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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 »
John Drayton Williams Watts, a former professor at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, died July 21 near his home in Penney Farms, Fla. He was 92. R. Albert Mohler Jr., the seminary’s president, said, “John D.W. Watts was both an... Continue Reading »
Writers: Diana Chandler & Erin Roach Southern Baptist leaders voiced a call for active love and respect for justice in response to George Zimmerman’s exoneration in the death of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla. And they voiced remorse for... Continue Reading »
Rap music, as hip-hop artist Lecrae Moore puts it, is a vocalized expression of hip-hop culture that permeates all ethnicities and racial boundaries. Christians should embrace being missionaries in today’s culture, Lecrae said, rather than isolating and creating an... Continue Reading »
After an out-of-control, lightning-induced fire in Yarnell, Ariz., killed 19 firefighters on Sunday, Southern Baptists are mobilizing disaster relief chaplains to walk alongside grieving families to offer spiritual support. The deaths represented the worst firefighting tragedy in Arizona’s history,... Continue Reading »
Missions stories from Africa, Asia and the Americas highlighted the 125th anniversary celebration of the national Woman’s Missionary Union during their 2013 Missions Celebration and Annual Meeting, June 9-10 in Houston, Texas. In addition, 2013-14 marks the 100th anniversary... Continue Reading »
Writer: Todd Starnes As the sun began to fade behind Pikes Peak, firefighters trudging back to their command post at Pine Creek High School in Colorado Springs heard a most unusual sound. “Amazing grace, how sweet the sound …”... Continue Reading »
Writer: John Ambra EDITOR’S NOTE: Mission:Dignity Sunday is June 23 in the Southern Baptist Convention, highlighting the ministry of GuideStone Financial Resouces to several thousand retired ministers and their widows who served in small rural churches and now struggle... Continue Reading »
Six-time Pro Bowl center Matt Birk chose not to attend a White House ceremony because of comments made by President Obama in support of Planned Parenthood. Obama honored the Baltimore Ravens June 5 for their Super Bowl championship but... Continue Reading »
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article by J.D. Greear, lead pastor of Summit Church in Durham, N.C., is reprinted from his blog, www.jdgreear.com, by permission. I spent three days in Houston this month at the Southern Baptist Pastors’ Conference and Southern... Continue Reading »
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