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ERLC Event: Serving Refugees Part of Great Commission

Ministering to the world’s refugees can be an outgrowth of a Great Commission culture in a church, the audience for a Southern Baptist-sponsored webinar was told Tuesday.

Archbishop Resigns From Anglican Church of Canada Over Sexual Misconduct

Archbishop Mark MacDonald, who is with the Anglican Church of Canada, has resigned due to “acknowledged sexual misconduct,” according to a letter from the denomination’s top official.

The Scientific Meltdown Over a Controversial Discovery of ‘Biblical Sodom’

What everyone agrees on is that something unusual happened at Tall el-Hammam, an ancient settlement near the Dead Sea. Whether it is the biblical city of Sodom and what year it was destroyed are subject to debate.

Final T4G Kicks off With Nearly 12,000 in Attendance; Cofounders Explain What Together for the Gospel Means ‘When We’re so Divided’

Tuesday kicked off the ninth and final Together for the Gospel (T4G) conference in Louisville, Kentucky, which boasted over 11,500 in attendance.

‘Take and Eat’—Burger King Apologizes for Easter Ad Campaign Using the Words of Jesus

A Burger King campaign using the words of Jesus and released during Holy Week has backfired—thousands are calling, not for juicy burgers, but for a boycott.

SBC Pastor Tom Buck Says Wife’s Abuse Story Was Leaked in Retaliation

A statement released by FBC Lindale has revealed that Tom Buck was the “pastor in another state” who contacted Willy Rice about a deacon who had “committed a sexual sin that could also be described as abusive.”

Guidepost Investigation Costs Exceed $1.7 Million As of February

The cost of the Guidepost investigation into alleged mishandling of sexual abuse by the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee has reached $1.7 million since the investigation was commissioned last fall.

World Council of Churches Urges Patriarch Kirill to Lobby for Easter Cease-Fire

The head of the World Council of Churches is urging Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, to call for a cease-fire in Ukraine as Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter this weekend.