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Nigeria violence draws joint religious liberty cry
Escalating violence that has killed thousands of Christians in Central Nigeria must be addressed by the international Christian community and a Nigerian government that has harassed victims, a global religious liberty coalition noted after its 2019 consultation in Abuja. Read More...
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Sutherland Springs dedicates new worship facility
First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, took another step forward with the opening of its new church building on Sunday (May 19). It's another example of how Southern Baptists continue to rally around the church, which lost 26 lives in a mass shooting Nov. 5, 2017.rn
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Today's Devotion
From the Book of 2 Chronicles:
Solomon's sacrifices; his dream of praying for wisdom; dimensions and materials of the Temple.
Wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee (II Chr. 1:12).
It seems strange that Solomon could receive such wealth and wisdom from God and still not live in obedience to the Word of God. The wisest man on earth did evil in the sight of the Lord and . . . turned from the Lord God of Israel (II Kin. 11:6,11). Often times, we are blinded to the gifts of God by our enemy, the devil. God gives us so many good things in life, but somehow we find ourselves thinking that these things are our accomplishments. This happens as a direct result of allowing ourselves to become distracted from where our attention should be — to God and His kingdom. - Continue...
