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Thomas “Thom” Tapp, one of Baptist Press’ featured cartoonists for 15 years, died June 11 in Kingston, Tenn. Tapp, a pastor who drew and penned the “Church of the Covered Dish,” died of liver cancer at age 65. His... Continue Reading »
A $4 thrift store purchase is affecting my life. It’s not as life-changing as the name of Jesus, but it is nudging my soul in a positive direction. This purchase — a beginner’s CD for learning Spanish — is... Continue Reading »
A sex trafficking felony charge against a children’s minister has left a 4,000-member church reeling. Jason Kennedy, 46, who joined Grace Baptist Church’s staff two and a half years ago, was arrested May 19 in Knoxville — one of... Continue Reading »
Ed Stetzer, executive director of LifeWay Research and executive editor of The Gospel Project curriculum published by LifeWay, has been named to the faculty of Wheaton College and as executive director of Wheaton’s Billy Graham Center for Evangelism. Stetzer,... Continue Reading »
“There will be a day when I’m gone and there will be a day when you are gone,” Frank S. Page said. “What kind of legacy will we leave behind,” Page asked, “as the Executive Committee, as students, as... Continue Reading »
“Were you able to join us at the 2015 Southern Baptist Convention in Columbus, Ohio?” SBC president Ronnie Floyd asked on his blog July 20. “If not, these are some things you missed” during the June 16-17 gathering in... Continue Reading »
A Montana judge’s summary judgement ruling has led to a $26 million insurance settlement in a quadriplegic man’s lawsuit against the North American Mission Board stemming from a 2009 auto accident. Jeremy Vangsnes, who was 21 at the time... Continue Reading »
Racial turmoil in Baltimore commanded the nation’s attention April 27-28. “While we watch on the screen and read what is happening in Baltimore,” Southern Baptist Convention President Ronnie Floyd said, “we need to pray for our pastors and churches... Continue Reading »
The subpoenas will be withdrawn, Houston Mayor Annise Parker announced today (Oct. 29). The word “subpoenas” grabbed national attention after it became known that five Houston ministers were being subpoenaed for sermons and other private correspondence regarding their opposition... Continue Reading »
Freddie Gage, a Southern Baptist evangelist for more than 60 years whose fervency for souls extended to the SBC’s Conservative Resurgence, died Friday (Sept. 12) in a Houston hospital after an extended illness. He was 81. Gage — a... Continue Reading »
S. Truett Cathy, founder of the Chick-fil-A restaurant chain famous for closing on Sundays, died Sept. 8. He was 93. “I was not so committed to financial success that I was willing to abandon my principles and priorities,” Cathy... Continue Reading »
Arkansas pastor Ronnie Floyd will be nominated for president of the Southern Baptist Convention at the SBC annual meeting this June, seminary president R. Albert Mohler Jr. announced Feb. 20. Floyd has “unparalleled experience as a leader among us,... Continue Reading »
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