It’s Christmas Eve, and a troubled Joe and Mary and their three children are taking the train to visit family…

This Sunday, November 4, 2018, the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, will be commemorating the lives of those who perished during the tragic shooting that took place a year ago. Set to be among the attendees are Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Dr. Jim Richards, Executive Director of the SBCT. Also at this special service will be Sergeant Juan Ignacio Macias, the oldest son of Bishop Juan Ignacio Macias, Church of God national evangelist.

Last Saturday at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh, a man armed with an assault rifle and three handguns interrupted the worship service shouting, “All Jews must die!” He then killed 11 people, including a 97-year-old woman, Rose Mallinger. Her family fully expected her to live to be 100.

DENTON, Texas — According to Psalm 50, the cattle on a thousand hills belong to God, and a Texas church is rounding some of them up to feed his people. The range-riding Cattle Ministry begun at Denton Bible Church (DBC, www.dentonbible.org) is believed to be the only one of its kind in the country, providing free, high-quality ground beef to those in need.

As one of the recent added cities to Church of God World Missions’ Send the Light to the Cities emphasis, Tokyo, Japan, was a challenge in earlier days to gain ground for the Church of God in this large metropolis where the population exceeds 13 million—an area where strategically the light needs to shine the most.

Lori and Bryan Schumaker were sure they were in God’s will. They knew the little orphan girl in Bulgaria was the one God had created to be theirs—but His plan and His timing did not match theirs. Despite several affirmations and nudges that seemed to be from the Holy Spirit, so many obstacles came between them and their little one that the adoption they were longing for at times seemed hopeless. In fact, at one point they were told another family had adopted the child.

The Bible reveals very little about Jesus’s young life. Between his infancy and the start of his ministry, we only see him once–as a twelve-year-old in Jerusalem.

Cleveland, TN–Lee University’s most anticipated event of the year will begin this Friday, Nov. 2. Thousands of students, alumni, faculty, and staff will gather on campus for a Homecoming weekend of fun and new memories, as well as a Centennial Celebration to commemorate Lee’s history and legacy.

October 30-, 2018–Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) last night  aired “Surrounded: A Night of Worship, Prayer and Awakening with Michael W. Smith,” a concert event hosted by three-time Grammy Award-winning recording artist Michael W. Smith. An encore presentation is scheduled for 5:00 pm EST today.