David Dykes, former pastor of three Alabama Baptist churches, died July 2. Before a 30-year pastorate in Texas, he served as pastor of Gardendale First Baptist Church, First Baptist Church Oneonta and Tallaweeka Baptist Church in Tallassee.
Paul Miller, who served as president of Alabama Baptist Children’s Homes & Family Ministries for nearly 40 years before retiring in 2012, died July 2. ABCH was the only place he ever worked.
An 8-year-old boy severely beaten for his family’s faith died a week later; however, the beating was not given as the cause of death.
The 31-year-old woman — who has three children ranging from 5 to 9 years old — put faith in Jesus on Jan. 20 after seeing “The Jesus Film” on Christmas Eve, reports Morning Star News.
A rights group asserts that Pakistan’s blasphemy laws are being used for persecution against minorities and as a means of retaliation.
Ten individuals accused of involvement in massive riots targeting Christians in Pakistan have been acquitted, according to an attorney.
Recent incidents of deadly torture and of abductions that result in forced marriage indicate the daily risk of persecution that some religious minorities face in Pakistan.
Author Rosaria Butterfield will be the featured speaker, sharing her conversion experience to Christ and teaching from her book “Five Lies of our Anti-Christian Age.”
