4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (570+ words) CHICAGO (BP) – A group of medical and religious plaintiffs are temporarily exempt from complying with Illinois’ assisted suicide law that takes effect Sept. 12, having won a restraining order against the law that also faces other legal challenges. Temporarily exempt are…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (513+ words) NASHVILLE (BP) – A federal appeals court’s affirmation of an earlier dismissal of an AI-generated child pornography charge against a Wisconsin man came with an admission that laws are lagging for the proper monitoring of generative AI. “We now live in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (323+ words) CHILLOCOTHE, Mo. (MBF) – When a church begins thinking about a renovation, addition, or retiring debt, the questions are often not financial. Leaders are thinking about ministry, about people, and about how to move forward without placing unnecessary strain on the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (942+ words) Preaching from 1 Corinthians 9:24–27, Allen urged students, faculty, and staff to pursue the Christian life and ministry with discipline, purpose, and an awareness of the stewardship entrusted to them. Allen titled his message “Run to Win,” drawing from the athletic imagery…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (565+ words) DALLAS (BP) – A custody battle between a surrogate and the genetic parents who wanted her to abort the baby highlights the “ethical quagmire” of surrogacy, Ethics & Religious Liberty President Evan Lenow told Baptist Press. Lenow is speaking of the high-profile…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (128+ words) FBC Lebanon to host well-known apologist Frank Turek The Pathway FBC Lebanon to host well-known apologist Frank Turek LEBANON – Well-known Christian apologist Frank Turek will make an appearance at First Baptist Church, Lebanon, Sept. 20, for a presentation and Q&A…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (859+ words) This is the second in a series of articles designed to help Missouri Baptists engage LDS neighbors in respectful gospel conversations. Ask your Mormon neighbors if they believe in Jesus, and they’ll respond with an enthusiastic yes – and add that…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (240+ words) NASHVILLE (BP) – Days after a U.S. District Court ordered the final claim dropped in a case against the Southern Baptist Convention, its Executive Committee and Guidepost Solutions, former SBC president Johnny Hunt filed an appeal not only of that decision, but…...

4+ week, 2+ hour ago   (348+ words) The Fall 2026 semester presents an extraordinary opportunity to reach students who are just arriving on college campuses across Missouri. Through orientation events, involvement fairs, athletic connections, residence hall outreach, and a variety of other new-student initiatives, our 30 campus ministries will…...