Scott Barkley

LOS ANGELES (BP) – A 13-minute story heavy with Gospel imagery of grace, sacrifice and rebirth made it to the short list of nominees for Best Animated Short Film at the 98th Academy Awards on March 15.

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (BP) – It belies an old stereotype, but California Baptist University couldn’t be happier about sending students to a Big Dance.

RICHMOND, Va. (BP) – Community missions is well known and established in African American churches. Quintell Hill is working to see that passion become just as evident for international missions.

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. (BP) – Davis Bigelow considers archeology a possible career choice. He didn’t consider a trip to Israel in late February with a group from Carson-Newman University as something that would put him in demand for news interviews.

NASHVILLE (BP) – Sports gambling doesn’t have a specific season, but certain times of the year are considered to be its Super Bowl or March Madness. Specifically … the Super Bowl and March Madness.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (BP) – Want to get a clearer picture of others’ needs? Take a walk.

IDABEL, Okla. (BP) – The break Trinity Baptist Church took from its Upward Sports program in 2018 was supposed to be brief, an opportunity to reset a ministry that had become very popular in its community.

ORLANDO (BP) – North Greenville University Provost and Dean of Faculty Hunter Baker will serve as chair of the Committee on Resolutions for the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting this summer.

MILAN, Italy (BP) – A U.S. Olympic triple crown in hockey is very much in play over the coming weeks.

WASHINGTON (BP) – The 2026 annual report by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) commends the Trump Administration for designating Nigeria, among others, as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) while lamenting the dramatic impact of budget cuts toward groups like USAID.