decades at same church
In many parts of Illinois, there are pastors who have stayed in their churches for 15, maybe 20 years. And some longer than that, like maybe 25. But few have stayed 60 years.

Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for March 10
Here’s the Bible Studies for Life Sunday School lesson commentary for March 10, written by Bobby McKay, pastor of New Liberty Baptist Church in Morton, Mississippi.