BOULDER, Colo. (BP) – Weekly Bible reading resurged 12 points this year in the U.S. after a 15-year low, with Millennial and Gen Z men leading the way, State of the Church researchers said in their November release. Millennials and Gen Z outpace the 12-point increase, with reading jumping 16 points among Millennials, half of whom now read Scripture weekly. Among Gen Z, the 49 percent who read Scripture at least weekly represents a 19-point climb, researchers said of the study from … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptist Apologetics Network’s Vaughan serves as resource on Mormons
SPRINGFIELD – John Vaughan lives in south Springfield near the site where Missouri’s third Mormon temple is under construction. He’s a great resource on the beliefs and practices of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) and wants to share that information with Missouri Baptists. As the newest member of the Missouri Baptist Apologetics Network, Vaughan has hundreds of files of information he can share with churches as they confront the counterfeit-Christian beliefs of the LDS Church. First, he says, … [Read more...]
‘If God spare my life’: English Scripture that Tyndale lived, died to translate turning 500 years old
COLOGNE, Germany – Five hundred years ago, English evangelical William Tyndale fled for safety from the city of Cologne, Germany. Catholic authorities were eager to arrest him and stamp out his work. His crime? Translating the Greek New Testament into the English language. It’s a goal he nearly achieved in 1525. Almost 22 chapters of Matthew’s Gospel had already come off the press when Tyndale was discovered by authorities. Chased out of Cologne, he fled to Worms, Germany, carrying with … [Read more...]
Americans skeptical about paranormal phenomena
Many U.S. homes may decorate with ghosts and witches for Halloween, but most U.S. adults are doubtful they actually exist. Surveys from Gallup and Pew find broad skepticism for psychics, ghosts, astrology and witches. Gallup ghosts No paranormal phenomena were believed by a majority of Americans, according to Gallup’s study. U.S. adults were most split over the existence of some type of physical healing ability, either psychic, spiritual or the power of the human mind. Almost half … [Read more...]
USCIRF condemns Chinese religious persecution as jailed pastor’s U.S. family urges prayer
WASHINGTON (BP) — Chinese Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri, among 22 pastors jailed this week in China on erroneous charges, lived in the U.S. with his wife Chunli Liu and their children before returning to China in 2007 to plant Zion Church. His wife, who has remained in the U.S. to raise their children, U.S. citizens, is appealing for prayer as the U.S. advocates for her husband’s release. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) noted Chunli’s comments Oct. 16 among … [Read more...]
State of the Bible: Nearly quarter of U.S. adults say Bible ‘just another book’
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (BP) — Nearly a quarter of U.S. adults think the Bible is “just another book of teachings written by people,” the American Bible Society (ABS) said in its latest release from the 2025 State of the Bible. More people are skeptical of the Bible’s teachings than those who think the Bible is “totally accurate in all the principles it presents,” ABS said Oct. 14 in releasing the study’s seventh chapter focused on trust. “A half-century ago, Americans generally trusted the … [Read more...]
U.S. urges release of jailed Chinese pastors
BEIJING (BP) – China falsely claimed Oct. 13 to protect religious freedoms after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged the country’s government to release several pastors arrested in house church raids. “The Chinese government governs religious affairs in accordance with law, protects the religious freedom of the citizens and the normal religious activities,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said Monday at a regular briefing, MSN reported. “We firmly oppose the U.S. interfering in … [Read more...]
Amid incivility, reaffirm liberty of conscience
The assassination last month of Charlie Kirk brought many Americans face-to-face with a gruesome reality encountered all too often across the globe: namely, that a man might be killed simply for expressing what he believes to be true. “It would be a safe but sad bet that someone, somewhere in the world, is killing someone else at this very moment in the name of religion or ideology,” Os Guinness wrote in the first lines of his 2008 book, The Case for Civility. During the past century, … [Read more...]
Nik and Ruth Ripken encourage believers to follow Jesus, no matter the cost
by Leann Callaway LOUISVILLE , Ky. (BP) – As retired International Mission Board missionaries Nik and Ruth Ripken speak in a variety of small group settings, churches and conferences, they desire to share practical insights with prospective missionaries about what to expect mentally, physically and spiritually. They especially want to prepare people for those areas where believers face extreme persecution and suffering. That’s a story they know all too well. Originally from … [Read more...]
‘Prince of Peace’ only hope for Israel and Hamas, Messianic and Christian leaders say
TEL AVIV, Israel (BP) – Avi Mizrachi, a Messianic believer and founding pastor of Adonai Roi Congregation in Tel Aviv, finds it difficult to commemorate the Oct. 7 second anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel. “It’s a sad day, because we remember that so many people have been killed, so many people have been slaughtered,” Mizrachi said. “People are crying. “Every Israeli, believer or not believer, we want the war to end. We are tired. For two years, we are tired.” When Mizrachi … [Read more...]
Research reveals factors causing pastors to say, ‘I quit’
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (Lifeway Research) – Few pastors step away from the pulpit, but what compels those who quit? Lifeway Research found only 1.1% of all U.S. Protestant pastors leave pastoral ministry before retirement age each year. Analysis comparing Lifeway Research’s studies of current and former Protestant pastors reveals factors that predict the likelihood of leaving pastoral ministry. “Experts can theorize what keeps pastors in the pulpit, but only a comparison of pastors who … [Read more...]
Dead Sea Scrolls exhibition arrives at Museum of the Bible
WASHINGTON (BP) – Dead Sea Scroll fragments and hundreds of other artifacts will be on display starting Nov. 22 at the Museum of the Bible’s “Dead Sea Scrolls: The Exhibition,” brought in partnership with the Israel Antiquities Authority. “The exhibition provides an extraordinary window into the life and faith of ancient Israel, Jewish faith practices and the early Christian church,” said Carlos Campo, CEO of Museum of the Bible. “Visitors will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to … [Read more...]
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