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‘Exodus’ movie posts lackluster earnings

Though it finished atop the box office its opening weekend, Ridley Scott’s “Exodus: Gods and Kings” posted lackluster earnings and garnered mixed reviews from Christian critics. Released Dec. 12 by Twentieth Century Fox, “Exodus” grossed $24.5 million this weekend,... Continue Reading »

Mike Glenn

Thanksgiving: Gratitude completes the circle

I was trained to write thank-you notes. Whenever someone gave me a gift or showed me an act of kindness, my mother would sit me down and watch as I wrote my thank-you note. The penmanship had to be... Continue Reading »

Barrett Duke

Viewpoint: Lotteries — Monopoly Millionaires’ Club

Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia have devised a new scheme for fleecing their residents — it’s called Monopoly Millionaires’ Club. When we think of a club, we usually think of some kind of gathering in which people... Continue Reading »

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Spurgeon legacy flourishes at 2 seminaries

His sermons are still circulated around the world through books, pamphlets and the Internet. He is quoted by thousands of pastors each Sunday. His books are read and re-read. Church historians often say Charles Haddon Spurgeon was the prince... Continue Reading »

2014 SBC Executive Committee meeting

Ethnic involvement gets added SBC attention

The SBC Executive Committee has moved to update and expand its report on ethnic participation in Southern Baptist life, adopted at the 2011 SBC annual meeting in Phoenix. The expanded report was initiated during the EC’s Sept. 22-23 meeting... Continue Reading »

Ice Bucket Challenge hits stem cell snag

Participants in the popular Ice Bucket Challenge, which has raised more than $50 million to combat ALS, may be unwittingly supporting embryonic stem cell research, pro-life advocates have warned. The ALS Association, the principal charity benefitting from the challenge,... Continue Reading »

Mark Driscoll

Acts 29 removes Driscoll, Mars Hill

Church-planting network Acts 29 has removed Mars Hill Church and its controversial pastor, Mark Driscoll, from its membership. Driscoll, who started the Seattle church in 1996 and helped found Acts 29, has long been a polarizing figure due to... Continue Reading »

Meriam Ibrahim family

Sudanese Christian detained again

The Sudanese Christian woman who was freed from prison yesterday (June 23) has been detained while trying to leave Sudan with her family. Meriam Yahia Ibrahim, 27, was confronted by a team of approximately 50 security personnel and taken... Continue Reading »

2014 SBC annual meeting app

SBC annual meeting app available

Messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting can stay up to date with a smartphone app, which will include more than a dozen features, including schedules, maps, alerts, speakers, news feeds, the Book of Reports, the Daily Bulletin,... Continue Reading »

Tony Rose

Mental Health Advisory Council named

SBC Executive Committee president Frank S. Page has named a 23-member volunteer advisory body of local church leaders and professionals in the mental health field to advise him on possible ways of better communicating with Southern Baptists about mental... Continue Reading »

Bubba Watson

Masters winner Watson ‘incredibly blessed’

Bubba Watson shot a three-under-par 69 on April 13 at Augusta National, cruising to his second Masters championship in three years. An outspoken Christian, he took to Twitter following the win and proclaimed himself “blessed.” “I want to thank... Continue Reading »

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Photographers capture missions, national attention

Rahima* barely makes a living begging on the busy streets of Bangladesh. As Rahima and her two young daughters sat down on the edge of the sidewalk to eat a bag of cooked rice and vegetables, photographer Joanna B.... Continue Reading »