Shock and sadness: China ends international adoption program

September 6, 2024

The Chinese government has officially ended its international adoption program, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning announced Sept. 5.

Christian slain for telling Muslims about Jesus

September 6, 2024

A Christian man was fatally attacked with swords in Uganda for telling Muslims how to put their faith in Jesus Christ, Morning Star News reported.

ALCAP encourages pastors to get to know state legislators

September 6, 2024

As Greg Davis traveled around the state over the past two years, he noticed something — not many of the pastors he met knew who their State Senator or Representative was.

Planetshakers new album birthed from church’s prayer, purpose

September 5, 2024

Australian-based worship band Planetshakers is seeing arenas worldwide filled with worshippers seeking God. In July the band released “Winning Team,” an album filled with songs about the true winning team — the family of God.

Longtime worship minister Gerald Sims dies at 86

September 4, 2024

Gerald Max Sims, who served as a bivocational music minister for his entire adult life — most recently at Central Baptist Church in Florence — died Aug. 8.

First person: I choose faith; I choose hope; I choose love

September 4, 2024

“What do you choose? I choose faith, hope and love. I also choose joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness and faithfulness,” writes Jennifer Rash.

Book Review: Phil Robertson outlines beauty of Jesus in ‘I Could Be Wrong, But I Doubt It’

September 3, 2024

“I wanted to write this book because I had this thought that Jesus is really making His case, from Genesis to Revelation, that He is not only qualified to be the Master of our lives, but that He desires to be,” Phil Robertson writes.