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Like other apps, the YouVersion Bible app tracks the activity of its users, including the most popular Bible verses. This year, users around the world highlighted, bookmarked, and shared this verse more than any other one.

A Bible Release Time program is currently being vetted in Knox County, Tennessee. Students are excused one hour a month from their regular classes to attend a course at a neighboring church. Students' parents must sign a release form and the course takes the place of subjects like art and music.

After being held captive by the Taliban for over three years, Australian professor Timothy Weeks has finally been released, along with his American colleague, Kevin King.

The SBC's Credentials Committee was tasked with making reporting incidences of sexual abuse and discrimination based on race easier. The new portal they have released represents a step in the right direction—although some say it is too small and too intimidating of a step.

Third Day frontman Mac Powell has shared several updates on his wife, Aimee, after she suffered a brain aneurysm. The musician is hopeful for a full recovery and is asking family, friends, and fans to pray for Aimee.

Qin Derfu, an elder with Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC) in China, has been sentenced to four years in prison, a decision that contradicts what officials previously told his family. 

According to a statement from the government of Burkina Faso, unidentified gunmen executed “the faithful, including the pastor and children” and then fled on scooters.

Pastor Eric Johns and his sons, Alex and Nate, spent Monday through Saturday last week sleeping under an overpass and spending time with the homeless in Buffalo, New York. Their week living on the streets is just one effort in a 20+ year ministry to the needy in the area.