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Father. Grill master. Heavyweight boxing champion. Pastor. At an Atlanta-area book signing at the Buckhead LifeWay Christian Store, George Foreman recounted why he penned ?God in My Corner,? a new spiritual memoir detailing Foreman's life before Christ, his transformation... Continue Reading »

Eric C. Redmond, pastor of Hillcrest Baptist Church in Temple Hills, Md., has been elected second vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention. Redmond received 61.69 percent (1,765 votes) to 37.64 percent (1,077) for Bill Britt, a member of... Continue Reading »

A motion adopting a statement related to the Baptist Faith & Message 2000 has passed, 57.55 percent (2,137 votes) to 42.15 percent (1,565 votes). There were 11 disallowed ballots. With passage of the motion, the convention adopts the following... Continue Reading »

Southern Baptists topped the 2006 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering goal, delivering the largest gift in the offering's 118-year history.... Continue Reading »

A new study by LifeWay Research on the use of private prayer language indicates that half of Southern Baptist pastors believe the Holy Spirit gives some people a special language to pray to God.... Continue Reading »

After committing his life to missions in Mozambique, Brian Harrell learned that his grandparents also had a heart for that country. However, a German warship sank ? literally ? his grandparents? plans to serve there as missionaries in 1941.... Continue Reading »

The stage is set in Kansas City, Mo., as thousands of girls prepare to gather for ?Blume?? four powerful days of worship, interactive conferences, hands-on missions and ministry projects, concerts, fun nightly activities, and new friends.... Continue Reading »

Southern Baptist Convention president Frank Page has called on organizers of a planned January 2008 gathering of moderates and liberals to focus less on their plan to 'take the microphone away? from conservatives and attend more to spreading the... Continue Reading »

Like the lukewarm church at Laodicea that Jesus said in the book of Revelation he was about to spew out of his mouth, The Barna Group in a recent study assessed American Christianity as neither hot nor cold.... Continue Reading »

Scott Lehman has always been passionate about golf, beginning at age 8 with a shortened Northwestern 7-iron on a backyard course with six buried clay flowerpots. Later, as a golf teaching professional and sports apparel salesman, Lehman was caught... Continue Reading »

In an unopposed race for president of the Southern Baptist Convention, Frank Page, senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Taylors, S.C., was elected to serve his second term. Messengers to the nation"s largest non-Catholic denomination with 16.3 million... Continue Reading »

Pinstripes and solids abounded when New Orleans Baptist Seminary students picked up their new suits May 10-11, thanks to Jim Tatum's 'suits for Servants? ministry. Tatum, a clothier from Jacksonville, Fla., traveled to New Orleans in April to fit... Continue Reading »