In Arkansas, gambling opponents took over $21M from Choctaw Nation to fight competing casino
As the old saying goes “politics makes strange bedfellows.” That proverb fits a situation in Arkansas involving a proposition to allow casino gambling, where an anti-gambling group led by church leaders took casino-interest money to ...
MinistryWatch examines disaster relief supply chains, Ankerberg Institute investigation, ‘He Gets Us’ campaign, St. Matthew’s Churches prey on elderly
ONE YEAR AGO: On March 19, 2024, MinistryWatch reported about the complex world of disaster relief supply chains, examining how inefficiencies in the process can impact how much aid gets to those in need. Read ...
In the call to love our neighbors, “we do not get to choose who is the person we’re gonna help.”
A Brownsville, Texas Bapist church is only seeing a slow trickle of migrants using its outreach programs under new Trump administration rules.
Plus, feedback on growing political divide amongst Christians
EDITOR’S NOTE: From time to time we will publish letters and emails we get from readers, sometimes with a response, sometimes without comment. If you would like to share your thoughts about any of our ...
Lifeway Research analysis shows the Northeast is the only region for Southern Baptist growth
Southern Baptists have long been known as a dominant force in the Southern states, but they're gaining ground in another region.
His family responded with mercy.
Theologians, preachers and best-selling authors have long tried to explain why bad things happen to good people. But there’s a second question that doesn’t get as much attention.
State Superintendent fundraising to buy 55K ‘God Bless The USA’ Bibles
Oklahoma’s State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters is asking Americans to donate money to send leather-bound Bibles into Sooner State public school classrooms, now that the state legislature nixed a funding request.
EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: Last Friday (Feb. 28) MinistryWatch President Warren Smith delivered a plenary session speech to the “To Be Human” conference hosted by St. Luke’s Anglican Church at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Below is ...
Three bills currently proposed would void NDAs when they prohibit reporting and disclosure of child sexual abuse.
Texas legislators have proposed bills that would make certain nondisclosure agreements in child sexual abuse cases void and unenforceable. State Rep. Jeff Leach, a Republican from Plano, authored House Bill (HB) 748, and Republican Sen. ...
After years of faithful giving, one woman watched her husband shift from chasing money to chasing God’s call for generosity
Mark and his wife Carol spoke to attendees of the 2023 Celebration of Generosity Conference, held in Scottsdale, Arizona. They shared their decision to build a medical facility in Uganda and how encouraging others through ...