
Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for July 21
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for July 21, written by Mark Rathel, professor at the Baptist College of Florida in Graceville, Florida.

‘Thanks to the Lord’: American missionary pilot Kevin Rideout released
Kevin Rideout is reported to be in good health and in the care of U.S. officials, SIM shared Friday (Aug. 14).

UPDATED: ERLC announcement reversed; Leatherwood remains; trustee chair out
The executive committee of the ERLC board of trustees announced this morning (July 23) that the action taken late yesterday by then-trustee chair Kevin Smith was not authorized. The board has stated full support of Brent Leatherwood.

Endangered youth: How the church can respond to human trafficking
EDITOR’S NOTE — Across the nation, children and teens are plagued by a host of escalating tragedies. In this series,

Author explains what it takes to get published
What does it take to get a book from an idea onto the published page? Ask shy and reserved JoEllen Claypool, who started scribbling her teenaged angst into poetry.

Weekend headlines: News you might have missed
Here are a few headlines from the week you might have missed …

Former seminary professor David Sills files defamation suit against SBC
A former Southern Baptist seminary professor who resigned following accusations of sexual abuse has filed suit in Alabama against the

20 churches engage in BGCT pilot program to strengthen Great Commandment, Commission practice
Twenty Baptist General Convention of Texas churches are participating in a pilot program to test and fine-tune a newly designed process aimed at helping churches strengthen their Great Commandment and Great Commission practice.