
TX prayer effort focuses on Chinese house church persecution
Texas Baptists’ Intercultural Ministries is highlighting house churches in China for the upcoming International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church, scheduled on Sunday, Nov. 3.

Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for September 25
Faith on display in your conversations James 3:1–5a, 9–10, 13–18 The epistle of James has been compared to Proverbs because

Power of Easter sweeps through Tennessee prison
Going to church on Easter Sunday wasn’t an option for the inmates at the Gibson County jail in Trenton, Tennessee.

‘Focused on helping people’: Georgia church opens counseling center to serve community
People seeking counseling in Cobb and Paulding counties now have an option that provides Biblically-based help for those dealing with trauma and crises. Burnt Hickory Baptist Church recently officially opened its new counseling center.

In Fiona’s wake, Baptists launch response in Puerto Rico
Following Hurricane Fiona’s landfall in Puerto Rico on Sept. 18, Southern Baptist churches on the island have begun meeting crisis

Southern Baptists to vote on Floyd’s Vision 2025 plan at Annual Meeting
Messengers to the upcoming Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee, will vote on a recommitment proposal called Vision

First person: 12 ‘thank you’ prayers for today
As Thanksgiving approaches, here are 12 surprising prayers to pray today.

Marilynn Blackaby, wife of ‘Experiencing God’ author Henry Blackaby, dies at 83
Marilynn Blackaby, 83, died Thursday (Sept. 29) after a short battle with liver cancer. “Over the last few days, we