Baptist Standard

01/13/2026

A Protestant pastor and five friends and family members were released from prison Jan. 10 after nearly six months of incommunicado detention in Nicaragua’s Granada Department, as reported by Christian Solidarity Worldwide.

01/13/2026

Christians have been shot as police respond to protests across Iran, a U.S.-based evangelist told Baptist Press.

01/13/2026

A former professor at a Georgia Baptist college is suing a Baptist publication for defamation, saying he was falsely accused of sexual abuse.

01/13/2026

The floodwaters that tore through Kerr County last summer are long gone, but the work of rebuilding is not.

01/13/2026

Pastor, author, and rancher Johnny Teague sees something of spiritual significance in an experience he had with a struggling calf.

01/12/2026

Michelle Hunts suggests commentaries for studying, preaching, and teaching the Old Testament book of Numbers.

Michelle Hunts suggests commentaries for studying, preaching, and teaching the Old Testament book of Numbers.

01/12/2026

An open letter signed by more than 160 Texas faith leaders and posted Jan. 8 urges school districts not to adopt SB 11.

01/12/2026

An influential Protestant church in central China has reported its prominent leaders have been arrested in what is being considered a crackdown on underground churches in China.

01/11/2026

Mary Sue Kendall of Covington died Jan. 8 at age 97.

01/10/2026

Former North Carolina Baptist pastor and congressman Mark Walker announced Thursday, Jan. 8, he has accepted a new role within the Trump administration focused on advancing religious liberty around the world.

01/09/2026

A look at how we are celebrating churches this week.

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01/09/2026

Tenn. Supreme Court sought clarity, Jan. 8, on the church autonomy doctrine in a case focused on the SBC’s protocols to address sexual abuse claims.