
After years of trauma, she found hope in Christ and new calling through CWJC
Sara Aguirre’s early years in Houston, Texas, were full of trauma, abuse and exploitation, about as bad as it could

First person: Lessons from ‘The Little Drummer Boy’
I’ll start with a confessional. Sometimes, Christmas music gets on my nerves. But before you call the grinch squad on me, I’ll explain. I will use The Little Drummer Boy as a jumping off place.

Messengers reject oversight expansion for Executive Committee, Lifeway’s amended ministry assignment
Two of the nine recommendations proposed to messengers attending the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in Nashville this morning (June

First person: Understanding seasons of emotional ‘winter’
“I have never felt the flames melting the skin off my veins, but I’ve been through hell in my mind. I’ve had the long sleepless nights, felt the breathless despair in the fight. I’ve laid on the ground crying for help. I’ve felt the rush of anxiety’s waves, and the guilt that won’t wash away, and the deep dread of hopeless days.”

When your pastor deals with depression
More and more pastors are dealing with the issue of depression. Here are 8 ways you can help.

Classes at NOBTS to resume online as campus, city clean up after Hurricane Ida
Classes will resume online next week at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary as the city cleans up from Hurricane Ida.

‘Unconscionable’: Protestant pastor, family forcibly displaced
A Protestant pastor, wife and 3-month-old baby are temporarily staying with relatives in Oaxaca after being forcibly displaced after the pastor was told to kneel and pray to a Roman Catholic saint.

UN report shows ‘dramatic increase in war crimes’ by Burmese military
A United Nations report presents evidence the Burmese military and associated militia groups increasingly are committing war crimes and crimes