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‘Bible storying’ is key to reaching 2/3 of world

Storytelling is one of the most effective ways to reach two-thirds of the world"s population who "learn through stories or music, drama or poetry."... Continue Reading »

Trafficking: ‘Tricked, Trapped, Traded’

Wisdom-Martin was part of a Crossover team working to share Jesus with exotic dancers, a job "way outside" her comfort zone.... Continue Reading »

Israeli tourism ministry honors 3 SBC leaders

Three Southern Baptist leaders were recognized by the Israel Ministry of Tourism with a Faithful Ambassador Award June 18 for their support of Christian tourism.... Continue Reading »

God-given femininity: Value it, Kassian says

Kassian, whose husband is a chaplain for the Canadian Football League, shared three ways wives can use their femininity to help, rather than hinder, their husbands in ministry.... Continue Reading »

Mary Cox honored by ministers’ wives

Mary Cox, who has served alongside her husband, Frank Cox, pastor of North Metro First Baptist Church in Lawrenceville, Ga., for the past 30 years, was honored with the 2012 Willie Turner Dawson Award during the Ministers" Wives Luncheon... Continue Reading »

IMB, NAMB presidents address DOMs’ queries

The Southern Baptist Conference of Associational Directors of Missions held its annual meeting at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary June 17-18.... Continue Reading »

Evangelists underscore ‘power of God’

Two former presidents and the new president of the Conference of Southern Baptist Evangelists focused on "The Gospel: The Power of God Unto Salvation" during the group"s Sunday morning worship June 17 in New Orleans prior to the Southern... Continue Reading »

FIRST-PERSON: The need of Southern Baptist prayers for the nation

The Prayer Vigil for Spiritual Revival and National Renewal is a great opportunity for Southern Baptist Christians to come together as a unified body and lift up our nation to our Almighty God.... Continue Reading »

Dead Sea Scrolls, Bible history brought to life in seminary exhibit

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary hopes to change that reality and give more people than ever a chance to see manuscripts that reveal the faithful transmission of the biblical texts over thousands of years through its Dead Sea Scrolls &... Continue Reading »

Why the Dead Sea Scrolls matter

According to Ryan Stokes, assistant professor of Old Testament at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, the Dead Sea Scrolls affirm the reliability of the Old Testament text, taking scholars much closer to the original autographs of... Continue Reading »

Scrolls’ accidental discovery adds to intrigue

While searching for a stray goat in January 1947, a Bedouin goat herder stumbled upon the discovery of a lifetime.... Continue Reading »

Bedouin tent at SBC inspires Great Commission prayer

The prayer tent, which dominated IMB"s display, was modeled after the desert dwellings of the nomadic Bedouin tribes of North Africa and the Middle East.... Continue Reading »