BIRMINGHAM (BP) – Eighteen of the 23 motions by messengers at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting here – including one motion by a Missourian – were referred to SBC committees or entities; five were ruled out of order.
SBC Executive Committee President Ronnie Floyd: "Our nation is in dire need of a new, fresh touch of God. Sin is abounding in a glaring and chilling manner. We need to pray, and we need to pray now."
More than 160,000 troops landed at Normandy on D-day. An unknown number of chaplains were there as well, providing a comforting glimpse of God's presence in the chaotic fog of war.
