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From the States, published each Tuesday by Baptist Press, relays news and feature stories from state Baptist papers and other publications on initiatives by Baptist churches, associations and state conventions in evangelism, church planting and Great Commission outreach, including... Continue Reading »

Albert Mohler Jr. and Jim Wallis will debate the role social justice plays in the church"s mission in a live webcast Oct. 27.... Continue Reading »

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has unanimously ruled the city of Oakland, Calif., violated the freedom of speech of a Baptist man who does sidewalk counseling at abortion clinics.... Continue Reading »

ROAR, developer of mobile apps for churches, has been selected by LifeWay Christian Resources as the recommended app developer for churches and ministries seeking to develop their own custom app.... Continue Reading »

Ralph Carter, chairman of the SCBC's Great Commission Resurgence Task Force, hopes pastors in South Carolina will rally their churches to commit to $1 million in additional Cooperative Program giving over the next three months.... Continue Reading »

Worship Week, sponsored by the LifeWay Worship area of LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention, offered worship times and conferences to meet the spiritual and practical needs of nearly 700 church worship leaders.... Continue Reading »

You don"t have to be a Florida Gator to love Tim Tebow. Indeed, I"m certain many -- like me -- have become Gators because they were first fans of Tebow.... Continue Reading »

BP Ledger carries items for reader information each Monday from various Southern Baptist-related entities, and news releases of interest from other sources.... Continue Reading »

A remote indigenous tribe in the Brazilian Amazon apparently has been destroyed following a possible assault by drug traffickers -- a development that emphasizes the urgency of taking the Gospel to those who have never heard, according to Southern... Continue Reading »

An opponent of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was freed on parole July 20 after Chavez -- who is being treated for cancer -- called for clemency for prisoners with health problems.... Continue Reading »

As a result, he has initiated a petition on the website Change.org that seeks to persuade the children"s program "Sesame Street" to "let Bert and Ernie get married.... Continue Reading »

In an era when teachings from Scripture are often ridiculed in movies, The Help makes it clear that nothing changes without obedience to God and faith in His love.... Continue Reading »