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Jim Burton - ALS

ALS gripped him with life’s ‘big questions’

Jim Burton had no idea some odd footsteps were the first sign of ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). “Normally when you walk, you have a heel to toe cadence. It’s no big deal,” said Burton, who has spent his career... Continue Reading »

Aric Randolph

Deaf Theological Center launches for missions task

An estimated 35 million people in the world are Deaf, and each day 750 of them die without knowing Jesus. With no Deaf-centric theological education available, some Deaf Southern Baptists called to reach those who share their heart language... Continue Reading »

W.A. Criswell

Criswell’s preaching honored by seminaries

W.A. Criswell’s noted expository preaching is being honored in academic chairs at four Southern Baptist seminaries to model for new generations the verse-by-verse teaching that led thousands to Christ during his lifetime. The W.A. Criswell chair for expository preaching... Continue Reading »

Mandisa - Overcomer

Mandisa wary of Grammys’ ‘allure of pleasure’

Mandisa, winner of this year’s Grammy for best contemporary Christian music album, explained on Facebook why she chose not to attend the event that was replete with expressions of immorality. Mandisa, honored for her “Overcomer” release, cited “the allure... Continue Reading »

Hunter Mahan

Golfer Hunter Mahan puts family first

Golfer Hunter Mahan made headlines for demonstrating what a new generation of fathers has made increasingly common: prioritizing family over career. As noted by columnist Jason Gay of The Wall Street Journal, no one really remembers who won the... Continue Reading »

Frank Page - SBC

‘Pray like never before,’ Page tells SBC

Challenging days, both in the culture and in the church, call for an unprecedented faithfulness in prayer, Executive Committee president Frank Page told messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting in Houston June 11. “Most everyone knows of... Continue Reading »

Church’s ministry school prepares for launch

Cross Church in northwest Arkansas is launching in August what pastor Ronnie Floyd sees as a model for addressing the “experience gap” in ministry preparation: the Cross Church School of Ministry. “The purpose of this new school is not... Continue Reading »

Iranian pastor placed in solitary confinement

In another effort to force Iranian pastor Saeed Abedini to recant his faith, prison officials in Tehran have placed him in solitary confinement, something the American Center for Law and Justice calls “perhaps his most grave situation since his... Continue Reading »

George Beverly Shea, Graham soloist, dies

George Beverly Shea, the longtime soloist for Billy Graham Crusades, died April 16 after a brief illness. He was 104.... Continue Reading »

Recreational marijuana passes in Colo., Wash.

Colorado and Washington became the first states to legalize the recreational use of marijuana Nov. 6, while voters in Oregon rejected a similar proposal.... Continue Reading »

Israel & U.S. relationship is key topic of 3rd presidential debate

Israel was a key focus of the third and final presidential debate Oct. 22 with both candidates expressing solidarity with the United States" main ally in the Middle East particularly as it faces an increasing threat from a nuclear... Continue Reading »

Don’t panic amid rise of ‘nones,’ leaders say

Headlines proclaiming the loss of the Protestant majority in the United States should not cause panic among evangelicals but should motivate them to articulate the Gospel and live as followers of Christ, Southern Baptist leaders said.... Continue Reading »