Nepal flooding brings death, damage as monsoon season ends
Devastating flooding and landslides in Nepal recently claimed the lives of more than 200 people, while others remain missing or left to recover from the damage.
‘Thank you’: Gateway Seminary honors Iorg for 20 years of service
Friends, alumni, faculty, students and trustees gathered Tuesday, April 16, to honor Jeff Iorg for his tenure as president of Gateway Seminary and to commission him for service at the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention.
Astros manager honored with doctor of humane letters by University of Mobile
Major League Baseball’s Houston Astros Manager Joe Espada was awarded the Doctor of Humane Letters by his alma mater, the University of Mobile, in an announcement made during commencement ceremonies May 4 at the Christian university.
Biden announces ‘aggressive’ cancer diagnosis
Former President Joe Biden, 82, has reportedly been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, his office announced Sunday (May 18), according to multiple media reports.
Supreme Court to hear case involving pregnancy center, free speech
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear First Choice Women’s Resource Centers v. Platkin. The case spotlights a New Jersey faith-based pregnancy center fighting a state subpoena it says infringes on its First Amendment rights.
‘We need to train nationals’: Missionaries partner with local believers for ministry
Campbell and Elizabeth Bach saw a great need for the gospel in South Asia. Upon identifying this need in the region, they have dedicated their time to proclaiming the gospel and equipping others to do so through missions work.
Longtime NC pastor, ministry leader Marcus Redding dies
Marcus Redding, a longtime pastor and ministry leader in North Carolina, died May 30 after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. During the past seven years, Redding has served as the NAMB’s director of supporting churches. He was 58.
Social media ad leads to Bible studies, baptisms
The phone buzzed, flashing an unidentified caller ID. The Middle Eastern pastor deliberated before accepting the call. It wasn’t spam but a voice from the past.