FIRST-PERSON: How not to respond when people are hurting

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Pastors must be prepared to respond to tragedy. It is inevitable in our world.
NASHVILLE (BP) – The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission released a letter today (Jan. 16) calling for President Trump’s action on recent issues that have brought friction between the pro-life movement and an administration historically supportive of it.

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Pastors must be prepared to respond to tragedy. It is inevitable in our world.

King's Church Staff Pastor Ben Palka baptizes a new believer. Submitted photo
WASHINGTON (BP) – Brad Robertson was a new college graduate embarking on a career in Washington when someone invited him to King’s Church in the fall of 2021. He’d grown up agnostic, shepherded by agnostic parents.

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NASHVILLE (BP) – The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission released a letter today (Jan. 16) calling for President Trump’s action on recent issues that have brought friction between the pro-life movement and an administration historically supportive of it.

IMB missionaries Edward and Terri Janklow have spent the last two decades working among unreached people groups in Southeast Asia with a reputation for deep resistance to the gospel. It took five years before the first believer came to faith in Christ. IMB Photo
SOUTHEAST ASIA – Miss Mya was the first person in her village who ever talked to God.

Participants in last year's AYF gathering at Anderson University pose with Matthew Daniels, in back with red hair. Photo courtesy of Matthew Daniels.
ANDERSON, S.C. (BP) – America’s current state of dissension brings similarities to 60 years ago, when protests were common and voices were loud. Martin Luther King, Jr. was the leading voice. It’s one Matthew Daniels wants to elevate again.

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Pastors must be prepared to respond to tragedy. It is inevitable in our world.