Rolling Fork church helps assemble over 2,000 disaster relief buckets
God’s Pit Crew and First Baptist Church Rolling Fork, Mississippi, recently partnered for a large-scale mobile Blessing Bucket packing assembly, resulting in the preparation of more than 1,000 Blessing Buckets and 1,000 children’s Play Pails for future disaster response efforts.
‘Light in the darkness’: Christians called to combat all religious persecution
Christians are commanded, commissioned and called to combat all religious persecution, international human rights attorney Knox Thames told a gathering at Dallas Baptist University.
Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for Nov. 23
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for November 23, written by Darrell Nimmo, retired pastor living in Goodlettsville, Tennessee.
Student takes stand after receiving failing grade for Christian views
Samantha Fulnecky’s final grade won’t be negatively affected by her Christian views on a controversial issue. The University of Oklahoma student recently complained she was discriminated against after receiving a zero on her essay that expressed her Christian views on gender.
Christians killed in Northwest Nigeria, while homes burned in the Northeast
Seven Christians, including a 12-year-old boy, were mourned on Saturday (Nov. 8) after they were killed in an attack in Kaduna State, Nigeria, the same day Islamic extremists burned homes and a church building in Borno State.
What about here? Australia bans children under 16 from social media platforms.
Australia is now the world’s first country to ban children under 16 from major social media platforms. As of Wednesday (Dec. 10), these targeted platforms include TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Reddit and Snapchat.
Massachusetts pastor’s push against tide of ‘dechurching’
Over forty million people have left the church in the past twenty-five years in the United States—not merely the people who have walked away from Christian faith, but many Christians who have “dechurched.”
BGAV messengers hear financial update, budget proposal for 2026
Amid times of worship, learning and fellowship, messengers to the 2025 annual meeting of the Baptist General Association of Virginia (BGAV) also conducted some business on Nov. 11.