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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 »
Writer: Shannon Baker Pastor’s wife Donna Gaines challenged ministers’ wives at the 2013 Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Houston to surrender their lives to God, stand by their men and use their spiritual gifts “for the sake of... Continue Reading »
It was a changing of the guard, so to speak, during the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission’s annual report to the Southern Baptist Convention meeting in Houston. And judging from their response, it appeared messengers were pleased with where... Continue Reading »
During a year when mass shootings and suicides have stunned the nation, a resolution on “Mental Health Concerns and the Heart of God” was overwhelmingly approved by messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention’s June 11-12 annual meeting in Houston.... Continue Reading »
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