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Priscilla Shirer releases first book in five years, ‘I Surrender All’

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By Marissa Postell Sullivan BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (Lifeway Christian Resources) – “All to Jesus I surrender, all to Him I freely give … I surrender all.” The words of the old hymn are familiar to many, but do Christians today know what it means to live fully surrendered to Jesus? In her new book, Bible teacher, speaker and actor, Priscilla Shirer explores what surrender looks like in the life of regular people who want to follow Jesus with abandon in practical, everyday rhythms of their … [Read more...]

Throat cancer fails to loosen his grip on God’s sovereignty

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CLEVELAND, Tenn. (BP) – “Don’t feel sorry for me,” Ernest Easley writes in a new book. A feeding tube is how he gets nourishment. He struggles to speak. Diagnosed with malignant throat cancer in 1998, severe side effects from 44 radiation treatments still afflict the longtime pastor. Even so: “I feel sorry for you if you haven’t learned the peace that comes from resting in God’s sovereignty,” Easley writes in “Resting in God’s Sovereignty: A 30-day Devotional on God’s Plan for His … [Read more...]

FIRST-PERSON: Finding freedom in Christ

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by Ron Crow I had the opportunity to visit the Holy Land in Israel in 2018. What an experience that was of learning, experiencing and walking where Jesus walked. I learned much about biblical sites which made the Bible come alive. But I also learned about the current Israeli culture. I will never forget the day our tour guide made this statement, “You Americans often talk about your freedom. We have no idea what that even means. We have never experienced freedom.” This is the only life … [Read more...]

King of kings and Lord of lords

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This is another in a series of excerpts from What Every Christian Should Know About the Return of Jesus, released by High Street Press and available at Amazon.com. John’s vision of the returning Christ in Revelation 19:11-16 reveals marvelous truths about the Lord’s conquest of sin and his restoration of righteousness. John captures many details that show how Christ’s glorious return sets in motion his final battle with sin, thus paving the way for a restored Eden. We examine a few of … [Read more...]

Personhood, believer’s baptism, and a defense of the senior pastor featured in Spring 2024 Midwestern Journal of Theology

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (MBTS) – From church governance to cultural engagement, the Spring 2024 edition of the Midwestern Journal of Theology addresses several relevant questions for the Church today. The new edition features contributions from scholars and pastors including Midwestern Seminary faculty and doctoral students. “I want to congratulate Drs. Michael McMullen and Blake Hearson for putting together another great edition of the Midwestern Journal of Theology,” said President Jason … [Read more...]

How to pray Scripture

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by Kie Bowman In 1549 Thomas Cranmer organized the publication of the Book of Common Prayer, which is still used today by millions of people in the worldwide Anglican Communion. Speaking with a sense of humor, the late J. I. Packer said, “Long before the age of fish and chips, the Book of Common Prayer was the Great British invention, nurturing all sorts and conditions of Englishmen and holding the church together with remarkable effectiveness.” For non-liturgical evangelicals, a book … [Read more...]

High Street Press releases study on the book of life

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JEFFERSON CITY (High Street Press) – The Missouri Baptist Convention, through its High Street Press imprint, has released a new resource for personal or group study titled The Book of Life: God’s Registry of the Redeemed. The 450-page softcover book explores all references to the book of life in Scripture. The Bible mentions dozens of books, from the Book of the Lord’s Wars to a seven-sealed scroll only Jesus is worthy to open. But perhaps the most fascinating book revealed in Scripture … [Read more...]

No, the early Christians were not communists

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A popular claim that early Christians were communists is clearly false. Even Missouri’s own Harry S. Truman said to his daughter, “You know there was but one idealistic example of Communism. That is described in the Acts of the Apostles.” When Acts 2:44 says, “Now all the believers where together and had everything in common,” the text is not describing socialism as we know it. Instead, the Bible is describing the voluntary generous spirit that comes when a church is unified. Why is the … [Read more...]

Coming on the clouds of heaven

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This is another in a series of excerpts from What Every Christian Should Know About the Return of Jesus, released by High Street Press and available at Amazon.com. Today, Jesus is seated at the Father’s right hand in heaven, where he serves as our mediator and intercessor. This exalted position illustrates his power as creator, sustainer, and redeemer. But one day, at the Father’s command, Jesus rises from his place in the throne room of heaven and returns to earth. The one who … [Read more...]

Bumpers releases new book on Song of Solomon

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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Baptist Convention, through its High Street Press imprint, has released a new resource for personal or group study titled Love, Romance & Marriage: A Journey through the Song of Solomon. Written by Pastor Eddie Bumpers of Crossway Baptist Church in Springfield, Mo., the 120-page softcover book offers a verse-by-verse commentary on an Old Testament book that sometimes makes readers blush. The Song of Solomon offers stimulating details of love, romance, and … [Read more...]

MBTS’s Chang releases collection of Spurgeon’s unpublished poems

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KANSAS CITY (MBTS) –  Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MBTS) celebrated last month the release of Christ Our All: Poems for the Christian Pilgrim (B&H Academic). Containing hundreds of Charles Spurgeon’s original poems, many of them previously unpublished, the volume was compiled by Geoffrey Chang, curator of the Spurgeon Library and assistant professor of Church history and historical theology at Midwestern Seminary. “I am grateful for the release of Dr. Chang’s new edited … [Read more...]

Lifelong pursuit: Pastor’s passion for sanctification inspires book, ‘The Blueprint of Grace’

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ROLLA – Sanctification is a process all believers go through in their ongoing efforts to become conformed to the Lord’s will. It’s an ongoing journey none will ever complete this side of heaven, and Bob Allen is keenly aware of it. That wasn’t always the case. Allen, the senior pastor of Salem Avenue Baptist Church in Rolla, grew up knowing many things about the Lord, but it was in the context of a Pentecostal/Charismatic tradition. Because of those teachings, he said his view of the … [Read more...]