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Judge sentences Muslim to prison for Jaranwala, Pakistan attacks
A court in Pakistan on Monday (July 13) sentenced the first person to be convicted for anti-Christian violence in Jaranwala in August 2023, handing him 10 years in prison while acquitting 13 others due to flawed investigations, sources said.
Annual Chicago Trip a Missions Training Ground for Illinois Church | Baptist Press
METROPOLIS, Ill. – Kinley Logeman had never been to Chicago before a summer youth mission trip several years back. While it’s in the same state, Metropolis is completely different from its far north neighbor, having fewer than 6,000 people and sitting on the southern border of Illinois.
Florida church rediscovers value of CP | Baptist Press
GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla. – For Pastor Chad Weeks, Russell Baptist Church’s renewed commitment to the Cooperative Program isn’t a new direction. It’s a return to where the church began.
Theological lessons learned from ice cream
What could a melting ice cream possibly teach us about life, gratitude and eternity? More than you might imagine. Ice cream reminds us that some things simply aren’t meant to last. As Jesus used parables to highlight deeper truths so J.John draws meaning for us from his summer fun.
Church’s open gym opens hearts for the Gospel | Baptist Press
CARY, N.C. – Every Sunday night, the gym at Cary First Baptist Church in North Carolina resounds with the echoes of dribbling basketballs and the howls of grown men as another pro basketball player slam-dunks the ball with impressive might.
National Baptists Launch Social Justice Center Near US Capitol
‘Voting rights are being eroded,’ said President Boise Kimber of the National Baptist Convention U.S.A. Inc. ‘Black political leaders are being decimated by redistricting.’
Christian leaders push back against Kairos II calling Israel 'apartheid' state at CofE Synod
A coalition of Christian pastors, theologians and lay leaders has launched a public declaration rejecting a controversial Palestinian Christian document that the Church of England s General Synod
FIRST-PERSON: Is the Cooperative Program still relevant? | Baptist Press
I’ve pastored churches in Kentucky, Florida and Tennessee, and I remain a Cooperative Program cheerleader. We are better together.
A Christian perspective on the Bible, Israel, Christian Zionsim, and the myth of holy war
The Hebrew scriptures are easily weaponized when passages are taken out of context of the whole Christian Bible. The advent, death, and resurrection of Jesus changes the entire narrative. Here is an example leveraged by Christian Zionists in favor of Israel's continuing attack on Gaza.
