5+ hour, 13+ min ago   (360+ words) Evacuations were being ordered Tuesday in rural Texas where a wildfire has ballooned in size, burning through ranchland and forcing schools to delay or cancel classes. The fire that began early Monday afternoon has ripped through more than 78 square miles…...

8+ hour, 47+ min ago   (682+ words) The Supreme Court's majority didn’t decide the legality of Trump's order, instead ruling that states who sued did not have the legal right to challenge it. While the emergency order is not final, it does have the potential to create…...

5+ hour, 28+ min ago   (614+ words) After nearly a month of testimony, jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial are hearing Tuesday from the final witnesses in a case that has largely been about her mental state when she strangled her three young children. Testimony resumed…...

5+ hour, 8+ min ago   (1395+ words) CARTERSVILLE, Ga. — The Georgia Baptist Mission Board’s 2026 SPARK conference season continued Sunday night with the second-largest gathering in the event’s history, as 853 people from 98 churches attended at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Cartersville. The turnout for the church-strengthening conference included 135 walk-ups,…...

5+ hour, 33+ min ago   (167+ words) Rescue teams were continuing their search after the tornado left the village of Pomas in ruins. Marie-Hélène Bouissac, the deputy head of the local government office, confirmed a total of 39 people were injured, including two in critical condition. No missing…...

7+ hour, 30+ min ago   (1308+ words) BOGART, Ga. — Prince Avenue Baptist Church dedicated its new 1,800-seat worship center on Aug. 2, celebrating a project church leaders described as the fulfillment of a decades-long vision and the next step in the church’s growing ministry in Oconee County. The…...

7+ hour, 51+ min ago   (657+ words) BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Surrounded by close friends, family and leaders from across the Southern Baptist Convention, Ryan Blackwell expressed feelings of both gratefulness and humility — and also being a little overwhelmed in the moment — as he was installed as the 11th president…...

9+ hour, 19+ min ago   (253+ words) KANSAS CITY – You may remember reading about Davy and Natalie Lloyd. Missionaries to Haiti who were murdered by gangs in the neighborhood where they served the Lord, their story of faithfulness and sacrifice goes far beyond the headlines. A new…...

9+ hour, 21+ min ago   (494+ words) The Christian Index Brewton-Parker Christian University expands transfer opportunities through new credit policy MOUNT VERNON, Ga. — Brewton-Parker Christian University has approved a new policy allowing students to transfer up to 30 semester hours of Technical, Applied, and Workforce Credits toward elective…...

10+ hour, 10+ min ago   (313+ words) ANDERSON, Ind. – Cookie Baker says she always prays for divine appointments when she goes out on an Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief trip. And in Indiana, she’s seeing those divine appointments, even though her team had only been there two days....