The National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK), led by Chairman Rev. Dr Elias Otieno Agola, outlined pressing issues the government must address: healthcare, education, and the soaring cost of living. "Kenyans are a devastated people," the council, which represents 32 churches and 18 Christian organisations, declared in its Dec. 4, 2025 statement.
ENEMY SWIM, S.D. – The Choctaw Baptist Association in Ackerman, Miss., led its first combined mission trip last month when 21 adults and youth drove for two days to partner with an isolated church in remote South Dakota.
India’s famed Emperor Ashoka was an ancient convert from Hinduism to Buddhism. He demonstrated that a person is NOT forced by others to convert from one religion to another. Today, “religious conversions are forced,” is the flawed premise of all anti-conversion laws of India. Who could have forced mighty Emperor Ashoka to change his religion? The Emperor’s famous religious conversion was his choice.
HICO, Texas (BP) – It was 1965 and Carroll Shelby introduced the Mustang GT 350. President Johnson signed Medicare and the Voting Rights Acts into law. And Bob Ray became the pastor of Fairy Baptist Church, a role he still holds today.
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Cal Hampton was 60 years old and thought he might be losing his mind. The longtime pastor, firmly rooted in a beloved ministry in Wayne County, Tenn., felt God calling him to leave, relocate and plant a church.
A federal appeals court panel upheld a 1 75 million jury verdict in favor of a Georgia church that sued its insurance company amid a dispute over storm damage coverage
DALLAS—Jack Tai was supposed to grow up, leave his homeland of China, and get wealthy working for an American company—at least, that was the plan. He was expected to be successful and make his parents proud.
I saw a viral video recently of an influencer explaining why she was done with the Church, but not with God. She talked about how she still believed in
The first woman to serve as president for Union Theological Seminary will retire next year, after 18 years of leading the New York-based theologically progressive academic institution
I was 16 the first time I heard “Mr. Crowley.”
TIGERVILLE, S.C. (BP) – The first couple of weeks are crucial for a college student, especially those away from home for the first time. A new environment awaits.
