
Scars and grace: Woman remains thankful her mother chose life
Chrystal York was 13 when she learned she was conceived after her mother was raped by a man whose advances she rejected.

First Person: Learning from the law of unintended consequences
“Watching and covering aspects of the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting the past few years reminds me of the law of unintended consequences,” Jennifer Rash notes.

Hope Welcome Center in Amarillo reaching out to inmates’ families
The Hope Welcome Center in Amarillo is on a mission to reach out to families of inmates in two area

Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for March 27
A Life of Love John 15:9–17 Remain in Jesus’ love and experience His joy. (9–11) The love relationship between Jesus

Brighter future? Iranian evangelicals staying put, tentative but hopeful.
Hormoz Shariat preaches to a congregation of millions of Iranian Christians around the world, those who have scattered because of repression at home and those who, having stayed, have long been the target of arrest by Iranian authorities, frequently accused of being tools of Western powers.

GA church offers unique, practical help to local police officers
With several first responders in his family, Bethany Baptist Church Executive Pastor Rick Kirkland is privy to the needs of police officers, including, well, their privy needs.

Lifeway announces new EVP and COO
Lifeway President and CEO Ben Mandrell announced the appointment of Joe Walker as its new executive vice president and Scott Arvay as its new chief operating officer.

Samaritan’s Purse plane hijacked in South Sudan; suspect arrested
A small single-propeller airplane belonging to Samaritan’s Purse was hijacked by an armed man Tuesday (Dec. 2) in South Sudan.