First Person: Oppression and the Olympics

February 3, 2022

The opening ceremonies of the Beijing Winter Olympics are Friday (Feb. 4). Like many around the world, I love gathering with friends and family to

‘I pray to keep the faith,’ Biden says at National Prayer Breakfast

February 3, 2022

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris spoke to a group of limited participants at the 70th National Prayer Breakfast. The event, typically held

Father’s beheading by Boko Haram strengthens daughter’s faith

February 2, 2022

Northeast Nigeria — Watching Boko Haram behead her Christian father and leave her brother for dead in their Nigerian village has strengthened the faith of

Nigeria continues to be deadly place for Christians

January 29, 2022

PLATEAU STATE, Nigeria — Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed 21 people in two predominantly Christian villages in Plateau State of Nigeria, the world leader in the

As tensions mount, Ukrainian Baptists ask for prayer

January 28, 2022

As Russian forces amass near the border of Ukraine, Baptists there are preparing to aid fellow believers if the crisis worsens. “If Russia will invade,

Muslim extremist groups kill six Christians in Kenya

January 25, 2022

WIDHO, Kenya — Muslim extremist groups from Kenya and Somali are suspected of killing six Christians in a Jan. 3 raid, reports Morning Star News.

Samford professor reflects on excavations at Magdala and Mary Magdalene

January 25, 2022

News reports late last year noted the archaeological discovery of a synagogue in the ancient Israeli city of Magdala, and many Christians began immediately to