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Three Bible Students Killed in Myanmar Airstrike, CSW Reports

Three Bible Students Killed in Myanmar Airstrike, CSW Reports

CSW says jets dropped more than ten bombs before an hour of drone strikes hit Day Bu Noh village and its Bible school.

Nov 9, 2026

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New Jimmy Stewart Film Highlights His Faith and Wartime Service

New Jimmy Stewart Film Highlights His Faith and Wartime Service

The Fort Worth premiere of 'Jimmy' featured a B-24 flyover, a city proclamation and tributes from Stewart's daughter and cast.

Nov 9, 2026

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TODAY’S STUDY

Atlanta Cathedral Plans Remembrance and Care for Homeless Neighbors

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Atlanta Cathedral Plans Remembrance and Care for Homeless Neighbors

The Cathedral of St. Philip planned baptisms, a requiem for members and an evening of worship and care for unhoused Atlantans.

Nov 9, 2026

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Lifeway Finds Two in Three Churchgoers Fail Bible Knowledge Quiz

Lifeway's new survey shows what churchgoers get wrong, how often they read, and how much daily reading helps.

Nov 9, 2026

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How to Pray With More Than a List of Requests

Joe Carter's piece is part of a series on spiritual formation, and he ranks prayer second only to Bible reading.

Nov 9, 2026

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Four Motorbikes Help Pastors Reach Remote Villages in India and Nepal

Global Christian Relief says new bikes mean more house visits, more prayer meetings and safer roads for four pastors.

Nov 6, 2026

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MORE FROM THIS WEEK


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Supreme Court Hears Catholic Preschools' Challenge to Colorado Funding Rules

Supreme Court Hears Catholic Preschools' Challenge to Colorado Funding Rules

The justices weighed whether Colorado may exclude Catholic preschools from public funding over their admissions policies.

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Church Leaders in India Plan Rally to Repeal Karnataka's Anti-Conversion Law

Church Leaders in India Plan Rally to Repeal Karnataka's Anti-Conversion Law

Archbishop Peter Machado and other leaders say the state government has not kept its promise to repeal the 2022 law.

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Iran Alive Leader Asks Prayer for 14 Imprisoned Ministry Members

Iran Alive Leader Asks Prayer for 14 Imprisoned Ministry Members

Hormoz Shariat, Southern Baptist leaders, Voice of the Martyrs and Open Doors ask churches to remember believers in prison.

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What Does It Mean to Pray in Jesus' Name?

What Does It Mean to Pray in Jesus' Name?

Who John MacArthur was, and the plain counsel he gave about lining our prayers up with the purposes of God.

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Global Methodists Call Churches to Pray for Persecuted Believers

Global Methodists Call Churches to Pray for Persecuted Believers

The denomination marked the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church on November 1 and offers simple ways to keep praying all month.

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More Than 200 Bishops Sign Middle East Peace Declaration

More Than 200 Bishops Sign Middle East Peace Declaration

Issued in Assisi, the declaration warns Christians could all but vanish from the Middle East and asks for diplomacy, aid and equal rights.

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Summit Church Zoning Dispute Reaches Appeals Panel

Summit Church Zoning Dispute Reaches Appeals Panel

First Liberty and the Justice Department asked the Fourth Circuit to keep an injunction that lets a Southern Baptist church pursue its new building.

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Pray for Three Christians Arrested in Afghanistan

Pray for Three Christians Arrested in Afghanistan

Taliban police arrested three believers in July, The Voice of the Martyrs reports, and a front-line worker asks the church to pray.

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If God Already Knows What I Need, Why Pray?

Nov 4, 2026

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If God Already Knows What I Need, Why Pray?

What Joe Heschmeyer told a seeker about God's foreknowledge, free choices and why the act of praying is itself a good God rewards.

750 Solar-Powered Audio Bibles Reach Bunia in Eastern Congo

Nov 2, 2026

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750 Solar-Powered Audio Bibles Reach Bunia in Eastern Congo

Two aborted flights and weeks of paperwork stood between Nairobi and families in the Kigonze camp before the devices finally landed.

Pew Finds American Religious Life Holding Steady Since 2020

Nov 2, 2026

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Pew Finds American Religious Life Holding Steady Since 2020

The Oct. 28 report shows the youngest adults attending religious services more than the nation as a whole, while those a few years older attend least.

Two Attacks in Ethiopia Kill at Least 60 Orthodox Christians, Church Says

Nov 2, 2026

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Two Attacks in Ethiopia Kill at Least 60 Orthodox Christians, Church Says

Freed After a Year in a Sudanese Prison, Amin Ismail Still Needs a Way Out

Nov 2, 2026

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Freed After a Year in a Sudanese Prison, Amin Ismail Still Needs a Way Out

ICC says courts cleared Amin Ismail again and again, yet he stayed in Kobar Prison, and Khartoum is still not safe for him.

Why You Should Never Read a Bible Verse Alone

Nov 2, 2026

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Why You Should Never Read a Bible Verse Alone

Greg Koukl's paragraph rule and Mel Lawrenz's walk through Hebrews 11 show why context gives a verse its meaning.

Indonesian Congregation Gets Worship Permit After 12 Years

Oct 30, 2026

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Indonesian Congregation Gets Worship Permit After 12 Years

Adoptive Families Wait Overseas to Bring Children Home

Oct 30, 2026

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Adoptive Families Wait Overseas to Bring Children Home

A national-interest exception under the travel ban leaves one parent stranded abroad for weeks, and churches are stepping in.

Watchdog Reports Growing Pressure on Middle Eastern Christians

Oct 30, 2026

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Watchdog Reports Growing Pressure on Middle Eastern Christians

Aid to the Church in Need says Syria, Lebanon and Iraq raise fears for Christianity's ancient heartland, with Africa the epicenter.

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