The Gem State is Largely Unreached; Reach Idaho Wants to Change That | Baptist Press
Reach Idaho's first big goal is a Southern Baptist church in every county in the state.
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‘Devil’s playground’ in Chicago is church’s ministry base | Baptist Press
CHICAGO (BP) – Overdose deaths, homicides, gang violence, prostitution and political corruption are rampant in Chicago’s Garfield Park, but God called Jamie Thompson to plant a church “right in the middle of the devil’s playground.”
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Texas church’s Christmas Store helps families connect with true meaning of Christmas | Baptist Press
COPPELL, Texas – For one week each December, the fellowship hall at Valley Ranch Baptist Church in Coppell, Texas, turns into a Christmas shopping destination through its annual “Christmas Store.”
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Sudanese Christian Family Threatened with Death in Uganda
A Sudanese Christian family in Uganda is living in fear after Muslim extremists from Sudan and Somalia threatened to kill them.
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To judge or not to judge, now that is a question
Humans have a natural propensity to being judgmental. It is related to the knowledge of good and evil that we acquired. Is there a difference between judging and judgment? Yes there is, and its important that we explore it.
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Scott Foshie candidate for Illinois executive director | Baptist Press
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Scott Foshie will be presented to the Illinois Baptist State Association (IBSA) Board of Directors as the nominee for the position of executive director during a special-called board meeting Tuesday, Dec. 9. Foshie was selected by a search committee of 11 members of the IBSA Board of…
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Calvin University celebrates 150th year with focus on Psalms
A Bible is open to Psalms at the pulpit of the Varick Memorial AME Zion Church, Jan. 19, 2023, in New York. Associated Press / Photo by John Minchillo Registrat...
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Mississippi Church Reaches 150 Countries for Christ through Tract Ministry | Baptist Press
WAYNESBORO, Miss. -- Down a winding country road on the border of the national forest in Wayne County, Miss., sits little Strengthford Church. Every Sunday, the brothers and sisters in Christ pour generously into their missional offering, set aside to aid those in the community. They give toward MS Baptist…
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1,700 Years Ago, Bishops and an Emperor Wrote a Creed. Millions Still Recite It in Church
Catholic, Orthodox, and most historic Protestant groups accept the Nicene Creed. Despite later schisms over doctrine and other factors, Nicaea remains a point of agreement — the most widely accepted creed in Christendom.
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New Jersey Episcopal Diocese Gives $1 Million to Treat Palestinian Children
Part of a little-used fund in the Diocese of New Jersey established 100 years ago to support medical care for children will now help Palestinian youth in Gaza.
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First Orlando launches shared senior pastor model | Baptist Press
ORLANDO, Fla. – First Orlando a multisite, multicultural church in Central Florida, has launched a new shared leadership model in which three senior pastors will share church oversight and collaborative governance.
