WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC) Christian Life Commission (CLC) filed a friend of the court brief Feb. 3 with the U.S. Supreme Court in a case involving Texas abortion laws, the first case since 2007 that the high court as agreed to hear regarding statutory regulation of abortionists. The MBC filed its brief in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, which the Supreme Court has agreed to hear March 2. The brief addresses two provisions of the law that the U.S. Court … [Read more...]
Abortions continue to decline in Mo.
JEFFERSON CITY – Abortions in Missouri decreased by seven percent in 2014, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services’ annual vital statistics report. That year, 8,129 Missouri resident pregnancies were aborted compared with 8,740 in 2013. The 2014 number represents a 32 percent decrease from 2004, and a decrease of 62 percent since Missouri’s highest resident abortions in 1980 of 21,671. “While one aborted child is one too many, these encouraging numbers reflect … [Read more...]
Branson’s Titanic free for pastors in October
BRANSON – Missouri Baptist pastors have been invited to tour the Titanic Museum attraction in Branson for free during the month of October. Normally a $24 admission fee, Titanic Museum spokesman Dale Grubaugh said they are providing the free tickets to clergy as a way to recognize the dedication and hard work of the spiritual leaders in Missouri communities. They invite pastors to be their guests from October 1-31. Additional guest tickets may be purchased at the regular admission rate. … [Read more...]
Unions force members to fund abortion
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri union members who have religious objections to abortion may want to watch where their union fees are going, since unions across the nation have poured thousands of dollars into the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA). But bills proposed by both state and federal lawmakers promise to change this scenario by keeping unions from forcing pro-lifers to fund PPFA. According to Missouri Representative Eric Burlison, a Republican from Battlefield, unions – … [Read more...]
Syracuse church feeds its community with food, love of Christ
SYRACUSE – Heading west along state highway 50 from Jefferson City to Sedalia, drivers can see an emblem of how the First Baptist Church here has invested in its community. A sign along the right side of the highway declares, “First Baptist Church of Syracuse Welcomes You.” Pastor Harold Nicks of FBC, Syracuse, loves the people and the history of this town of 200, which had its beginnings in 1859. He brags that the Syracuse School once produced one of the best basketball teams in the … [Read more...]
‘Character is the Key’: Royals GM says about team’s turnaround
KANSAS CITY (BP) — Kansas City Royals general manager Dayton Moore was headed off the field during 2012 spring training when a Royals minor league coach approached him. “Dayton,” the coach said, “God asked me to tell you something.” “Sure, what do you have, kid?” Moore replied. Moore says he will never forget the response: “Do your fighting on your knees.” The coach’s message was impactful in part because of the temptation to lash out at critics. The Royals had lost at least 90 games in … [Read more...]
‘Forward’: Theme for MBC annual meeting, Oct. 26-28
SPRINGFIELD — Messengers representing churches affiliated with the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) will gather Oct. 26-28 at the Springfield Expo Center for their 181st annual meeting. The theme is “Forward,” taken from Philippians 3:13-14, where the apostle Paul writes, “But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” MBC Executive Director John Yeats and MBC … [Read more...]
Missourians stand for life in Columbia
COLUMBIA – Missouri Baptists are among those fighting for the lives of the unborn in front of the Planned Parenthood clinic here. Susan Klein, a Missouri Baptist pastor’s wife and legislative liaison for Missouri Right to Life, spoke to pro-lifers gathered in Columbia, July 28, for a “Women Betrayed Rally.” “We stand united all across the U.S. to speak for the unborn and against the horrors of Planned Parenthood,” Klein said. “Women are deceived and betrayed inside the walls of Planned … [Read more...]
Cards Matheny includes testimony in new book
ST. LOUIS – Spring training is here and both Cardinals fans and Royals fans are eager to see warmer weather and Opening Day arrive. But until April (and hopefully two more post-season runs), consider tiding yourself over with this easy-to-digest but still interesting book by Cardinals skipper, Mike Matheny: The Matheny Manifesto. If that name sounds familiar, it’s because it comes from a 2007 letter Matheny wrote to the parents of the little league team he managed. It went viral, with his … [Read more...]
Five Biblical Response to Ferguson
A few days ago, we hosted the Heartland Prayer Summit 2 in Ferguson, Mo. It was an amazing experience. No doubt the Lord heard men and women of God calling out in faith. Now history records the brokenness of our culture. Ferguson is permanently scarred. However, our God remains faithful to His people. He is the hope for change and restoration. Our priority is to draw near to Him. One of the facilitators for the prayer summit is Bill Elliff. In response to the tragedy in Ferguson, he … [Read more...]
Adam’s sin root cause of unrest in Ferguson
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP) – On Aug. 9, Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old African-American, was shot six times by Darren Wilson, a white Ferguson police officer. His family has called for justice in his shooting while urging residents of Ferguson to abstain from violence, but many African-Americans and some whites have taken their anger to the city’s streets in protest. As an African-American Christian, my first reaction to this sad story of a young man’s life cut short consists of anger … [Read more...]
Abedini prayer vigil set for Sept. 26
TEHRAN, Iran – Christian persecution and yes, genocide, is real in the world today, and Naghmeh Abedini is calling out to the body of Christ to pray. Sept. 26 will mark two long years since her husband and American pastor, Saeed Abedini, was imprisoned in Iran for his Christian faith. And most recently, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorists were brought into the same prison as Saeed. Because he is both an American and a Christian convert, he immediately started receiving … [Read more...]
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