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September 12, 2017
By Bob Smietana LifeWay Research NASHVILLE, Tenn.— Being married to a pastor means a life filled with joy, purpose and a lot of headaches. Most pastors’ spouses feel a call to ministry and enjoy their roles inside and outside their church. Many also have few friends, think they yell at their kids too much, and […]
September 5, 2017
Baptist Press WASHINGTON (BP) — President Donald Trump met with leaders of the three largest disaster relief organizations in the United States at the White House today (Sept. 1) to discuss relief efforts in south Texas in the wake of historic flooding and other damage left by Hurricane Harvey. Included at the meeting were Southern […]
August 30, 2017
By David Roach Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Distribution of nearly 7,000 gospel tracts by a Wyoming church, and an outdoor baptism service in Kentucky were among the ways Southern Baptists celebrated the first total solar eclipse in the continental U.S. since 1979. The eclipse — whose 70-mile-wide “path of totality” was visible Aug. 21 in […]
August 28, 2017
Baptist Press HOUSTON (BP) — As of Monday morning, news outlets reported that Hurricane Harvey had already dropped 11 trillion gallons of rain over south Texas. More than 300,000 customers were without power. Officials have declared 62 counties disaster areas as the initial destruction caused by 132 mph wind gusts has been showered with unprecedented […]
August 25, 2017
Special to B&R MEMPHIS — More than 60 former staff members, trustees, and volunteers of the Brotherhood Commission gathered July 29 for a reunion. 2017 marks 20 years since the demise of the Southern Baptist Convention agency. Some of the attendees came from as far as Oklahoma, Texas, and Virginia for the event, which was […]
August 24, 2017
Baptist Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Trustees for GuideStone Financial Resources gathered July 31–Aug. 1 in regular session to hear reports from GuideStone executive officers and staff about the board’s performance in key lines of business. GuideStone also honored O.S. Hawkins for 20 years as president of the Southern Baptist entity. Hawkins joined the Dallas-based […]
August 23, 2017
By Diana Chandler Baptist Press ARLINGTON, Texas (BP) — Evangelicals challenge political leaders who support same-sex marriage and abortion, and they should also stand strongly against vitriolic rhetoric, violence and hatred, pastor Dwight McKissic said in a panel discussion on racial tension he hosted Aug. 20 in Arlington, Texas. Among guests on the panel was […]
August 18, 2017
By David Roach Baptist Press REYKJAVIK, Iceland (BP) — Southern Baptists involved with special needs ministry are lamenting a report that virtually 100 percent of babies diagnosed with Down syndrome in Iceland are aborted. Individuals with special needs, the ministry leaders say, are made in God’s image and bring unique giftedness to churches and society. […]
August 16, 2017
By Bob Smietana Lifeway Research NASHVILLE, Tenn. — America is full of sinners—and most of them want to mend their ways. Two-thirds of Americans (67 percent) say they are sinners, according to a new study from Nashville-based LifeWay Research. Most people aren’t too happy about it—only 5 percent say they’re fine with being sinners. As […]
August 11, 2017
Baptist Press BARTLESVILLE, Okla. — Francine Perry and her daughter Laura recently sat down to look at family photos. As they reflected on the good times, they also could see how God was at work, especially through the difficult times — and there were many of those. On the heels of rebellious teenage years, Laura […]
August 7, 2017
By David Roach Baptist Press NASHVILLE (BP) — When the sun goes dark Aug. 21 during a total solar eclipse, churches from Oregon to South Carolina will use the event as an opportunity to illumine their communities with the Gospel. The first total eclipse visible from the U.S. since 1979, this month’s cosmic event will […]
August 3, 2017
By David Roach Baptist Press PHOENIX (BP) — Data compiled following the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Phoenix indicates more messengers than 2011, the last time the convention was held in Phoenix, and a net annual meeting cost reduction of some $800,000 since that time. Nominees elected to boards and committees were notable for […]
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