
Winter safety resources to help prepare your facility
Before severe winter weather occurs and temperatures plummet below freezing, buildings need extra care and preparation.

Faith groups work to influence change, deliver goods to a Cuba in crisis
In the face of an accelerating U.S. pressure campaign, deteriorating public utilities and economic inefficiency, Cuba’s communist government on Thursday (June 18) announced sweeping economic reforms, the largest privatization since before Fidel Castro’s revolution in 1959.

Why Christians must have a ‘sense of urgency’ … now
Gordon Fort was a world away from home when he awoke in the middle of the night to a Facetime call from his daughter. “Of course at this late hour I expected bad news …”

Free burritos lead to free gift of gospel in Albuquerque
Fifteen people have given their lives to Christ after visiting a church to pick up free burritos and food bags.

Missouri Baptists take prayer on the road for Route 66’s 100th anniversary
At least 256 Missouri Baptists from 40 different churches took part in the Missouri Baptist Convention’s prayer tour, Aug. 30–Sept. 2.

First person: Why I hate drywall and why you should too
Standing around with pastors during a break at an associational pastor’s conference, one pastor lamented that his church had stopped growing. When I asked why, he said his building could only hold so many people. When I asked him why a little thing like drywall would prohibit growth, it was like scales fell off his eyes.

NY firefighters place flowers at 9/11 memorial, remember pain of loss
“We’re still going to be hurting, but the brothers will be there. They still come back and support one another. No shrink could ever make a difference unless you actually do this job.”

Christian persecution surges in Iran: 33 ministers killed, more than 130 arrested
The underground church in Iran is growing. So is the price of belonging to it.