NASHVILLE (BP) – Missouri Baptist pastor Monte Shinkle was appointed by SBC Executive Committee chairman Mike Stone to serve on a study task force authorized by the group at their Feb. 17-18th meeting. Shinkle is senior pastor of Concord Baptist Church, Jefferson City, Mo. Other task force members named by Stone include: • Ron Hale, retired pastor, Jackson, Tenn.Joining the chairman on the task force are: • Mike Lawson, senior pastor, First Baptist of Sherman, Texas • Cheryl … [Read more...]
California’s new abortion-on-campus law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (BP) – California will be the first state to require all public universities to offer abortion-inducing pills to students on campus. The bill signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsome, a Democrat, on Oct. 11 takes effect in 2023. The medications, taken in two doses, are commonly prescribed to women who are less than 10 weeks pregnant. How are pro-life advocates responding? The new law means state taxpayers and students will likely underwrite the costs of the abortions. … [Read more...]
‘God calls us to pray for politicians’
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – Maybe you're not called by God to be a politician. But you are called by God to pray for those who are. In our day, politicians and sometimes first responders bear the brunt of uncharitable comments, but the vast majority of these people are in their roles because they genuinely want to serve the public. As Christians, we are called to pray for our leaders, even if we don't agree with them. As the apostle Paul exhorted: "I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, … [Read more...]
‘America’s Got Talent’ singer hits high notes of faith
PINEVILLE, La. (BP) – "America's Got Talent" contestant Robert Finley paid a visit to the Zion Hill Church Family on Sunday, (Aug. 4) to share a simple, yet profound musical message of hope. "Hold onto God's unchanging hand," Finley said in between songs at the church in Pineville, La. "Keep your faith. Good things come to those who wait, if you wait upon the Lord." Finley, who is a bluesman from Bernice, La., first caught the attention of the nation July 9 when he received a standing … [Read more...]
Arkansas judge stalls abortion laws
EDITOR'S NOTE: This article is written by Rachel Lynn Aldrich, who writes for WORLD Digital, a division of WORLD Magazine (www.wng.org) based in Asheville, NC. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (BP) – A federal judge in Arkansas blocked three new laws just before midnight Tuesday (July 23) that would protect unborn babies in the state. U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker's 14-day temporary restraining order stopped the laws from taking effect on Wednesday (July 24). The measures would have protected … [Read more...]
German family still in custody, homeschooling limbo
STRASBOURG, France (BP) – The family of Dirk and Petra Wunderlich remains in legal limbo as they seek to win the right to homeschool their children in Germany, where homeschooling has been illegal since 1919. In April 2019, the Wunderlichs took their case to the highest level of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), called the Grand Chamber, according to Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF). On July 5 the Grand Chamber, located in Strasbourg, France, denied the Wunderlich family's … [Read more...]
SBC Credentials Committee elects Stacy Bramlett as chair
NASHVILLE (BP) – The Credentials Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention held its initial meeting July 22 by video conferencing, electing Stacey Bramlett of Tennessee as its chair. The nine-member Credentials Committee was repurposed during the SBC's 2019 annual meeting into a standing committee to make inquiries and recommendations for action regarding instances of sexual abuse, racism or other issues that call a church's relationship with the SBC into … [Read more...]
Protecting veterans’ religious liberty
EDITOR'S NOTE: This article was written by Rachel Lynn Aldrich of the WORLD News Group. WASHINGTON (BP) – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs updated its policies last week to better protect the religious liberty of U.S. military veterans and their families. The revised rules, which were effective July 3, assure that religious displays and pastoral care remain accessible and protected from discrimination. "We want to make sure that all of our veterans and their families feel … [Read more...]
Abortion providers adjust to new federal funding rules
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was written by Kyle Ziemnick for the WORLD News Group. WASHINGTON (BP) – Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers said last week they will go without federal family planning money after the Trump administration began enforcement of new pro-life rules on July 15. Jacqueline Ayers, Planned Parenthood's vice president of government relations and public policy, said the nation's largest abortion provider would continue to fight the rules in court, and … [Read more...]
Pastors’ conference unpacks Beatitudes, elects David Uth
BIRMINGHAM (BP) – "Kingdom Character" was the theme of Monday afternoon's and evening's 2019 Southern Baptist Convention Pastors' Conference (June 10). The focus, from Matthew 5, was on the last three Beatitudes and being salt and light. Pastors also elected David Uth, senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Orlando, Fla., as president of the 2020 SBC Pastors' Conference during Monday afternoon's session, held in conjunction with the SBC's annual meeting in Birmingham June … [Read more...]
FOURTH OF JULY: Let us pray
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is a first-person article by Ronnie Floyd, president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee and author of "How to Pray: Developing an Intimate Relationship with God." NASHVILLE (BP) – July 4, as the day we set aside to celebrate America's independence, is but one of 365 days that are crucial for our country's future. Each day, we must join in prayer for America. Our nation is in dire need of a new, fresh touch of God. Sin is abounding in a … [Read more...]
FOURTH OF JULY: Chaplains, fog of war, flow of life
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is a first-person article by Chaplain (MG) Doug Carver, USA-Retired, executive director of chaplaincy for the North American Mission Board. The article is adapted from his address honoring veterans on the opening day of the June 11-12 Southern Baptist Convention in Birmingham, Ala. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) – Seventy-five years ago, in June 1944, after the largest amphibious landing in history, U.S. and Allied forces began their offensive push from the blood-soaked … [Read more...]
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