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WCU’s Carey Chorale performs in London

The Carey Chorale performed at Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge University. (Photo credit: WCU)

WCU’s Carey Chorale performs in London

August 3, 2026

LONDON — Earlier this summer, William Carey University voice students toured London and the surrounding area for a week of workshops and performances in some…

Book of Esther used in new era of Deaf Bible translation

Members of Davao Immanuel Church of the Deaf in Davao City, Philippines celebrate the work of one of the church’s members who serves with the Filipino Translation team for Deaf Pathway Global. (Photo credit: Davao Immanuel Church)

Book of Esther used in new era of Deaf Bible translation

August 3, 2026

A place of belonging: Mississippi Baptist Conference for the Deaf offers hope in heart language

(Photo credit: Bart Lambright)

A place of belonging: Mississippi Baptist Conference for the Deaf offers hope in heart language

August 3, 2026

FIRST-PERSON: The spiritual discipline of praying the Psalms

FIRST-PERSON: The spiritual discipline of praying the Psalms

August 1, 2026

Send Relief Sunday spotlights the Gospel doors compassion ministry opens

(From right) Send Relief Vice President Jason Cox, Send Relief Area Director Matt Waldraff, and International Mission Board (IMB) President Paul Chitwood meet with Venezuelan National Baptist Convention (CNBV) leaders and local church volunteers helping their community in the aftermath of the earthquakes that struck June 24.(Photo credit: Send Relief/Rob Witzel)

Send Relief Sunday spotlights the Gospel doors compassion ministry opens

July 29, 2026

Final claim dismissed
in Johnny Hunt lawsuit
NASHVILLE (BP) — A U.S. district court has once again sided with the Southern Baptist Convention and other defendants in a suit brought by former SBC President Johnny Hunt. Chief District Judge William L. Campbell Jr., of the Middle District of Tennessee issued today (August 12) a final summary judgment on the only remaining claim in the case. Hunt filed the suit against the SBC, its Executive Committee and Guidepost Solutions in March 2023, claiming defamation after he was named in a 2022 report from Guidepost that was based on an investigation into alleged mishandling of sexual abuse claims by the SBC EC. Campbell had dismissed all other claims in the suit on March 31, 2025. The lone remaining claim regarded a 2022 tweet by then-SBC President Bart Barber that mentioned Hunt, who considered the post defamatory. The court’s determination today hinged on whether Hunt was a public figure and whether the tweet was made with actual malice. Campbell decided Hunt was a public figure “during the relevant time” and that there was no evidence of malice.