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ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Mike Camire extended an invitation after a worship service during the mission camp his students attended this summer. A seventh-grade girl came to his wife, Julie, following the invitation and asked to talk. “So, my wife took her, and then a couple of her friends actually went with her,” said Camire, “and they went out into the hall, and my wife shared the gospel with her and led her to the Lord.”
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas, one of the state’s most powerful Democrats, was charged on Thursday in connection with what federal authorities alleged was a role leading a wide-ranging criminal enterprise that acquired and distributed large quantities of marijuana and laundered the proceeds.
CLANTON, Ala. — It started with a little online inspiration and ended up being a big, fun project, according to Karen Watkins. And now the women of West End Baptist Church in Clanton are sending more than 300 handmade jump ropes to children in other countries this Christmas season.
More than 125 million Christians around the world want a Bible but do not have one, even as digital Bible use continues to grow rapidly, according to reports released this month. The Bible Access List 2026 estimates that more than 125 million Christians around the world want a Bible but do not have one, while more than 500 million Christians face some form of restriction on Bible access. That includes more than 250 million for whom access is very difficult.
COLOGNE, Germany — Beneath the shadow of Cologne Cathedral, a choir of Tennessee Baptist men sang “Amazing Grace.” Passers-by stopped and recorded on their phones. Others watched quietly or raised their hands. A few shouted, pointed, and chuckled. In the crowd, a man with a visual impairment leaned on his cane and mouthed the words “that saved a wretch like me.”
PARIS (AP) — Protests planned in several French cities for Thursday were banned, with more bans expected in the coming days after a weekend of clashes and widespread looting marked France’s most violent unrest in years. French President Emmanuel Macron said the measures aim to protect city centers, businesses and public buildings.
