SBC DIGEST: IMB announces George Liele scholarship; SEBTS partners with MBU | Baptist Press
IMB announces George Liele Scholarship; SEBTS partners with Missouri Baptist University.
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Pope Francis calls human fraternity the ‘challenge of our century’
Human fraternity is “the challenge of our century,” Pope Francis said on Thursday, as he marked the first International Day of Human Fraternity together with the Grand Imam of al-Azhar, Ahmed el-Tayeb.
Christians in Kenya Fearful after Five Church Buildings Burned - Morningstar News
Arsonists set five church buildings on fire and threw feces on the charred structures from Jan. 20 to Jan. 24 in a village in western Kenya, sources said.
'Screams echoed throughout the building': Women raped, tortured in China's 're-education' camps
Women imprisoned in China s network of internment camps in Xinjiang are subject to horrific torture, systematic rape, and sexual abuse as the country s Communist leadership seeks to destroy those it ...
Cardinal Bo urges Burma's military to release Aung San Suu Kyi after 'shocking' coup
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo urged Burma’s military on Wednesday to release Aung San Suu Kyi after its “shocking” coup on Feb. 1.
Sagrada Familia unveils ambitious building goal for 2021
The construction team at the Sagrada Família Basilica in Barcelona has announced an ambitious building goal for 2021.
Retired couple joins IMB on and off the field (at the same time) | Baptist Press
MESA, Ariz. (BP) – The retirement years are usually viewed as a time to enjoy a break from years of hard work. For Joe and Wanda Kord*, retirement was a time for a new kind of work as they followed the Lord’s leading to volunteer with the International Mission Board…
IMB celebrates George Liele, designates February as Diversity in Missions Month | Baptist Press
RICHMOND, Va. (BP) – The SBC Executive Committee voted in February 2020 to approve the first Sunday in February as the annual George Liele Church Planting, Evangelism and Missions Day, at the recommendation of the International Mission Board.
Honduras ratifies constitutional changes on abortion: 4 things to know
Lawmakers in Honduras garnered national headlines last week when they voted to ratify a change to the national constitution that effectively bolsters the ban on abortion in the Latin American nation
Moscow court orders Navalny back to prison
As guards led him out of the courtroom, Russian dissident Alexei Navalny told his wife, Yulia, “Everything will be fine.” Russian authorities arrested him on Jan. 17 as he returned from a five-mon...
