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While many Christians continue to voice disapproval of the diminishing influence of the church in Washington, leaders of the North American Mission Board and the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission discussed how people of faith can build bridges toward... Continue Reading »
As the 2014 Winter Olympics comes to a close in Sochi, Russia, medal-winning Christian athletes who gave witness for Jesus Christ say their lives are about much more than winning medals. Meanwhile, the Engage Sochi outreach kicks into its... Continue Reading »
A more visual redesign of sbc.net, the official website of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee, has officially launched, Frank Page announced to committee members in Nashville. While the new website will feature much of the same information and... Continue Reading »
The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee has concurred with the spirit of a motion referred from the 2013 SBC annual meeting regarding mental health ministry. In its Feb. 17-18 meeting in Nashville, the Executive Committee voted to amend an... Continue Reading »
Editor’s note: Southern Baptist ethicist Barrett Duke offers guidance for churches after President Obama influenced the national drug debate by saying marijuana is no more dangerous than alcohol. Baptist Press covered Obama’s comments and surveyed the push toward marijuana... Continue Reading »
The Southern Baptist Convention’s ethics entity has launched a new initiative to help evangelical Christians understand and respond to public issues. The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission unveiled “Canon & Culture: Christianity & the Public Square” Tuesday (Jan. 28).... Continue Reading »
Engaging sexual ethics from a gospel perspective will be the theme of the inaugural leadership summit sponsored by the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. Titled “The Gospel and Human Sexuality,” the first ERLC Leadership Summit will be... Continue Reading »
Athletes from around the world will soon converge in Sochi, Russia, for the 22nd Olympic Winter Games in February 2014. Millions across the globe will gather around their television sets to watch this event. For Christians, this creates a... Continue Reading »
Frank Page acknowledged in an interview at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary that he struggled with feelings of failure as a father following his daughter Melissa’s tragic death. Midwestern Seminary president Jason Allen discussed the consequences of suicide — including... Continue Reading »
The convictional but kind approach to cultural engagement promoted by the Southern Baptist Convention’s lead ethicist has gained the attention of one of the country’s top newspapers. The Wall Street Journal profiled Russell D. Moore, president of the Ethics... Continue Reading »
“Anger. Killing. Blood.” These are words that currently describe Egypt, said Mounir Sobhy Yacoub Malaty, pastor of First Baptist Church, Cairo. “Attacks have not stopped. Innocent people are being killed. Big numbers of protesters themselves are dying,” he lamented.... Continue Reading »
Writers: Steven Ortiz & Samuel Wolff EDITOR’S NOTE: The following report is adapted by Baptist Press from a report on the website of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary by Steven Ortiz and Samuel Wolff, co-directors of the Tel Gezer archaeological... Continue Reading »
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