ORANGE, Calif. (BP) – Violence against Christians is spiking in Sub-Saharan Africa, driven by violence nurtured in Nigeria by Islamic and Fulani terrorists, Open Doors U.S. said Jan. 17 in its 2023 World Watch List tracking Christian persecution globally. Nearly 90 percent of the 5,621 Christians killed in the study period were in Nigeria, Open Doors U.S. said, verifying 5,014 such killings there. “Open Doors only records the events that we can verify. In reality much persecution, … [Read more...]
Top 10 findings, ministry insights from State of the Bible 2022
PHILADELPHIA (BP) – Scripture engagement improves life in all areas except financial wealth, but Bible use continues to lag behind levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Bible Society said in recapping key findings from the 2022 State of the Bible. “People live better lives when they engage with the Bible – reading it frequently, applying its teachings to their decisions, and making it central to their faith,” the ABS said. “Personally, they experience less stress, less … [Read more...]
Rise in antisemitism should prompt evangelism, Messianic Fellowship director says
EVANSTON, Ill. (BP) – Ric Worshill remembers the beatings he endured his eighth grade year. They always happened in the same place as he walked to Hebrew school. He remembers the humiliation. He remembers the perpetrators as attendees of the “religious school” (he won’t give the name). He remembers being confused because, as he puts it, “They were supposed to be Christians.” Worshill identifies as a Jew who recognizes Jesus as the Messiah. And as a North American Mission … [Read more...]
Thomas Kidd’s latest book receives WORLD best book of the year award
KANSAS CITY (MBTS) – Thomas S. Kidd’s latest book, Thomas Jefferson: A Biography of Spirit and Flesh (Yale University Press, 2022), was recently named WORLD’s Best Book of the Year. Kidd, who serves as research professor of Church History at Midwestern Seminary, said of the recent announcement, “I was so pleased to learn about the WORLD best book of the year award. It is a testimony to how many readers are interested in the vital but contested role that faith played in the American … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptist apologists debate ‘end times’ views
ST. CHARLES – Few topics bring as much passion and differing positions as eschatology – the theological field that deals with the end times. Thus four of the most common views of the end times made a perfect topic for a pre-annual meeting debate hosted by the Missouri Baptist Apologetics Network, Oct. 23. Moderated by David Van Bebber, pastor of Linn Valley Baptist Church in Linn Valley, Kan., four Missouri Baptist apologists took positions (that were not necessarily their own personal … [Read more...]
Aftab’s journey reveals plight for many persecuted Christians
SBC Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church set for Nov. 6 Nights are the hardest. Really, anytime he’s alone in the apartment is hard. He’d much rather be with people or be busy at work. Time alone reminds him of his family – his wife, daughter and two sons. He hasn’t seen them in person in nine years. He blinks back tears when he talks about them. When Aftab fled his home country, he thought he’d only be gone for a few weeks, possibly months. He can hardly imagine that it’s been this … [Read more...]
Missionaries labor to reach worshipers of Santa Muerte, the Saint of Death
Southern Baptists encouraged to pray for gospel transformation By Hugh Johnson Casting a long shadow across one of Mexico City’s poorest and most crime-ridden neighborhoods stands a seven-story image of Santa Muerte – the Saint of Death. She takes the form of a human skeleton clad in black plastic sheeting with arms outstretched, inviting residents in from the streets to make offerings of flowers, fruit, burned cigarettes and alcoholic drinks. Even in a country known for its … [Read more...]
Exclusive: Mohler places ‘nationalism’ in its biblical context
NASHVILLE – Al Mohler is no proponent of “Christian nationalism” despite the online magazine Slate headline: “‘Christian Nationalism’ Used to Be Taboo. Now It’s All the Rage.” Slate, however, erroneously stated in the fourth paragraph of an Aug. 5 article that Mohler called Christian nationalism “idolatrous” after the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. Mohler had used the word “idolatrous” five times during his “The Briefing” podcast on Jan. 21, but in context noted that “it is not fair to … [Read more...]
Gospel changes life of 108-year-old woman in South Asia
EDITOR'S NOTE: Read about how these SD cards are pushing back the darkness among an unreached people group in South Asia. SOUTH ASIA – At 108 years old, Auntie’s vision has essentially failed her. But what hasn’t failed is her new-found love for the gospel. A local believer shared the gospel in her home, using the Ek Rasta SD cards. The name Ek Rasta is translated in English as “The Way” and is based on Acts 24:14. These cards, compiled by International Mission Board teams in a remote … [Read more...]
The Restoration Movement: Christians and Disciples in pursuit of the New Testament church
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the sixth in a series of articles on the various denominations in North America, written by Robert W. Caldwell III, who serves as professor of church history at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. We begin the this part of our series on “American Denominations and Other Religious Movements” by examining those groups which originated in the United States. The first movement we will examine was an attempt to be an anti-denomination, that is, they were trying … [Read more...]
Barna Study: What do self-described Christian Parents in America Actually Believe?
GLENDALE, Ariz. (Cultural Research Center) – Data released recently from the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University revealed not only that America’s preteens are confused by the contradiction between their parents’ actions/lifestyles and their self-identified Christian beliefs, but a staggering disparity between the number of parents who claim to be Christian (67%) and those who actually possess a biblical worldview (2%). So, what do the parents of America’s preteens … [Read more...]
Series on Baptist Faith & Message coming to Pathway, April 26
JEFFERSON CITY – A series of articles outlining the Baptist Faith & Message 2000 is coming to The Pathway, beginning with the April 26 print edition. The series is designed to help Missouri Baptists better understand and teach this historic Southern Baptist confession of faith. During the 2021 MBC Annual Meeting in Branson, messengers affirmed a resolution encouraging all Missouri Baptist pastors “to consistently provide instruction to their congregations on the content of the Baptist … [Read more...]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- …
- 10
- Next Page »