Report: ISIS Architects Not Religiously Inspired

Things are not always as they seem. An exclusive investigative report in Spiegel, a leading German news outlet, sheds new light on the inner workings of ISIS. The article is based on documentation discovered in the home of one of the Islamic State’s chief...

Why Would Jesus Want to Release the Prisoners?

Jesus begins his public ministry by going to synagogue and reading from the prophet Isaiah. “The Spirit of the Lord is on me because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight...

Baptists Respond to Crisis Rocking Ukraine

The Easter greeting – “Christ is Risen!” – is said not only on Easter Sunday but also throughout the whole Easter season in Ukraine. It is used as a greeting of one Christian to another meeting in the street or elsewhere. The answering response...

A chiming reminder

By John Pierce “Almighty and gracious God, You desire that Your people worship You in the beauty of holiness,” read church archivist Mary Etta Sanders from a litany of dedication. Members of First Baptist Church of Dalton, Ga., assembled on the front lawn following...