
Bill in Pakistan to outlaw child marriages raises hope for girls’ protection
The Punjab Province government on Thursday (April 25) submitted the draft of the Punjab Child Marriage Restraint Act, 2024 with the Punjab Home Department, which would raise the legal age for marriage for both boys and girls to 18 years; pr

TBDR command site relocates as work in East TN continues
“We will remain in northeast Tennessee until all the jobs are finished,” said Wes Jones, disaster relief specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board.

Filipino chaplain receives Presidential award
The U.S. President’s Lifetime Achievement award was presented to long-time Southern Baptist Don Biadog Jr., a retired Navy chaplain, at the historic Officer’s Club at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.

Faithful service: The life of William E. ‘Billy’ Dodson
Follow the story of William “Billy” E. Dodson, a Navy chaplain who served three tours in Vietnam before returning to his home in Alabama where he lived out the remainder of his life serving God in midst of a debilitating disease.

First person: Before we criticize, we should remember these tips
Before we criticize, remember that these believers also work behind the scenes, sometimes in hostile environments, sharing their faith in places we don’t know.

Baptists share Good News in Indy during Crossover 2024
“We are hoping that Crossover is a spark that will light that fuel of revival and evangelism here in our community, help us build up some of our churches,” said Roger Kinion, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Greenfield, Indiana.

Despite troubles, Dockery says SWBTS experiencing a season of ‘joyful hopefulness’
David Dockery offers a report on Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Texas Baptist College at the 2024 SBC Annual Meeting in Indianapolis.

Searching for Truth in true crime: How one former detective points troubled world to Christ
Are there things Christians can learn in a small-group Bible study from a decades-old murder? Former Los Angeles cold-case detective J. Warner Wallace — now an author, speaker and apologetics expert — believes so.