
Death Row inmate seeks to ‘restore hope,’ give God ‘all the glory’
If Texas Death Row inmate William Keith Speer is executed as scheduled Oct. 26, two men whose lives have been transformed by God will be present — one on the death chamber gurney and one in the adjacent viewing area.

Tragedy in Maine: Baptist chaplains ready to serve after 18 killed in mass shootings
“We continue to lift up our brothers and sister in the Lewiston area in prayer … We are in contact with trained chaplains and will deploy them if requested,” said Terry W. Dorsett, executive director of Baptist Churches of New England.

WMU names four Acteens to national panel
National Woman’s Missionary Union has named four young women to the 2022 National Acteens Panel: Grace Carter of University Hills

BCM students find their mission in Big Timber, Montana
Few, if any, of those who organized the Georgia Baptist Student Union (later renamed the Baptist Collegiate Ministry) one hundred years ago had likely ever heard of Big Timber, Montana.

Worship study reveals lessons from ‘Under the Bridge’ community
A yearlong study of Waco’s Church Under the Bridge reveals lessons about how to create a welcoming community where people who never felt accepted in church can find a place where they belong.

Gettys’ ‘Sing! An Irish Christmas’ leaves crowd ‘stirred for Jesus’
Irish singer-songwriters Keith and Kristyn Getty returned to the campus of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary for their Christ-centered concert “Sing! An Irish Christmas.”

Pastor fears other Christians will be wrongfully imprisoned in Nepal
A pastor convicted for handing out gospel tracts fears that the precedent of his case will result in other Christians being wrongfully imprisoned.

Baptist partners in Japan ready to respond to earthquake damage
Coy Webb, crisis response director of Southern Baptist’s Send Relief stated, “We have partners on the ground assessing the situation in Japan. At this time Send Relief is not responding as our assistance has not been deemed needed.”