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6 days ago · The theme of the annual meeting will be “Answering the Call.”. It will be held at First Baptist Church, Statesboro, on Sunday, Nov. 10 through Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. More than 2 million without power as Hurricane Milton slams Florida, causes deaths and flooding. TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Milton plowed into Florida as a Category 3 ...
Editorial - The Christian Index
Jan 12, 2024 · Editorial: Matthew and Luke's reporting on the first Christmas an example of great journalism. Sunday, December 24, 2023. The Christian Index owes you, our readers, a heartfelt word of thanks this Christmas. That's because you’ve given us the greatest gift a newspaper could ever hope for — your time.
Christianity growing around the world, analysis shows
Feb 4, 2022 · With a 1.17 percent growth rate, almost 2.56 billion people will identify as a Christian by the middle of 2022. By 2050, that number will top 3.33 billion. Catholics remain the largest Christian group with almost 1.26 billion adherents, but the two fastest growing Christian groups around the world are evangelicals (1.8 percent growth rate) and ...
Commentary: Working in worship - The Christian Index
2 days ago · The roads were littered with fallen power lines and abandoned cars. Heavy duty work vehicles with license plates from all over the country filled every open lane. These are some of the scenes that greeted us when we arrived in Valdosta Georgia on October 3, 2024. Our mission was to help those who had been impacted by hurricane Helene. I was privileged to be among the fifteen unique individuals ...
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6 days ago · It will be held at First Baptist Church, Statesboro, on Sunday, Nov. 10 through Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. More than 2 million without power as Hurricane Milton slams Florida, causes deaths and flooding. TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Milton plowed into Florida as a Category 3 storm Wednesday, bringing misery to a coast still ravaged by Helene ...
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3 days ago · Friday, September 27. LONDON (AP) — Maggie Smith, the masterful, scene-stealing actor who won an Oscar for “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” in 1969 and gained new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in “Downton Abbey” and Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter films, died Friday. She was 89.
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3 days ago · A Tennessee nurse and his dog died trying to save a man from floods driven by Hurricane Helene. As the Hurricane Helene-driven waters rose around the Nolichucky River in Tennessee, Boone McCrary, his girlfriend and his chocolate lab headed out on his fishing boat to search for a man who was stranded by floodwaters that had leveled his home.
Commentary: We are not always aware of the leading of the Holy …
4 days ago · Commentary: We are not always aware of the leading of the Holy Spirit. And remember that, if you are sincere and genuine in your Christianity, the Holy Spirit is constantly advising and directing you, though you may be quite unaware of it.”. By RALPH FUDGE. Often I feel led to do or to write something that proves most appropriate and even ...
About us - The Christian Index
2 days ago · ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN INDEX. The Christian Index is the newspaper of the Georgia Baptist Convention, the largest religious group in the state with 1.4 million members. We’ve been reporting on stories of interest to Georgia Baptists since 1822. Founded in Washington, DC in 1822 by legendary Baptist leader Luther Rice, The Christian Index is the ...
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5 days ago · Our History Founded in Washington, DC in 1822 by legendary Baptist leader Luther Rice. The Christian Index is the nation’s oldest continuously published religious newspaper. Known briefly as The Columbian Star, the publication was a national effort to encourage support for the early missions endeavors of Rice’s friends like Adoniram and Ann Judson, and to promote the newly established ...