Katlyn Moncada/contributing writer MANILA, Philippines – Whether in your neighborhood or traveling the world, there are always opportunities for followers of Christ to live on mission. I had the privilege of going overseas to Southeast Asia for a little more than two weeks at the end of the summer. Many experiences were shared with our team of five. My other team members from South County Baptist Church were John Childers, lead pastor; Joe Spicer, minister of missions; Ed Moncada, my … [Read more...]
The Original Statue of Liberty
By Verna M. Linzey WASHINGTON (Christian Newswire) -- The first monument erected to honor America's Christian foundation is the National Monument to the Forefathers, and it is the original Statue of Liberty. But now it is not mentioned in humanistic revisions of American history. However, it honors religious freedom and the Christian principles on which America was founded. The largest granite monument standing 81 feet tall, it was commissioned by the Pilgrim Society, designed by Hammatt … [Read more...]
Scripture Distribution Increases in Persecution Hotspot
SWINDON, England /Christian Newswire/ -- Bible Societies in some of the countries where Christians suffer high levels of persecution are reporting a sharp rise in the number of Scriptures distributed. There is no doubt that the persecution of Christians is on the rise. Official reports and news articles are describing it as a 'war on Christians', with horrifying statistics clearly showing that Christianity is the most persecuted religion in the world.* But recent figures from Bible … [Read more...]
Missouri Supreme Court affirms marriage in retirement ruling
Joe Ortworth/Missouri Family Policy Council The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld a Missouri law that provides benefits to the surviving spouses of deceased public safety officers. A St. Louis area man had challenged the law, claiming that it discriminated against him based on his “sexual orientation.” The lawsuit followed the death of Corporal Dennis Englehard, a state highway patrol trooper who was killed in the line of duty on Christmas day of 2009 while assisting a motorist on … [Read more...]
Yeats, Hinkle interviewed on Missouri marriage laws
Click here to listen to the interview... Hear the quiet but passionate concerns expressed by Dr. John Yeats, Executive Director of the Missouri Baptist Convention, composed of 1,900+ cooperating churches – and Don Hinkle, MBC’s Director of Public Policy and editor of MBC’s official periodical, The Pathway. These spiritual leaders – Dr. John Yeats and Don Hinkle – have publicly prayed for and rendered respect to Missouri Governor Jay Nixon. Now they speak prophetically in opposing the … [Read more...]
Explore the Bible Series with Dr. Jim McCullen: Dealing with death; live selflessly
Dealing With Death • John 11:21-27, 33-44 • Nov. 24, Introduction: Recently I heard of a child who was killed in a car wreck. The father of this child was a pastor of a very liberal church and he held to a very liberal theology. During the funeral service no positive expression of life after death or a heavenly home were talked about for this lad. The last song, as they rolled the casket out of the church was “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah,” because that was the boy’s favorite song. Without hope in … [Read more...]
GuideStone, two others file litigation challenging contraceptive mandate
Article courtesy of GuideStone DALLAS — GuideStone Financial Resources, along with Oklahoma-based Reaching Souls International and Truett-McConnell College in Georgia, filed suit Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, objecting to the Obama Administration’s contraceptive mandate. This action is in response to the Administration’s regulations that require certain religious employers to provide health benefit plans for their employees that include coverage … [Read more...]
Chaplain of the Flea Market known as ‘The Preacher’
Richard Nations/contributing writer Colony – Rex Link,“The Preacher,” as he is known to the area flea market vendors and shoppers, ministers to a highly mobile congregation two weekends a month in northeast Missouri. Pastor Link, of Wellman, Iowa, is the chaplain to the Colony Flea Market which is open from March to November. He ministers at a chapel in a flea market booth which is sponsored by the Pleasant Grove Baptist Association. When the staffing of the Missouri State Fair … [Read more...]
Hell Houses and the gospel of ghoul
Timothy George/contributing writer I believe in hell. Not only the hell within, for there are those “private devils that hang like vampires on the soul,” to use the language of Thomas Merton – and not only the metaphorical hell around evident in war, violence, and destructive evil on a global scale – but also the hell to come. This orthodox Christian belief is firmly grounded in the teaching of Jesus, as well as in the inspired writings of the apostles. As Joseph Ratzinger said in a book … [Read more...]
Midwestern Seminary names new undergraduate dean; announces record fall enrollment, largest gift in its history
Tim Sweetman/MBTS communications KANSAS CITY – During the fall meeting at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary on Oct. 21, the Board of Trustees elected a new dean of Midwestern Baptist College, celebrated a record fall enrollment, and announced the largest undesignated gift in the school’s history. New college leader elected In the afternoon plenary session, the trustees voted unanimously to elect John Mark Yeats as dean of Midwestern Baptist College and to serve as associate … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptists challenged to be involved in missions
Richard Nations/contributing writer Kansas City – Missouri Baptists were challenged to be involved in missions efforts with believers in North America and around the world at the annual Partnership Missions luncheon on Oct. 29 at the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) annual meeting. Featured speakers were Pastor Sergio Rebollar Oropeza, president of the Puebla and Tlaxcala Baptist Convention in Mexico and Roger Graves, church planting strategist with the Baptist Convention of … [Read more...]
Entertainment brings eternal truth to annual meeting
SUSAN MIRES/contributing writer KANSAS CITY – Young men creatively combined the contemporary and the traditional to share eternal truths during the annual meeting of the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC), Oct. 28-30. Wearing a baggy brown sweater and a stocking hat, David Bowden stood alone on stage. He spoke into the microphone. “In the beginning, there were words.” The audience sat in rapt attention as he recited a rapid-fire poem extolling the truth and beauty of the … [Read more...]
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