FIRST-PERSON: Men and the specter of failure | Baptist Press
“Every man lives with the specter that he is letting someone down,” a pastor once told our men’s group.
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STATE MEETINGS: Illinois; Indiana | Baptist Press
Unity, cooperation reign at IBSA Annual Meeting; Indiana Baptists’ ‘continuing desire’ to reach the lost.
With people suffering, Tennessee church SNAPped to attention | Baptist Press
LENOIR CITY, Tenn. (BP) – The idea came up during a men’s Bible study on Oct. 29 at First Baptist Church. The government was shut down. The news said that, come Saturday, a lot of people were going to lose SNAP benefits that put food on the table.
1,000 Evangelical Christians Gather at Hispanic Church in Queens for 'Bless Israel' Prayer Event
More than 1,000 people gathered at Breath of Life Church in Queens, New York, on Wednesday for the special New York Bless Israel event
Four Years After Promising $10M for Racial Reparations, Virginia’s Episcopalians Have Little to Show
'I felt like we were kind of misled as a task force in terms of level (of) engagement,' said one member of a reparations task force of the diocese's efforts.
To share your faith it's best to listen first
Have you ever been in a conversation with someone who doesn’t know Jesus and felt that familiar tension build inside you, the pressure to say the right thing, a sense of insecurity creeping in? Sometimes a well placed question can open up gospel opportunities, here's an evangelism resource that can help you overcome such insecurity.
Major new report maps how the world engages with the Bible
The Bible Society has unveiled a sweeping analysis of how culture, religion, politics and economics shape engagement with Scripture across the globe. The Patmos Typology Report, developed with the United Bible Societies and built on Gallup’s data science, examines 85 countries and territories across seven 'missiological clusters' that reveal current opportunities and barriers for Bible work.
Fulani herdsmen kill 15 Christians in central Nigeria
Fulani herdsmen on Thursday (Nov. 6) killed two Christians in Nigeria’s Nasarawa state and two others in Plateau state following the slaughter of 11 Christians in the latter state earlier in the week, sources said.
UMC passes amendment allowing regional conferences to maintain biblical views on marriage, sexuality
The United Methodist Church will allow regions of the global body to maintain biblical standards on sexual ethics, following the denomination's vote last year to remove such rules.
World Vision Partners with Local Churches, Mobilizes Aid Efforts in Caribbean Islands after Hurricane Melissa
Millions across the Caribbean are reeling in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the Atlantic, with children among the most vulnerable as communities face widespread devastation, unsafe shelter, hunger, and disrupted schooling, according to World Vision.
