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Samuel Joeckel, who has taught at the university for over 20 years, reports that administrators informed him his contract renewal letter was being delayed until leadership could review his lessons on racial justice.

Police in Uganda have arrested two people in connection with the kidnapping of 40 Christian children lured by a Muslim posing as the leader of a Christian charity offering free education, sources said.

On Tuesday (Feb. 21), Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California, was “deemed not to be in friendly cooperation” with the SBC for having Stacie Woods as a regular preacher.

Pulse's founder and president, Nick Hall, announced on Friday (Feb. 24) that there will be an all-ages welcome revival at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky, Sunday (Feb. 26) from 2:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

On Thursday, the Asbury University chapel service that started on Feb. 8 came to a close as the National Collegiate Day of Prayer was broadcasted live from the auditorium where it all began 15 days earlier.

One of the teenagers charged in the murder of Memphis pastor Rev. Dr. Autura Eason-Williams was released on bond on Feb. 15. Miguel Andrade is being charged as an adult with first-degree murder and posted a bond set at $200,000.

Actor and country singer John Schneider, whose Christian-film credits include 2012’s "October Baby," is mourning the death of his wife, Alicia Allain. The 53-year-old Allain, who died Feb. 21, was diagnosed with breast cancer a few years ago, but no cause of death has been provided.

On Friday, SBC President Bart Barber took to Twitter to respond to criticism regarding the latest developments in the process to reform the denomination in light of its clergy sex abuse crisis.