Jan 14, 2025 · ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's Republican lieutenant governor is renewing a push to expand child care tax credits. Lt. Gov. Burt Jones told The Associated Press on Tuesday that a Senate ally has introduced a bill to create a state income tax credit of up to $250 for every child under age 7, expand an existing tax credit for child care to give parents up to $300 more per child, and let employers ...

Dec 31, 2024 · Commissioned by GuideStone Financial Resources and conducted by Grey Matter Research & Consulting, a 2024 Pastoral Wellness Study found that over 80 percent of pastors surveyed sometimes sacrifice their own well-being in their ministerial capacity, with over half saying they sometimes sacrifice their family’s well-being while doing ministry.

Nov 5, 2024 · CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s two stuck astronauts took their first spacewalk together Thursday, exiting the International Space Station almost eight months after moving in. Commander Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore floated out to remove a broken antenna and wipe the station’s exterior for evidence of any microbes that might still be alive after launching from Earth and escaping ...

Jul 17, 2024 · Fewer Americans see religion as an important aspect of their lives, and it shows in their beliefs and actions. A Gallup survey finds U.S. adults are less likely to identify with a religion, say religion is very important to them, belong to a congregation, or attend worship services.. Most Americans still identify with a religion, and Christianity is …

Jan 13, 2025 · More Americans are dying of opioid abuse, but fewer churches are serving those with opioid addictions. A Lifeway Research study found U.S. Protestant pastors are just as likely to say someone connected to their church has been personally affected by opioid abuse today as compared to five years ago. They are less likely, however, to report their church is providing spiritual support or any type ...

Nov 27, 2017 · ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's Republican lieutenant governor is renewing a push to expand child care tax credits. Lt. Gov. Burt Jones told The Associated Press on Tuesday that a Senate ally has introduced a bill to create a state income tax credit of up to $250 for every child under age 7, expand an existing tax credit for child care to give parents up to $300 more per child, and let employers ...

4 days ago · CULLODEN, Ga. — Sounds of praise are echoing again from the former Culloden Baptist Church on Church Street in Culloden. Renamed New Providence Baptist Church of Culloden, the 100-year-old church has reopened and held its first service Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025.

Jan 9, 2025 · As we begin a new calendar year, it is a great time to think through one’s leadership priorities for the next 12 months. Every leader in Christian ministry, whether a local church pastor or an organizational leader, must care well for people, address emerging problems and advance the mission of their church or organization.

Nov 26, 2024 · CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Six Americans who had been detained in Venezuela in recent months were freed by the government of President Nicolás Maduro after he met Friday with a Trump administration official tasked with urging the authoritarian leader to take back deported migrants who have committed crimes in the United States.

Mar 31, 2021 · Research has shown that most scholars today believe that a man named Jesus walked this earth, was crucified and died, and then his tomb was empty. Yet the most important question is: How did the tomb of Jesus become empty? Many different theories have been put forward to try to explain away the empty tomb of Jesus. What follows are the Top 10 theories for the empty tomb of Jesus.