
Matt Queen pleads guilty to making false statements in DOJ investigation
Former seminary professor Matt Queen has pled guilty to making false statements to federal investigators during their investigation of sexual abuse involving the Southern Baptist Convention and its entities.

WMU Missions Celebration to bring ‘Joy’ to Indy
This year’s Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU) Missions Celebration will be held in the Indiana Convention Center just prior to the 2o24 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting.

Seminary students on mission during Christmas break: ‘No way I could turn it down’
Some Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Texas Baptist College students started their Christmas break by spreading the gospel in a country whose people generally are not open to the gospel.

Three Christians detained, tortured in Sudan
Three Christians were detained and tortured for weeks in southern Sudan after soldiers at a Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) checkpoint found one of them carrying a Bible, one of the victims said.

Update: DR volunteers helping CA wildfire survivors find healing, ‘treasures’ from ashes
“Now, we have added personal property recovery to our workload, helping families uncover precious keepsakes from the ashes — treasures that bring healing and remind them that hope is closer than they thought,” noted Kendrick Neal.

‘Holy Smoke’: BBQ competition sets record, raises $20,000 for GA’s Baptist Children’s Home
The competition set a new all-time fundraising record of $20,557.36 to support the Georgia Baptist Children’s Home.

‘Storytellers like you’ urged to shine light on truth, beauty
“I’ve been consistently surprised by the stories God is writing in the world,” Drew van Esselstyn said. “I’ve been humbly reminded time and again that God is the best storyteller.”

Supreme Court’s 4-4 split on Catholic charter school leaves unanswered questions
The Court’s one-sentence ruling noted, “The judgment is affirmed by an equally divided Court.”