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‘Prince of Peace’ only hope for Israel and Hamas, Messianic and Christian leaders say

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.
Faith

Research reveals factors causing pastors to say, ‘I quit’

Few pastors step away from the pulpit, but what compels those who quit?
Faith

Dead Sea Scrolls exhibition arrives at Museum of the Bible

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.
Faith

Evangelical support for Israel constant, but future shift indicated, new study finds

U.S. Evangelicals are as supportive of Israel as they were four years ago, Infinity Concepts and Grey Matter found in their latest poll, although findings portend a possible generational shift.
Faith

Americans’ beliefs about God revert to pre-pandemic norms

Societal changes following the COVID-19 pandemic led to several theological shifts in the 2022 State of Theology, but many reverted to previous pre-pandemic norms in 2025 State of Theology.
National

SWBTS chapel service celebrates 1700th anniversary of Nicene Creed

The Sept. 9 chapel service at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary was a celebration of the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, which gave Christians a foundational statement summarizing biblical truth about the Trinity, and especially Jesus Christ.
Columnists

First-Person: ‘Why Am I A Southern Baptist?’

Why am I a Southern Baptist? This is one question I ask students taking the required Baptist history class I teach. I ask it because every generation of Baptist seminary students asks it, or will ask it, or needs to ask it, and I want them to know how I answer it and have arrived at my answer with cheerful conviction.
Faith

State of the Church: Gen Z and Millennials attend church more than older adults

For the first time in decades, Gen Z and Millennials are attending church more frequently than older adults, Barna and Gloo reported Sept. 3 from its latest State of the Church research.
Faith

Nearly half of U.S. Christians don’t attend church, State of the Bible finds

Nearly half of American Christians, 45 percent, have not attended church in the past six months, the American Bible Society said in its latest release from the 2025 State of the Bible.
Faith

Churches help local public schools in a variety of ways

According to a Lifeway Research study, 4 in 5 U.S. Protestant pastors identify at least one way their congregations have engaged with local public schools in the last year. Only 18% of churches say they weren’t involved with area schools. The average congregation connected with schools in more than two ways.
National

Midwestern Seminary professor’s departure to Anglicanism prompts discussion of Baptists & tradition

Social media buzzed with reaction when Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary theology professor Matthew Barrett announced his departure from the SBC to become an Anglican. He cited the “beauty of Anglicanism” and claimed its practices better align with “how Christians have worshipped across history.” But a cadre of Baptist theologians who focus on connecting Southern Baptists with the broader Christian tradition disagree.
Ethics

Religious liberty ‘the best blessing’ America has, Baptist immigrants say

For distributing the Bible and sharing the Gospel in the Soviet Union, Aleksei Kharlamov’s great-grandfather was sent to Siberia and never heard from again. His grandfather and father both were persecuted for being Baptist pastors. Growing up in post-Soviet Moscow, Kharlamov was called a cult member for being a Baptist. That family history enhances his love of America’s religious liberty.

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