Supreme Court allows Mississippi to require age verification on social media — for now
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday (Aug. 15) refused for now to block enforcement of a Mississippi law aimed at regulating the use of social media by children, an issue of growing national concern.
From hard ground to rich soil, the Gospel takes root in Maine
AUGUSTA, Me. (BP) – One of the traits that makes Maine and New England a fertile area for the Gospel is the same one that leaves many an out-of-state missionary asking, “What did I do?”
Nearly half of U.S. Christians don’t attend church, State of the Bible finds
PHILADELPHIA (BP) – Nearly half of American Christians, 45 percent, have not attended church in the past six months, the American Bible Society said in its latest release from the 2025 State of the Bible.
Rebuilding from two disasters, Florida church prepares for its next 75 years
PENSACOLA, Fla. – After incurring millions of dollars in damages to nearly every facility on the church property as a result of Hurricane Sally’s landfall in 2020, East Brent Baptist Church moved back into its worship center in 2022, only to experience tremendous water damage totaling more than $1.3 million just two years later.
NEWS DIGEST: Abortion mandate rules still unsettled; Costco will not sell abortion pill
U.S. district court rules against Little Sisters of the Poor; Costco will not sell abortion pill.
FROM THE SEMINARIES: Hughes to lead NOBTS D.Min.; MBTS faculty teach in Netherlands
Adam Hughes appointed director of NOBTS Doctor of Ministry program; MBTS faculty members teach on authority of Scripture in the Netherlands.
Son’s cancer diagnosis taught Hoover anew as she wrote ‘More Than Enough’
AUSTIN, Texas (BP) – Bible teacher and author Christine Hoover of Austin Stone Community Church admits without pride that she always considered herself self-sufficient.
ERLC trustees name presidential search team
NASHVILLE (BP) – Trustees for the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission selected seven from their group today (Aug. 14) as the team to search for the entity’s next president.
Teenage moms find hope, support through pregnancy center
CHIANG MAI, Thailand – Pregnant and 17. Olive was depressed and scared. Being a teenage mom wasn’t what she envisioned for her life. But maybe being a teenage mother didn’t have to be the trajectory of her life. It could all be over with a trip to a clinic, and no one would know. Except her sister and family knew. And they wanted her to keep the baby.
Tennessee church ‘transplant’ takes root
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Three years ago, during a regular meeting at Stevens Street Baptist Church in Cookeville, pastor Scott Parkinson tapped Jesse Haywood on the shoulder and asked, “Hey, do you want to plant a church?”
