Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for August 3, written by Jay T. Robertson, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Systematic Theology, University of Mobile.
“The older I get, the more joy I find in giving to the Lord. I am profoundly grateful God allows us to make a meaningful financial difference through our local church,” noted Rob Jackson, Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions.
“Can you send us anybody?” That was the question Robert Reed’s father-in-law, Steve Townson, asked him a few months ago — and set something new in motion.
In Alabama, approximately 6,000 children are currently in the foster care system. Children enter this system for various reasons, including abuse, neglect, abandonment and socio-economic factors, among others.
Five Christians were slain and three others wounded July 11 in an attack upon a Nigerian church.
“In this challenging world we live in, the storms of life are coming.”
The federal program, set to begin in 2027, offers taxpayers a dollar-for-dollar income tax credit – up to $1,700 annually – for donations to nonprofit organizations that provide scholarships to eligible K-12 students.
Even though an Indonesian church has been granted the appropriate construction permit, hundreds protested at the site, saying they were not allowed a voice in the planning process.
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