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Update: FBC Lebanon to host well-known apologist Frank Turek

Well-known Christian apologist Frank Turek will make an appearance at First Baptist Church, Lebanon, Sept. 20, for a presentation and Q&A discussion.
Faith

The Jesus of Latter-day Saints

Ask your Mormon neighbors if they believe in Jesus, and they’ll respond with an enthusiastic yes – and add that they deeply love Jesus. Take them at their word; they’re telling the truth. But don’t stop there. Ask a key follow-up question: Who is Jesus? And then listen carefully. While our LDS friends sincerely love Jesus, he is not the Jesus of Scripture.
Faith

Six steps can help eliminate confusion for the unchurched in your worship services

People often have assumptions about what we believe in the church, but those outside our congregations often have no way to know the truth because they can’t understand us.
National

Adults Account for Most Baptisms in SBC Congregations

As baptisms in Southern Baptist congregations increase, a growing percentage of those entering the baptismal pools are adults.
Columnists

FIRST-PERSON: The Lord of Armies fights for His people

God’s names represent His character, and His character is manifested in His actions. He is the Shepherd who leads, protects and restores His flock. He is equally the LORD of hosts or the LORD God of Armies, who enacts justice for sin, saves His children and rules with a mighty right hand.
Faith

Only a quarter of Americans attend church weekly, State of the Bible reports

Only a quarter of Americans attend church weekly, the same percentage as a year ago, the American Bible Society (ABS) said Aug. 13 in its latest release.
International

Book of Esther used in new era of Deaf Bible translation

When Deaf Pathway Global (DPG) set out to test a groundbreaking new approach to Bible translation, the organization didn’t begin with a complex theological text or a long gospel narrative. Instead, they chose a story from Scripture filled with courage, tension and triumph.
Columnists

Odds & ends: reading woes, artsy trash, techy ignorance

As the summer vacation season comes to a close, allow me to unload some odds and ends—some unconnected thoughts from the research and reading I’ve come across in recent weeks: from reading woes to artsy trash to our techy ignorance of heaven's declaration.
Faith

Why Mormonism matters to Missouri Baptists

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) has broken ground on a new temple in Ozark. It’s the third LDS temple in Missouri, after St. Louis (dedicated in 1997) and Kansas City (2012), and it’s one of 380 temples announced, under construction, or in operation worldwide.
Missouri

SBU President Rick Melson accepts call to serve as president of Moody Bible Institute

Southwest Baptist University trustees announced that SBU President Rick Melson has accepted the call to become the next president of Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Ill. SBU trustees also unanimously selected Jonathon Woodyard to serve as SBU’s interim president beginning the week of Aug. 10.
Missouri

Disaster Relief ministers in Kansas City during FIFA World Cup

It was hard to miss the news about FIFA coming to Kansas City for the World Cup this summer. Fortunately, Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief (MODR) was among the agencies seeking to minister in Kansas City during the FIFA soccer World Cup activities.
Missouri

MBC releases new study on God’s mercy and wrath

The Missouri Baptist Convention, through its High Street Press imprint, has released a new resource for personal or group study titled "Passing the Point of No Return: When God's Mercy Gives Way to His Wrath."

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