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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Lifeway Christian Resources trustees unanimously elected Dr. Ryan Blackwell as the organization’s 11th president and CEO during a special-called meeting April 22 in Nashville. “I’m deeply humbled and grateful to be given this opportunity by the trustees. Lifeway has a long and faithful history of serving churches, and I’m honored to step […]
April 26: Authority
Focal Passage: Matthew 21:23-32 We’ve all heard it said or probably have said it ourselves: “I’ll take care of it.” But then it never gets done. The idea is that words are easy but follow through is harder. What really matters is not just what we say, but what we do. Here in Matthew 21, […]
Online extremists, sextortion and child exploitation: Protecting children in the digital age
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, but how do parents protect their children from online predators in the digital age? An online Nihilistic Violent Extremist network group known as 764 has been discovered as one that targets children and teens on popular gaming sites, like Roblox, to begin grooming them. Predators often lie about their […]
Iranian pastor navigates joy, fear as U.S. strikes homeland regime
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (BP) – “What’s happening Dad? Why is the U.S. attacking Iran? Is it a good thing, or a bad thing?” Those are the questions Pastor Alireza “Yuna” Sabet’s three daughters put forth at the start of the U.S./Israeli war against Iran. His daughters, all born in the U.S. after he and his […]