In March, April and May, our church staff braced for a wave of COVID-19 cases to sweep through our church family. It never happened. In
Ryan Dobson knows something about the importance of preparedness and security. His father, Dr. James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, was under constant
Do the frequency and horror of mass shootings ever overwhelm you? Sometimes my mind struggles to process the details: Virginia Beach, Columbine, Sandy Hook, Parkland,
The pastor whose Sutherland Springs, Texas, church was the site of a November massacre prayed at the U.S. Capitol for a country where God is
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas — Pastor Frank Pomeroy now carries a pistol to each and every church function. The gun isn’t new; he’s had it for
TAUNTON, Mass. — Two months after the deadliest church shooting in American history, federal authorities are initiating new efforts to help equip local faith leaders to
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas — Some churches long have held special Christmas services to acknowledge the pain and loss many people feel surrounding the holidays. But
PLANO, Texas —Shooting holes in a “paper bad guy” during target practice? That’s easy. Defending a house of worship against a real gunman? That’s a
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas — Pastor Frank Pomeroy’s first message to the surviving members of First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, was that they must
FLORESVILLE, Texas — Vice President Mike Pence traveled to this rural stretch of Texas to offer prayers and words of comfort to a stricken community three
The youngest victim of the mass shooting at a church in Texas wasn’t even born yet. A state law passed in 2003 requires that the
In 2007, the unthinkable happened at New Life Church in Colorado Springs. A gunman opened fire outside the church, just as its midday service had
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas — Christians ministering in the wake of what some have called the deadliest church shooting in U.S. history say they’ve witnessed “God
The deadly shooting at Burnette Chapel Church of Christ is just the latest place of worship to be targeted by violence. The Sunday (Sept. 24) shooting that left
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Accused white supremacist Dylann Roof is mentally competent to stand trial for the shooting deaths of nine black parishioners at a South
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