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Southern Baptist leaders urge prayer amid Cuban unrest, antigovernment protests, By Andrea Rodriguez

HAVANA (AP) — As Cuban authorities confirmed Tuesday that one person has died during demonstrations that have shaken the island in recent days by protesting over food shortages, high prices and other grievances against the government, Southern Baptist leaders urged prayer for safety and for the advance of the Gospel despite the continuing turmoil.

Terrorists kill 33, torch churches after Nigeria Baptist school kidnappings, By Diana Chandler

KADUNA, Nigeria (BP) — In six days of attacks after the kidnapping of more than 125 Baptist school students in Kaduna, Nigeria, terrorists have killed at least 33 area civilians and burned four churches and hundreds of nearby homes, witnesses told Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW).

Capitol Hill Baptist Church, D.C. settle religious liberty suit, By Tom Strode

WASHINGTON (BP) – The District of Columbia has agreed to pay $220,000 in legal fees in a settlement with Capitol Hill Baptist Church. The settlement comes nine months after a federal court ruled the government could not prohibit the Southern Baptist congregation from meeting outdoors with proper safety measures in place during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Advice for a New Christian Reading the Psalms, By Dane Ortlund

All of Scripture is to be read and prayed back to God—whether we’re reading Genesis or Ephesians or anywhere else. We want to read the Scripture, inhale it, and then exhale it out to God in whatever way makes sense for our own life. The psalms are unique in that they’re giving the actual words to do that.

The Essential Ingredients of Wisdom, By Benjamin T. Quinn

One of my favorite questions to ask people is, “How would you define wisdom?” It is an interesting question as I’ve never met anyone—Christian or not—who was uninterested in wisdom. In fact, many cultures and world religions have their own wisdom traditions promoting their view of a proper way of life.