Meriam Ibrahim, the Sudanese woman whose death sentence caused an international outcry, arrived safely in Italy July 24. She was flown on an Italian government jet to Rome with her husband, Daniel Wani, and two young children, Martin and Maya.
 

Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary has finalized the sale of its property near Mill Valley, Calif., setting aside funds both to purchase a new campus in Southern California and add $50 million to its endowment. The sale agreement for Golden Gate’s Mill Valley property included a base price of $85 million.

As early as kindergarten, people have decided whether they believe God intervenes in the world or whether the universe is a closed system of natural causes, a new study by researchers at Boston University, Harvard and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology suggests.

Mosul has been the center of Iraq’s Christian community for two millennia, but it is also a site with a significant place in biblical history. The reach of ISIS began to expand into northern Iraq after fighting spilled over into the country from Syria in the spring.

Ronnie Floyd, president of the Southern Baptist Convention, and Russell D. Moore, the SBC’s lead ethicist, joined others in tours July 22 of two centers established to address the crisis of unaccompanied minors crossing America’s southern border.

Charles Spurgeon, 19th-century legendary London pastor, was a publishing and preaching juggernaut. He preached to more than 10 million people and baptized more than 14,000 believers. More than 50 million copies of his sermons were sold. Spurgeon’s fans nicknamed him "the Prince of Preachers."