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Christians in Egypt worried about future

For Christians living in predominantly Muslim Egypt, the week of June 24 began with a heavy question: What does the election of an Islamic-fundamentalist president mean for the future of Christians in the country?... Continue Reading »

Crisis pregnancy centers get big legal win

In the latest legal victory for pro-life crisis pregnancy centers nationwide, an appeals court has struck down a Baltimore, Md., law that would have required such facilities to post, in large print outside their doors, a sign saying they... Continue Reading »

SBC President Fred Luter’s mother dies

\Viola Blayton Brooks, the mother of newly elected Southern Baptist Convention President Fred Luter Jr., passed away Wednesday, June 27, at the age of 82.... Continue Reading »

‘Suits for Servants’ founder Tatum passes away

Jim Tatum, a longtime Sunday School teacher at First Baptist, a leader in state denominational life and the father of four adopted children, died May 26.... Continue Reading »

CBF honors Vestal, passes strategic report

Participants in the June 20-22 General Assembly meeting of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship considered what moderator-elect Keith Herron described as "life in the wrinkle of time between the past and the present," as Coordinator Daniel Vestal was honored for... Continue Reading »

FIRST-PERSON: Throwing our hats over the wall

When it comes to the willingness to take the Gospel to those who have never heard it, I am convinced that we share a similar position and outlook that our nation held when considering the prospects of sending a... Continue Reading »

FIRST-PERSON: The health care ruling was no slam-dunk win

I must admit to being stupefied when the news broke June 28 that the Supreme Court had upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, often known as Obamacare.... Continue Reading »

Laos native receives WMU’s O’Brien award

Laos native Mycie Vue, president of Minnesota-Wisconsin WMU, has been named as this year"s recipient of the Dellanna West O"Brien Award for Women"s Leadership Development by WMU and the WMU Foundation.... Continue Reading »

BIBLE STUDY: Sunday, July 1, 2012

This week"s Bible study is adapted from the Bible Studies for Life curriculum.

Bible Passage: John 16:5-15... Continue Reading »

Students ‘prayer’-cache across New Orleans

Students used GPS-enabled devices to "prayer"-cache from downtown New Orleans to the French Quarter and across the city as part of youth activities during the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting.... Continue Reading »

FIRST-PERSON: Fred Luter & the SBC’s moral arc

With overwhelming affirmation, sustained applause and no verbal opposition, Fred Luter Jr., pastor of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans, was elected as the first African American president of the Southern Baptist Convention.... Continue Reading »

Supreme Court upholds health care law, disappointing pro-lifers

The U.S. Supreme Court has narrowly upheld the 2010 health-care law, dealing a disheartening setback to pro-life and religious liberty advocates who fervently oppose the controversial measure.... Continue Reading »