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>Beijing authorities detained 48 members of a large persecuted house church on New Year"s Day, marking a total of more than 1,000 church members who have been taken into police custody during the church"s 38 weeks of attempting to... Continue Reading »

On Christmas Day, churches were bombed in five Nigerian cities -- Madalla (a suburb of the capital Abuja), Jos, Kano, Damaturu and Gadaka -- leaving dozens, perhaps hundreds, dead or wounded.... Continue Reading »

The plight of people who survived a Dec. 17 typhoon in the Philippines has been worsened in 14 provinces by heavy rains that have caused new flooding.... Continue Reading »

Any way you look at it, motherhood is inconvenient ... and that is exactly how God designed it!... Continue Reading »

Will you make a New Year"s resolution to welcome every guest who sits near you during worship?... Continue Reading »

>Surging Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum won a plurality of support from evangelicals in the Iowa GOP caucuses Tuesday, as social conservatives in the state and nationwide try to decide not just who can win in November but who... Continue Reading »

A bipartisan panel has urged the Obama administration to place religious liberty and other human rights at the center of its relations with North Korea as the brutally repressive regime transitions to new leadership.... Continue Reading »

Louisiana pastor Fred Luter has told his congregation that he"s willing to have his name placed in nomination for president of the Southern Baptist Convention, a step that could lead to a historic election.... Continue Reading »

The Great Commission Resurgence that arose within the Southern Baptist Convention last year is being embraced by many state Baptist conventions as they restructure for greater efficiency and provide increased funding of missions and church planting efforts in North... Continue Reading »

Did you know that your church may be eligible to receive up to 25 percent of the amount it pays for employees? health insurance premiums? The Small Business Healthcare Tax Credit benefits not only small businesses, but also extends... Continue Reading »

James A. Way, pastor of Buffalo Baptist Church, Kershaw, has published ?Mounting Rareness: Seven Characteristics of Growing Christians.?... Continue Reading »

First Baptist Church, Westminster, held baptismal services on Oct 23. Among those baptized were three men over 60 years of age. Pictured with pastor Kenny Owen, left, is Robert Brock (top photo), 64; Boyd Childers, 74 (middle photo); and... Continue Reading »