FIRST-PERSON: Islamic eschatology and the war in Iran
Iran’s government views everything through Shi’a end times prophecy. Their hope is not in missiles nor military might but on the return of the Hidden Imam, the Mahdi, the Muslim Messiah.
Archeological dig’s unplanned end brings lessons for Carson-Newman students
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. (BP) – Davis Bigelow considers archeology a possible career choice. He didn’t consider a trip to Israel in late February with a group from Carson-Newman University as something that would put him in demand for news interviews.
FIRST-PERSON: Beneath the collapse
As a professor at Carson-Newman I have taught the "collapse" principle to students for years. In the Judean wilderness in February of 2026, God taught it back to me.
Arab Baptist seminary near Beirut sheltering Christians, others fleeing war zone
BEIRUT (BP) – Christians and others fleeing the war zone in southern Lebanon are finding refuge at Arab Baptist Theological Seminary (ABTS) near Beirut, its president Wissam Nasrallah told Baptist Press, as Israel’s fight against Iran ally Hezbollah intensifies.
Iranian ministers, Gateway professor assess plight of Iranian Christians
TEHRAN, Iran (BP) – Can conditions get any worse for Iranian Christians? Can conditions get any better? Iranian evangelist Hormoz Shariat told Baptist Press the dichotomy kicks him in the gut every year.
Iran strikes ‘warranted,’ U.S. troops ‘brothers forever’ with Iranians, Baptist scholars say
NASHVILLE (BP) – The U.S. military’s strikes against Iran are morally justified, says a Southern Baptist ethicist and former Department of Defense official.
Save Ukraine rescues 1,169 traumatized, kidnapped children from Russian occupation
ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, Russia (BP) – Russian soldiers didn’t believe 17-year-old Maxim Trebushnyi was Deaf. Invading Maxim’s home and raping his Deaf mother, soldiers would abduct him for weeks at a time, beating him in unsuccessful attempts to make him speak.
FIRST-PERSON: Persecution and protection of Iranian Christians
With the present war involving Iran, the United States and surrounding countries, a closer look at the history of Christianity in Iran may help place these events in context and guide believers in how to pray for Christians living there.
State Department urges Americans to leave 14 Middle Eastern countries
WASHINGTON (BP) – As fighting escalates in the Middle East since U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iran began on Feb. 28, so has the number of countries Americans are being advised to leave or avoid.
Group caught amid Iran attacks now headed back to U.S.
CAIRO, Egypt (BP) – After 17 trips to a bomb shelter over 36 hours and a man named Moses leading them into Egypt, a group of weary pastors and their wives are headed back to the United States.
