Latest News: Israel-Hamas war one year later; Hurricane Milton; Baptist associations and high expectations

To read a quick recap of some of the latest news reports from The Baptist Paper, see below.

1. “Hamas overestimated the power of its patron, that would be Iran — and as others have noted — it underestimated the strength of Israel,” noted Albert Mohler, president of Southern Seminary, on his daily podcast “The Briefing.”

2. As Florida Baptists continue helping impacted communities following Hurricane Helene, the state is now bracing for more damage with Hurricane Milton expected to make landfall later this week.

3. George Bullard asks, “What does it mean to be categorized as a soaring, strong, stumbling, struggling or spiritless association? Is your association stuck in a virtual escape room because of its assessment?”