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Top headlines for Monday, August 17, 2026
Adults now make up the majority of Southern Baptist baptisms, marking a generational shift. Missionary pilot Kevin Rideout is free after nine months of captivity in West Africa. Israeli forces seal off Taybeh, the West Bank's only all-Christian village. Plus, Mel Gibson reveals new details on The Resurrection of the Christ.
0:11 Adults accounted for more than half of SBC baptisms last year
1:00 Trump, mission org. confirm release of kidnapped missionary
1:45 Christian village in West Bank closed off by IDF to protect it
2:36 Eric Metaxas: The US is 'living on fumes' after abandoning Bible
3:26 Authorities probe decades-old deaths of pastor's wives
4:16 Decades-long marriage fraud ring dismantled, 11 charged: report
5:06 Mel Gibson reveals 'Passion of the Christ' sequels are in English
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• Adults accounted for more than half of SBC baptisms last year | Church & Ministries (christianpost.com/news/adults-accounted-for-more-than-half-of-sbc-baptisms-last-year.html)
• Trump, mission org. confirm release of kidnapped missionary | Church & Ministries (christianpost.com/news/trump-mission-org-confirm-release-of-kidnapped-missionary.html)
• Christian village in West Bank closed off by IDF to protect it | World (christianpost.com/news/christian-village-in-west-bank-closed-off-by-idf-to-protect-it.html)
• Eric Metaxas: The US is ‘living on fumes’ after abandoning Bible (christianpost.com/news/eric-metaxas-the-us-is-living-on-fumes-after-abandoning-bible.html)
• Authorities probe decades-old deaths of pastor's wives | U.S. (christianpost.com/news/authorities-probe-decades-old-deaths-of-pastors-wives.html)
• Decades-long marriage fraud ring dismantled, 11 charged: report | U.S. (christianpost.com/news/decades-long-marriage-fraud-ring-dismantled-11-charged-report.html)
• Mel Gibson reveals 'Passion of the Christ' sequels are in English | Entertainment (christianpost.com/news/mel-gibson-reveals-passion-of-the-christ-sequels-are-in-english.html)
Top headlines for Monday, August 17, 2026
Adults now make up the majority of Southern Baptist baptisms, marking a generational shift. Missionary pilot Kevin Rideout is free after nine months of captivity in West Africa. Israeli forces seal off Taybeh, the West Bank's only all-Christian village. Plus, Mel Gibson reveals new details on The Resurrection of the Christ.
0:11 Adults accounted for more than half of SBC baptisms last year
1:00 Trump, mission org. confirm release of kidnapped missionary
1:45 Christian village in West Bank closed off by IDF to protect it
2:36 Eric Metaxas: The US is 'living on fumes' after abandoning Bible
3:26 Authorities probe decades-old deaths of pastor's wives
4:16 Decades-long marriage fraud ring dismantled, 11 charged: report
5:06 Mel Gibson reveals 'Passion of the Christ' sequels are in English
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• Adults accounted for more than half of SBC baptisms last year | Church & Ministries (christianpost.com/news/adults-accounted-for-more-than-half-of-sbc-baptisms-last-year.html)
• Trump, mission org. confirm release of kidnapped missionary | Church & Ministries (christianpost.com/news/trump-mission-org-confirm-release-of-kidnapped-missionary.html)
• Christian village in West Bank closed off by IDF to protect it | World (christianpost.com/news/christian-village-in-west-bank-closed-off-by-idf-to-protect-it.html)
• Eric Metaxas: The US is ‘living on fumes’ after abandoning Bible (christianpost.com/news/eric-metaxas-the-us-is-living-on-fumes-after-abandoning-bible.html)
• Authorities probe decades-old deaths of pastor's wives | U.S. (christianpost.com/news/authorities-probe-decades-old-deaths-of-pastors-wives.html)
• Decades-long marriage fraud ring dismantled, 11 charged: report | U.S. (christianpost.com/news/decades-long-marriage-fraud-ring-dismantled-11-charged-report.html)
• Mel Gibson reveals 'Passion of the Christ' sequels are in English | Entertainment (christianpost.com/news/mel-gibson-reveals-passion-of-the-christ-sequels-are-in-english.html)
