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ERLC Trustees Reaffirm Brent Leatherwood’s Leadership in First Meeting Since Firing Fiasco

On Tuesday, Sept. 10, trustees of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), which is the public policy arm of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), met for the first time since the firing and subsequent retraction of the firing of ERLC president and CEO, Brent Leatherwood.

Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa Receives ‘Love and Prayers’ Following Injury, Faces Pleas To Retire

At only 26, NFL player Tua Tagovailoa is again at the center of a conversation about retirement. The Miami Dolphins quarterback, who has a history of head trauma, suffered another concussion Thursday night (Sept. 12) in a 31-10 home loss to the Buffalo Bills.

Acclaimed Rapper Kendrick Lamar Name-Drops Christian Hip Hop Artists Lecrae and Dee-1; Meanwhile, Dee-1 Responds to ‘Elevation and Condemnation’

In his new single posted on social media this week, acclaimed rapper Kendrick Lamar name-dropped Christian hip hop artists Lecrae and Dee-1. Both responded with appreciation, even as Dee-1 has been addressing criticism over his views on Lil Wayne.

Southern California Pastor Charged With 8 Counts Relating to Child Sex Abuse

Jose Alcides Vasquez, a Southern California pastor, has been arrested and charged with multiple counts related to alleged child sexual abuse of at least two female victims.

Sudanese Anglican Cathedral Is Now a Graveyard for Civil War Victims, Archbishop Says

Despite the Sudanese civil war that’s devastated the region, the All Saints Anglican Cathedral in Khartoum is still standing. But its compound is now a graveyard, with a vandalized altar and missing pews, which have been chopped by soldiers for firewood, according to Archbishop Ezekiel Kondo.

Tennessee Pastor, Father of 11 Dies by Suicide After Being Charged With Sexual Battery of a Minor

One day after being charged with aggravated sexual battery, a longtime Tennessee pastor died by suicide in a hospital bathroom, authorities said. David Mark Baker, 57, was serving at Family Baptist Church in Columbia, had been a jail chaplain, and once ran for Maury County mayor.

‘We Have a Name!’—Robert Morris’ Son Announces New Church Name

Not long after announcing their vision for a new church plant in late August, James Morris (son of disgraced Pastor Robert Morris) and James' wife Bridgette Morris shared that the name for the church will be Passage Church.

In East Timor, Pope Francis Met a Church on the Rise

Catholicism may be in decline in the West, but in East Timor, thousands gathered to catch a glimpse of the pope from the end of the world.