Latest news: Missionary convicted of planning husband’s murder; Oxford announces word of year; longtime Baptist journalist to retire

December 2, 2025

Check out these recent headlines, reported by The Baptist Paper.

Mob attacks church service; police jail pastor

November 24, 2025

A mob attacked men, women and children in a Christian worship service in India, but the pastor, his wife and three others were charged.

First person: Navigating holidays with a thankful, generous heart

November 23, 2025

As Thanksgiving approaches most of us will have an opportunity to unplug, evaluate, and offer thanks to God for the numerous blessings in our lives without the typical interruptions which accompany our normal routines.

Spencer Bell: ‘Be laborers together for Christ’

November 12, 2025

Don’t go alone, stressed Spencer Bell to Alabama Baptists during his message Wednesday morning (Nov. 12) at the Alabama Baptist State Convention annual meeting in Huntsville. Ministry work, he noted, is about “working together with Him.”

Wolf presented with lifetime award, encourages pastors to ‘press on’

November 11, 2025

Jay Wolf said a long time ago, he made a promise to Jesus. He promised that he “would press on all the way to the

Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for Oct. 26

October 20, 2025

Here’s the Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for Oct. 26, written by Adam Winn, Ph.D., Chair and Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies at Samford University.

Israeli care group shares ‘complicated’ response to prisoner exchange

October 14, 2025

Israeli families are relieved Hamas released 20 living hostages but grieve that bodies of remaining hostages are still held or missing, the leader of a top care group serving traumatized families told Baptist Press.