JEFFERSON CITY – Admirers of C.S. Lewis have no shortage of resources for learning about this Oxford don and author who became one of the 20th century’s most influential Christian apologists. In 2005, Day of Discovery released a four-part documentary, The Life of C.S. Lewis, and more recently one of Lewis’ biographers – historian and theologian Alister McGrath – has released an ongoing series of podcasts on the man. Naturally, it’s called, “The C.S. Lewis Podcast with Alister … [Read more...]
Federal vaccine mandate threatens Mo. Baptist universities, ministries
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Baptist entity leaders remain watchful as legal challenges to a federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate work their way through the federal appeals courts. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) mandate, issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, applies to private employers with at least 100 workers – including ministries like the Missouri Baptist Convention’s three universities and the Missouri Baptist Children’s Home (MBCH). However, a separate and … [Read more...]
‘Here I stand’: Martin Luther’s stand for Bible’s authority inspires Missouri Baptists after 500 years
WORMS, Germany – Martin Luther was as good as dead. In fact, soon after he testified before the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V on April 17, 1521, many people believed he actually was dead. This man, who took his stand on the authority of Scripture and defied Europe’s most powerful rulers, had suddenly disappeared. Controversy begins: Luther’s 95 Theses A few years earlier, on Oct. 31, 1517, Luther unintentionally rocked the foundations of the European church and its leadership in Rome … [Read more...]
Sight & Sounds’ JESUS always worth the watch – both online, in person
BRANSON – As the nation hunkered down amid the COVID-19 pandemic last Easter, the Trinity Broadcast Network (TBN) aired Sight & Sound Theater’s show, JESUS, for free. My family couldn’t help but take advantage of this opportunity, and we loved the show. So, this fall, my wife and I drove to Branson to watch JESUS in person. Whether online or in person, watching JESUS is wonderful and worthwhile. Though the two-hour show doesn’t follow the Gospel accounts verbatim, it is faithful to the … [Read more...]
‘Desperate situation’: KC-based ministry rescues Gospel workers, children from Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan – With the help of a Kansas City-based ministry, a child whose parents were killed by the Taliban arrived safely at the Rammstein Air Force Base in Germany, Aug. 27. An American missionary family had already chosen to adopt the child, but weren’t able to take custody of the child before the Afghan government collapsed last month. But, with the help of Kansas City-based Concilium, Inc., the child was rescued from Afghanistan only a few days before the U.S. military’s Aug. … [Read more...]
MBC’s Racial Reconciliation Task Force brings report
Executive Board approves 2022 MBC spending plan JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) Executive Board members meeting here, Aug. 23-24, received a preliminary report from its Racial Reconciliation Task Force, approved the MBC’s 2022 spending plan, and recommended that Missouri Baptist messengers gathering this fall in Branson take a special offering to support the MBC’s Collegiate Disaster Relief Strategy. Racial Reconciliation Task Force The MBC’s Racial Reconciliation … [Read more...]
Two decades after 9/11, hope still found at the cross
Amid the tragic events of 9/11, many of us were dumbfounded by human depravity as we watched violent men, out of hatred and spiritual blindness, kill nearly 3,000 men, women and children. Yet many of us were also speechless when we caught glimpses of the splendor and nobility of humanity. We witnessed the depth of human wickedness on 9/11, represented by the terrorists who attacked the United States. But we also saw the greatest virtues of humanity, represented by the selfless heroes who … [Read more...]
Baptist Homes receives $1.4 million gift via MBF
JEFFERSON CITY – Baptist Homes and Healthcare Ministries received the final installment of a $1.4 million gift when its trustees met at the Baptist building here, Aug. 13. During their meeting, the board also took further steps in Baptist Homes expansion efforts and passed a resolution supporting the “For Family, For Life Campaign.” $1.4 million gift celebrated During their meeting, Baptist Homes trustees applauded with gratitude when a check for $384,000.18 – the final distribution of … [Read more...]
Missouri DR supports relief efforts in Haiti
LES CAYES, Haiti – Missouri Baptists are responding after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake killed more than 2,000 people in Haiti, Aug. 14, leaving roughly 30,000 families homeless. Tropical Storm Grace hit the nation only two days after the earthquake, making it difficult for supplies and support to reach survivors and intensifying needs in the region. Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) is sending funds to support a Haitian medical team organized by Alpha Omega Ministry (ALOM), a ministry … [Read more...]
Afghanistan: ‘from Saigon, to Dunkirk, to Schindler’s List’
Kansas City-based ministry labors to rescue Gospel workers amid deteriorating conditions in Afghanistan KABUL, Afghanistan – The condition in Afghanistan has deteriorated from a “Saigon, to a Dunkirk, to a Schindler’s List” situation, according to a representative from Concilium, Inc., a global security ministry laboring to help Gospel workers flee the nation. His statement refers, first, to the disastrous military retreat from Saigon in 1975, then to the 1940 Dunkirk evacuation of … [Read more...]
‘God is sending them to us’: Mo. Baptists prepare to help Afghan refugees in St. Louis
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was updated on Aug. 25, to include further information about ministry opportunities provided through the St. Louis Metro Baptist Association. See http://www.stlbaptist.com/good-neighbor-initiative.) ST. LOUIS – Missouri Baptists stand ready to help Afghan men, women and children taking refuge in St. Louis in the wake of the United States military’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. Omar Segovia, ethnic church planting strategist for the Missouri Baptist Convention, … [Read more...]
‘Language proves God’s existence’
CLEVELAND, Ga. (BP) – Evidence for the existence of God is, quite literally, on the tip of your tongue, says Southern Baptist professor Jeremy Lyon. Lyon, associate professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at Truett-McConnell College in Cleveland, Ga., and John Baumgardner, a geophysicist who teaches at Southern California Seminary in El Cajon, Calif., argue the existence of language points to the existence of God. Because language is not comprised merely of physical matter, it must have a … [Read more...]
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