PHOENIX (BP) – As this year's Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting approaches, SBC President Steve Gaines says fellow Baptists should anticipate emphases on prayer, evangelism and financial stewardship at the June 13-14 gathering in Phoenix, where the 2003 and 2011 annual meetings also were held. This year's annual meeting theme is "Pray! For such a time as this" based on Luke 18:1 and Esther 4:14. Gaines hopes that through a commitment "to fervent, frequent, faith-filled prayer," … [Read more...]
Netflix builds buzz with suicide series ‘13 Reasons Why,’ but critics cautious
NASHVILLE (BP) – A streamed Netflix series dramatizing the fictional story of a teen’s suicide has drawn disparate reactions from secular and Christian sectors in the U.S. and abroad as the show’s popularity continues strong. Netflix strengthened viewer warnings May 1 regarding the content of the series, “13 Reasons Why,” after cries of possible “suicide contagion” and the glamorization of suicide spilled from religious, educational and clinical sectors within the U.S. and as far away as … [Read more...]
Cooperative Program – ‘incredibly thankful’
PHOENIX (BP) – Despite being raised in Baptist churches most of my life, the Cooperative Program and North American Mission Board were foreign to me. Before I became a church planter’s wife, I had very little working knowledge of what they are or what purpose they serve. Today, my understanding of the Cooperative Program and North American Mission Board has deepened. I recognize them as a friend and resource, equipped and eager to maximize efforts in aiding church planters and their … [Read more...]
‘Cooperation without compromise:’ SBTS’ Mohler discusses evangelical, Catholic cooperation at TGC
INDIANAPOLIS — Evangelical Christians must not compromise the gospel when cooperating with Catholics on social and political matters, said R. Albert Mohler Jr., president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, at The Gospel Coalition National Conference on the Protestant Reformation, April 3-5. Evangelicals partnering with other groups in shared matters of social concern is often necessary — such as with Catholics in the pro-life movement — but should never eclipse the importance … [Read more...]
Theology shapes view of culture, God
There was a time when the term “theology” related solely to issues within the church. Theology was viewed only as a tool to differentiate between denominations or to resolve internal church struggles. However, limiting theology merely to the realm of church-related or scholarly concerns demonstrates forgetfulness regarding the numerous areas of life affected by biblical theology. Since sound theology helps Christians rightly understand the Word of God, theology should practically … [Read more...]
Prestonwood to resume CP giving ‘without designation’
PLANO, Texas (BP) -- Prestonwood Baptist Church has announced it will resume giving through the Cooperative Program after two months of evaluating its support of Southern Baptist missions and ministries. "After a time of prayerful evaluation, Prestonwood is renewing our commitment to Southern Baptist missions by giving to the Cooperative Program without designation," Prestonwood executive pastor Mike Buster told Baptist Press in a statement. "For more than 40 years, … [Read more...]
Lottie on pace for historic drop
RICHMOND, Va. —The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee has released data showing relatively stable Cooperative Program giving but a flagging Lottie Moon Christmas Offering that is trending toward a record single-year fall. Comparing receipts from Oct. 2016 through Mar. 2017 with totals for the same period a year ago, gifts through the Cooperative Program, Southern Baptists’ primary channel for funding all national causes, are down less than one percent, or about $967,597 below … [Read more...]
‘Bible Answer Man’ embraces Eastern Orthodoxy
NASHVILLE (BP) -- "Bible Answer Man" Hank Hanegraaff has answered evangelicals' questions about Scripture and Christianity for nearly three decades in his nationally syndicated broadcast, but his recent decision to join the Orthodox church has left some Southern Baptists with more questions than answers. Among those assessing Hanegraaff's decision are leaders of the Bott Radio Network, which has broadcast the "Bible Answer Man" since the 1980s -- in fact, since before Hanegraaff joined … [Read more...]
CP 4.07 percent ahead
NASHVILLE (BP) – Year-to-date contributions to Southern Baptist Convention national and international missions and ministries received by the SBC Executive Committee are 4.07 percent above the year-to-date SBC Cooperative Program Allocation Budget projection. And they are 0.97 percent below contributions received during the same time frame last year. The year-to-date total represents money received by the Executive Committee by the close of the last business day of March and includes … [Read more...]
Title VII and government by the judiciary
Who needs Congress to make laws when the judiciary just does whatever it wants? Well, at least that’s what the Seventh Circuit seems to think. On Tuesday, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which bars discrimination in employment on the basis of “race, color, religion, sex, or national origin,” now covers alleged discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. The unprecedented ruling came in response to a complaint filed by Kimberly … [Read more...]
The truth about Truth and Mammy Hink’s snakes
One summer day in 1964, I was piddling on Mammy Hink’s porch as dad mowed her lawn (Mammy Hink is what us grandkids called Grandma Hinkle). I had just guzzled a cool drink of water from the gourde Mammy Hink kept hanging on the porch. Suddenly dad’s mower choked to silence, running into some knee-high fescue – or so I thought. When dad over-turned the mower to free the blade, he was startled to discover a slimy, fat four-foot chicken snake. It had been whirled in an unescapable vortex … [Read more...]
Gorsuch takes oath of office
WASHINGTON (Life News) – Judge Neil Gorsuch became Justice Neil Gorsuch today as he was sworn in as a Supreme Court Justice following a Senate confirmation vote on April 7. The swearing in ceremony today came after Republicans defeated a Democrat filibuster last week by changing Senate rules to allow for a majority vote on his nomination as the post and needing 60 votes to stop Democrats from preventing a vote on the nomination itself. The battle saw pro-life organizations side with … [Read more...]
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