Prayer

Do you have any goals for your prayer life? C. S. Lewis once said, “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” 

We are only a day away from Thanksgiving 2024. Many of us will gather with families and friends, and we’ll express our thanks to God for relationships, love, food, salvation, etc. When you pray in your own quiet time, though, think about praying these surprising prayers, too: Take some time even now to pray one […]

HAMMOND, La. – Les Fogleman turned 82 earlier this November, and the decision to set up a prayer station at the busy intersection by his church has yielded some of the greatest fruit in his years of ministry.

ISAAN, Thailand – Noei was a housekeeper for an International Mission Board worker in Bangkok, Thailand, for many years when she accepted Christ as her Savior. 

Most Americans pray, and many pray every day; but what do we pray about? Not surprisingly, according to Lifeway research, 74 percent of Americans pray for their own needs and difficulties. Predictably, most people pray for their own problems, since troubles and challenges are common to everyone. 

Over the past month, there have been a series of country-wide blackouts across Cuba. These blackouts mean 8.5 million people are without electricity. They cannot store food, charge their phones, refrigerate medicine, or even pump water from wells. We, in partnership with Send Relief and the Eastern and Western Baptist Conventions, feed thousands of people through kitchens located in local churches.

DALLAS (BP) – “Can God trust you?” if you are called upon to pay a social or financial price for following Jesus, an American pastor who spent two years imprisoned in Turkey asked students and faculty at Dallas Baptist University.

SHREVEPORT, La. – Hours before the 2024 presidential election, Speaker Mike Johnson paid visits to three Louisiana Baptist churches to thank them for their prayers and encourage them to continue the fight for Judeo-Christian values.

FORT WORTH, Texas (BP) – Millions of elementary through college students gathered at flag poles on their campuses today in the U.S. and 63 other countries to pray in the student-led “See You at the Pole” initiative in its 33rd year.

ST. LOUIS – You never know who might be praying for you. Just ask Michael Byrd, pastor of Faith Community Bible Church in north St. Louis.