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October 17, 2025

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

‘Just another book’?: Here’s what U.S. adults are saying about the Bible

October 17, 2025

About a quarter of surveyed U.S. adults think the Bible is “just another book of teachings written by people,” the American Bible Society said in

Captors kill pastor after ransom paid

October 17, 2025

A kidnapped Christian pastor was slain in Nigeria, even though his captors had been paid a ransom to gain his freedom.

86-year-old ‘Mr. Larry’ takes 107th mission trip with IMB

October 17, 2025

Larry McCallon is 86 years old, but don’t tell the group of 13-year-old boys clustered around his table. Sure, they see him as an adult; after all, they respectfully call him “Mr. Larry.” But deep down, he’s one of them and so much more …

CHOOSE Act data shows which private schools enroll the most ESA students

October 16, 2025

In the first year of Alabama’s CHOOSE Act, a small group of private schools are already seeing the majority of their students using the state-funded education savings accounts.

First person: Peanuts 75th anniversary stirs lifelong memories

October 16, 2025

From seven newspapers on that first day, Peanuts grew to be published daily in 2,600 papers, read by 355 million people in 21 languages across 75 countries.