Pacific islanders on the small island nation of Tokelau have received the first complete Bible translation in their local heart language of Tokelauan. Announcing the accomplishment on social media on Dec. 3, the United Bible Societies (UBS) hailed the news as a “historic milestone for one of the world’s most remote island nations.”
YouVersion will host a global livestream on Monday night, Nov. 17, to mark the milestone of one billion installs across its family of Bible apps. The event, “Beyond A Billion: A Night to Celebrate the Bible,” is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. CST (UTC-6) and serves as the central event of Global Bible Month, a monthlong initiative launched by YouVersion to encourage worldwide reflection on the Bible’s influence and ongoing use.
"One of the most surprising aspects of evangelical discourse on LGBTQ issues has been the insistence by some believers that same-sex attraction is a sin even if one doesn’t act on it", says commentator Bruce Baron. Gregory Coles has a different opinion and shares that with Bruce in this opinion piece.
Scripture unapologetically and indiscriminately insists human mortality is a reality for all due to our inherited sin nature (Romans 5:12). Avoiding our end is impossible despite the marvels of modern medicine or the advancements of contemporary technology.
Ballard becomes chancellor as New England Baptists-affiliated college seeks new president; Glen Owens, longtime Florida Baptist leader, dies.
TBC Summit 2025: Advancing Together By David Dawson/Baptist and Reflector JACKSON, Tenn. – Summit 2025 focused on celebration, collaboration and cooperation. The annual gathering of Tennessee Baptists was a display of unity, as messengers gathered at West Jackson Baptist Church and unanimously elected Dan Spencer as president, approved a $35…
Church groups have condemned what they describe as grave human rights abuses and deadly state violence in Tanzania, urging authorities to halt the crackdown and protect basic freedoms following a disputed national election.
The legacy of the enslaved men, women and children who built and sustained the early years of Baylor University was formally honored last week with the unveiling of a new “Memorial to Enslaved Persons” on the Texas campus. The tribute marks the first permanent campus structure dedicated to acknowledging the role of enslaved labor in the university’s founding in 1845.
Firefighters and emergency workers wave at patients and medical workers on a sky bridge at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, N.H., April 17, 2020. Associated Press / Photo by Char...
What are the chances that churches could devote 50% of their budgets for missions? Some prove that it is possible to grow from giving beyond themselves to see the gospel embedded in places where it currently has little influence.
Russian courts intensified civil bans on Baptist churches for meeting without state permission in the past year, according to rights group Forum 18.
