“Lord, give me just one family to build Your church on,” pastor Pabitra Kata pleaded. Little did he know God would take him to the doorstep of the region’s most feared terrorist leader. The two embark on an adventure that leads them to jail and frequent beatings while sharing God’s […]
Daily Archives: June 5, 2012
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“How many of you have been persecuted for your faith?” No one raises a hand. This puzzles me since these evangelists live in a Southeast Asian country were religious groups are required to get permission to read their Bibles and pray. But when I ask, “How many of you have […]
Lin Sung (name changed) set out to practice sharing Bible stories. He ended up fighting for survival.
The question of whether states can — under the U.S. Constitution — define marriage as between a man and a woman could be headed to the U.S. Supreme Court after an appeals court declined to hear the widely followed Proposition 8 case.
For the fourth straight year, President Obama has issued a proclamation recognizing June as Gay Pride month, saying “more remains to be done” in advancing gay issues and for the first time acknowledging his support for gay marriage within a proclamation.
The Southwest Baptist University men’s basketball team was put on probation after its head coach violated recruiting rules by sending prospective student-athletes text messages. The team is on probation for a year and scholarships for the team have been cut from 10 to eight.
Today’s From the States features items from: Baptist Message (Louisiana) Baptist New Mexican Florida Baptist Witness