
Uzbek Baptist fined for offering Christian magazines to neighbors
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — An Uzbek court fined a Baptist woman about two weeks’ wages Jan. 18 for offering 15 Christian

‘All worth it’: Northwest college student story highlights discipleship impact
The positive and negative imprints of social media on the world are well known by now. Oregon student Ethan Johnson

Living the D-Life: Six Practices of Disciple-Making
Disciple-making is not a program; it’s a lifestyle. This is a big truth. Jesus said, “Follow Me and I will

30 ways to show gratitude to pastors during appreciation month
“Give your pastor and his family a weekend getaway. Give them a break on somebody else’s nickel — and make sure that time is not counted as vacation,” writes Southeastern Seminary’s Chuck Lawless on Pastor Appreciation Month.

Retired Tennessee Baptist leader James Porch dies at age 81
James Porch, who served as executive director of the executive board of the Tennessee Baptist Convention (now Tennessee Baptist Mission

Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for June 13
Steadfast in Difficulties Revelation 2:8–11 Smyrna was beautiful and wealthy. Christians, however, were persecuted and lowered to a state of

Wilkin encourages ministers’ wives to remember faithfulness of God, persevere with steadfastness
“This has been an exhausting year,” Jen Wilkin began. “Everyone around us has been a little bit fragile. If the

Christian pastor in India dragged from home, forced into Hindu ritual
BELGAUM, India — Hindu extremists dragged a Christian pastor from a home on April 5, beat and kicked him as