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Hannibal-LaGrange president to retire

Published on September 19, 2011

Woodrow "Woody" Burt, president of Hannibal-LaGrange University since 1994, has informed trustees of his plans to retire effective Aug. 31, 2012.... Continue Reading »

Cecil Ray, former stewardship leader, dies

Published on September 19, 2011

Cecil Ray, former Southern Baptist stewardship leader and state convention executive, died Aug. 23 in Georgetown, Texas.... Continue Reading »

FIRST-PERSON: Hypocrisy? Atheist group set to rip pages from Bible

Published on September 19, 2011

>A California organization has announced plans to gather at a Huntington Beach, Calif., pier Sept. 17 for the expressed purpose of ripping out pages of a religion"s centuries-old sacred text.... Continue Reading »

FIRST-PERSON: 10 revival meeting tips

Published on September 19, 2011

Even though the number of revival meetings in the Southern Baptist Convention has been declining, a significant amount of churches continue to use revival meetings for evangelism and revitalization. According to a study conducted by the Georgia Baptist Convention... Continue Reading »

Archaeological team moves 230 tons of Israel dig debris

Published on September 16, 2011

An archeological team from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary has uncovered a natural cave at the end of a Canaanite water system in Israel, shedding light on an Old Testament culture.... Continue Reading »

Spiritual awakening key to Great Commission, IMB’s Elliff says

Published on September 16, 2011

>Either beg God for spiritual awakening or sink into irrelevance -- that was the plea IMB President Tom Elliff voiced to trustees at their Sept. 13-14 meeting in Orlando, Fla.... Continue Reading »

LifeWay divisions report, Glorieta recommendation passes

Published on September 16, 2011

Trustees of LifeWay Christian Resources heard reports of health and progress from divisional vice presidents during their semiannual meeting on Sept. 12-13 at LifeWay Ridgecrest Conference Center in North Carolina.... Continue Reading »

LifeWay trustees’ task force to study

Published on September 16, 2011

A LifeWay board of trustees task force has been appointed to study the new NIV Bible in light of a resolution passed at the Southern Baptist Convention"s annual meeting in June.... Continue Reading »

Rainer: ‘business as usual’ not an option

Published on September 16, 2011

Thom S. Rainer, president of LifeWay Christian Resources, addressed trustees during their semiannual meeting with a message of hope during tough times.... Continue Reading »

FIRST-PERSON: Alzheimer’s, Pat Robertson & the true Gospel

Published on September 16, 2011

his week on his television show Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson said a man would be morally justified to divorce his wife with Alzheimer"s disease in order to marry another woman.... Continue Reading »

FIRST-PERSON: Watching hope rise from the ashes at Ground Zero

Published on September 16, 2011

We didn"t really know why we were there, but 10 years ago, on Sept. 14, 2001, the tragedy of 9/11 compelled five seminary students to do something.... Continue Reading »

Migrant VBS yields 74 new believers

Published on September 15, 2011

A two-week Vacation Bible School held in mid-June offered activities and worship opportunities for about 400 migrant workers and their children on St. Helena Island, near Beaufort.... Continue Reading »