
Death sentence upheld for Nigerian Christian defending his farm
Attorney and international human rights advocate Emmanuel Ogebe called the ruling “horrendous miscarriage of justice.”

Special report: Crisis in Afghanistan; how to pray, help
How should Christians respond to the current crisis in Afghanistan? What does life look like going forward for believers in

BWA challenges Baptists to ‘Stand in the Gap’ amid global humanitarian challenges
BWA has heard from Baptists in refugee camps along the Myanmar/Thailand border, in the Democratic Republic of Congo and in other places where political unrest and violence are creating a humanitarian crisis, he said.

Mourning, joy both vital for believers, preachers say at Pastors Conference
“Everything in our flesh wants to run from mourning,” Phil Waldrep preached in New Orleans June 11. But mourning aligns

Judge’s ruling on conditions in TX prison gives ‘positive tailwind’ to Baptist efforts
The ruling notes: “At the outset, the Court notes that the parties are in agreement that air conditioning all TDCJ facilities is necessary as a matter of inmate health and safety.”

SBC 2023: June 13 Evening Recap
Texas pastor Bart Barber will serve a second one-year term as president of the Southern Baptist Convention after winning Tuesday’s

KY church ‘here for anybody’ in wake of unprecedented flooding
The flooding follows tornadoes in 2021 and 2024, but despite the setbacks, “the community is doing well,” said Mike Jicka, pastor of Dawson Springs First Baptist Church.

Catholic priest shot in the back in southwest Nigeria
Unidentified gunmen on June 7 shot a Roman Catholic priest to death in southwest Nigeria, Morning Star News reported. The