India’s harshest anti-conversion law approved in Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand state last week passed an amendment to its controversial anti-conversion law expanding punishment to life imprisonment.
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Meet Botrus Mansour: ‘I try to be Christ-like, bringing people together,’ says the new leader of the World Evangelical Alliance
Arab Christian leader Botrus Mansour has been named secretary general of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), pledging to serve as a bridge-builder for a global evangelical movement that spans continents, cultures, and a wide spectrum of traditions.
'This is not stealing': Kentucky Church Defends Members for Not Returning 'sexually perverse books' to Library
The leadership of a Baptist church in Kentucky says they support members of their congregation who choose to not return certain library books that contain LGBT-related themes, but denies the movement
Thousands gather in Mexico for Great Day of Humility, call for peace and repentance
With prayers for repentance and renewed family values, thousands of Christians gathered Saturday in Plaza Juárez in Pachuca, Hidalgo, to mark the Great Day of Humility, an international movement of public prayer and evangelism that has spread across Latin America and beyond.
For one Texas church, missions begins at home, goes worldwide through CP | Baptist Press
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Calvary Baptist Church made a commitment years ago to tithe on their receipts by giving 10 percent through the Cooperative Program to support national and international missions and ministries.
Pope Leo XIV: Lack of priests is a ‘great misfortune’ for the Catholic Church
Pope Leo XIV said the shortage of priests is “a great misfortune” for the Catholic Church during an audience Aug. 25, the feast day of St. Louis IX, with French altar servers.
John MacArthur's Son Shares Father's Final Words to Him, Grows Emotional During Memorial Service
Matt MacArthur, eldest son of the late Pastor John MacArthur, grew emotional Saturday as he reflected on his father s 50-year-ministry, his courage against sin and his dying advice urging him to stay
Kidnapping, abuse traumatize Christian girl in Pakistan
A Christian girl rescued from a Muslim in Pakistan who abducted her said he forcibly converted her, sexually assaulted her as part of a sham Islamic marriage and forced her into prostitution.
Research questions if discipleship is more a noble sentiment than a mission
The mandate is clear: “Go and make disciples.” It’s the final, foundational command Jesus gave before ascending to heaven, the very heartbeat of the Church. Yet, new data from Lifeway Research’s “State of Discipleship” study reveals a startling disconnect within U.S. Protestant churches: Pastors overwhelmingly prioritize discipleship, but for many, it remains a noble sentiment rather than a concrete, measurable mission.
Jail baptisms ‘the reaping of sown seeds,’ jailer says | Baptist Press
HODGENVILLE, Ky. – Jody Perry, jailer at the Larue County (Ky.) Detention Center, called Sunday (Aug. 24) one of the “top ten days of my life.”
