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In the midst of deep sorrow, you can usually find hope. Hundreds of people from the tight-knit, east Alabama town of Dadeville filled the FBC Dadeville parking lot Sunday evening for a time of prayer; The nation of Israel is marking Yom HaShoah today, a 24-hour observance of the devastation caused by the Holocaust during World War 2; Perhaps you’re a Christian who would like to help another believer grow in their faith. Maybe you’re considering discipling another believer. In a piece on Baptist Press Toolbox, Pastor Mark Dever offers some tips on where to look.

The U.S. Supreme Court placed a temporary hold Friday afternoon (April 14) on a week-old decision that suspended the federal government’s 2000 approval of the abortion pill; In a piece in the Baptist Press Toolbox, Scott McConnell writes, Everyone in our community needs Christ, but many times we can feel lost knowing how to help our congregation start connecting with people.

According to a 2022 Lifeway Study, more than 90 percent of Christians surveyed say they are willing to have a conversation about their faith with a friend; April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. In a piece in the Baptist Press Toolbox, Kris Buckman encourages churches to require sexual abuse training.

A federal appeals court has blocked a nationwide injunction suspending the two-decade-old approval of the abortion pill but restored protective requirements weakened in recent years by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Many first responders sprang into action in the aftermath of the tragic shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville on March 27. A Lifeway Bible study teaches about the Holy Spirit.

Easter weekend is a time for family, friends, and worship. For Southern Baptists of Texas Convention Disaster Relief workers, it was a time to serve survivors of the tornados that devastated parts of Central Arkansas on March 31; In the Baptist Press Toolbox, we hear from Chuck Lawless on how churches can come alongside missionaries. He offers 10 ways. Here’s a few of them.

Scripture engagement remains down among Americans, but a widespread curiosity gives ground for evangelism, the American Bible Society (ABS) said in releasing the first chapter of its 2023 State of the Bible survey; Refugee resettlement in the U.S., doubled in March from the previous month, the Department of State said in its monthly report.

So far, disaster relief teams have assisted nearly 100 homeowners across Arkansas with clean-up and recovery, and they’ve provided thousands of meals; A newly proposed rule would crush the freedom of conscience for Americans who have a moral objection to the provision of “life-threatening contraceptives,” according to the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission; Have you given much thought to the next generation of leaders in your church? In a piece in the Baptist Press Toolbox, Pastor Darryl Nelson offers some helpful tips.

Trustees for Liberty University announced in a press release today (March 31) the appointment of retired Maj. Gen. Dondi E. Costin, PhD, as its next president and Jonathan Falwell as chancellor; Rick Lance leads the Alabama Baptist state Convention. He’s learned a leadership lesson or two across the years; In a piece in the Baptist Press Toolbox, Florida pastor Dean Inserra talks about an experience at an Atlanta Braves games that taught him about discipleship.

The Friday before Easter is known by Christians as Good Friday. It marks the day of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. While the death of Jesus is certainly not thought of as a good thing, it was necessarily for God’s plan of salvation.