Faith groups work to influence change, deliver goods to a Cuba in crisis
In the face of an accelerating U.S. pressure campaign, deteriorating public utilities and economic inefficiency, Cuba’s communist government on Thursday (June 18) announced sweeping economic reforms, the largest privatization since before Fidel Castro’s revolution in 1959.
Combatting assisted suicide for terminally ill people
A new Illinois law allowing medical personnel to provide terminally ill people the means to end their lives has drawn sharp response from Southern Baptists’ Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. With the support of the Illinois Baptist State Association, the ERLC is publishing a new resource to help churches confront assisted suicide
Are you ‘maxxing’ life to the fullest? Dictionary.com’s 2026 Word of the Year
“Used on its own or attached to almost anything else, maxxing can be earnest, aspirational or mocking. It captures the very 2026 urge to keep pushing harder while also giving us a way to poke fun at ourselves when optimizing our lives starts to feel absurd.” —Dictionary.com
‘Overwhelming’: 5 churches unite for week of revival
In a time when traditional church revivals have become less common, five small Baptist churches in southeastern Kentucky came together for a week of worship, prayer and renewed fellowship — drawing packed crowds and strengthening relationships that have continued beyond the services.
First person: Expand your prayer life, extend our ministry efforts simply by concentrated engagement
When my friend asked if we had made the move to digital content yet, I wasn’t quite sure how to respond.
German churches launching child-friendly AI effort
“Child-Appropriate AI!” was announced Oct. 14 by the Evangelical Church in Germany, which is the umbrella body of the country’s regional Protestant churches.
First person: Why I hate drywall and why you should too
Standing around with pastors during a break at an associational pastor’s conference, one pastor lamented that his church had stopped growing. When I asked why, he said his building could only hold so many people. When I asked him why a little thing like drywall would prohibit growth, it was like scales fell off his eyes.
News of X allowing porn prompts SBC leaders to step away
Some prominent Christian leaders are voicing their concerns and plans to step away — or are threatening to leave the platform — following X’s formal announcement on allowing pornographic material.