Educators offer tips for foster parents, church preschool workers who care for children with trauma
When a new child enters your world — whether it’s a newly adopted son or daughter, a foster child or a new student in your church preschool — they often come broken from trauma. Here are some tips to help you meet them where they are.
Appellate court hears case on religious hiring rights at Liberty University
The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday (March 17) in a case over whether Liberty University can require employees to follow its doctrinal beliefs on gender and sexuality.
Changed lives take time, ‘patience’ in historic Nevada town
“To reach people, it takes a lot of honesty, one-on-one conversations and consistency,” pastor Austin White told The Baptist Paper. He could have added “patience.”
Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for October 15
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for Oct. 15, written by Mark Rathel, professor at the Baptist College of Florida in Graceville, Florida.
Back from Ukraine: Baptist college student ‘didn’t feel unsafe’ on mission trip
Life in Ukraine seems to go along unfazed by the Russian military buildup along the country’s border, a short-term missionary
Cambodia missions trip teaches seminarians to ‘trust God and lean on Him’
“Missionaries don’t move to third world countries just for fun,” a student from Southwestern Seminary noted. “They stay because they trust that God’s plan is the best for their life and others’ lives.”
Southern Baptists caring for hurting, vulnerable people in Holy Land
Southern Baptists have mobilized through local, Christian partners to provide housing, food, medical supplies, bomb shelters and trauma counseling for more than 20,000 displaced and hurting people in Israel and the region.
Militants kill 92 in Nigeria, kidnap 60-plus in Christian villages
Militants killed about 92 people and kidnapped more than 60 in one week in the predominantly Christian villages of Nigeria’s