
Texas Baptist Men feeding teams return home from Israel
“The need for mass feeding in Israel has declined to the point where our Israeli partners can meet the need on their own with TBM-designed equipment,” said Mickey Lenamon, TBM executive director/CEO.

Hannibal-LaGrange University launches 3-step plan to continue ‘impacting lives’
Hannibal-LaGrange University released a statement March 16 detailing significant financial challenges and a plan to help the school move forward.

‘Embrace peace’: Rights violations in Nigeria continue drawing attention
Baptists in Africa called for “all parties concerned” about religious freedom and human rights in Nigeria to “embrace peace for the good of all.”

Answering the call: KY Disaster Relief will be deploying teams to Poland
Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief will be deploying teams to Poland for the next several months to help with the Ukrainian

First person: Finding hope for new year
To press on, we must maintain faith in God’s promises and strive for the best, believing God’s ways produce positive results. The only problem is, sometimes they don’t – in the short run.

Decline of religious identification stalled but not trending up yet
Religion in America might be best described in the words of rap artist LL Cool J: Don’t call it a comeback. At least not yet.

Research reveals many non-Christians consider Bible divinely inspired
“Part of the reason may be that the U.S. is culturally Christian,” Barna wrote, citing past surveys. “In fact, 72 percent of people in the U.S. say they were raised Christian.”

First person: Santa by calling — when a role becomes a ministry
I wasn’t supposed to be Santa. I was a school photographer — just filling in when the scheduled Santa didn’t show up. I put on the beard, told my other photographer she’d have to take all the pictures, and stepped into the role. It was meant to be temporary. But God had other plans.