SPRINGFIELD – Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) attorneys on March 3 asked an appeals court to reverse a trial judge’s refusal last April to permit a jury trial in MBC’s decade-long effort to recover Windermere Baptist Conference Center (WBCC). A three-judge panel of the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Southern District heard oral arguments in a Springfield courtroom that was packed with spectators, in spite of icy road conditions across the state. Attorney Michael Whitehead … [Read more...]
Bible stories ‘Light Up Missouri’ for non-readers
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Baptists have accepted the challenge during the next two years to distribute one million Bibles across their state as part of “Light Up Missouri,” a servant evangelism initiative organized by the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC). Through this campaign, they hope to combat the tide of biblical illiteracy that has spread across the nation and to see lives transformed by the truth of Scripture. And by sharing stories from God’s Word, they hope to reach even the … [Read more...]
Christians and governments that criminalize homosexuality
By Doug Elders As an SBC pastor I am very disappointed in the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission’s recent article, What Should Christians Think of Governments That Criminalize Homosexuality? I strongly disagree with its perspective. I have been a Southern Baptist for nearly 40 years and have been so because we stand firmly on the unchanging authority of Scripture. I believe this article undermines very clear Biblical teaching about the abominable nature of homosexuality and … [Read more...]
MBC Pathway Editor Don Hinkle: “Attorney defending Hobby Lobby to speak at Worldview Conference”
Don Hinkle shares about the upcoming Worldview Conference, which features Josh Hawley, an attorney and University of Missouri Constitutional law professor, who will report on the Hobby Lobby religious liberty case which will have been heard just nine days earlier by the United State Supreme Court. Learn more and register for the Worldview Conference: http://mobaptist.org/worldview … [Read more...]
Call to prayer: Where are all the godly men?
KANSAS CITY – Where have all the godly men gone? These days I ponder that question with increased frequency and concern. If the lack of godly men were only a matter of personality or ministerial preference, then little would be lost. Such is not the case, though. The church is in great need of awakening and renewal and, in the spirit of English Puritan leader Richard Baxter, its greatest need might well be godly men. Not that long ago, “man of God” was a common and honored descriptor … [Read more...]
Pro-life General Assembly owed much-deserved thanks
As the Missouri General Assembly approaches its spring break, no less than 28 bills have been introduced in an effort to protect the unborn and health of the mother. Missouri is among the top three states with the most abortion restrictions introduced this year, according to Elizabeth Nash, the state policy director for the Guttmacher Institute, an abortion rights and research group. Such activity bears witness to the prayer warriors and pro-life activists determined to make abortions rare … [Read more...]
SBU formalizes fifth academic chair position during Founders’ Day
BOLIVAR – Southwest Baptist University (SBU) formalized its fifth academic chair and awarded two honorary doctorates during the annual Founders’ Day chapel March 10 in Pike Auditorium. “We sincerely appreciate Al and Rosemary McCord for their generous donation to establish the Courts Redford Chair of Biblical Studies,” said SBU President C. Pat Taylor. “We also are pleased to be able to honor two of our alumni who have made significant contributions in business and military service. … [Read more...]
What does the Bible really say about tithing?
JEFFERSON CITY – Does the Bible command tithing – that is, giving 10 percent of our income to God? If we don’t tithe, are we robbing God? Doesn’t the Old Testament teach tithing, while the New Testament teaches giving? Isn’t the whole issue one of law vs. grace? These questions – and others – are addressed in a new video and Bible study just released by the Missouri Baptist Convention. The video/study package is called, “Will a man rob God? What the Bible really says about … [Read more...]
3-time ‘Woman of the Year’ among those to speak at Worldview Conference
KAYLA RINKER/contributing writer HANNIBAL – With more than 500,000 members, 450 prayer/action chapters and teams, 600 trained leaders, and 30 years of service, Concerned Women for America (CWA) is the nation’s largest public policy women’s organization. “There is hardly a single issue facing the nation today that is not critically important to Baptist women; unless forces are put into place to halt the so-called ‘progressive’ agenda’s rampant spread throughout the nation, all of us … [Read more...]
HIS leaders pick church planter as coordinator
Lee Warren/contributing writer Kansas City – The Heartland Interstate Strategy (HIS) task force met at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary on Feb. 25 for its final meeting involving all of its original members. HIS decided to streamline its team (pairing down to one representative from each convention) after convention executives approved Jeffrey Chavez as its new coordinator. The meeting included HIS task force members Mark Elliott (Nebraska), Kurt Simon (Missouri), Gene Stockton … [Read more...]
April 8 Call to Prayer
Peyton Manning is perhaps the best quarterback at calling audibles. Football fans have watched this guy for years step up to the line of scrimmage, and if he discovers that the play called in the huddle is not going to translate into a successful yardage gain, he calls an audible. The play doesn’t need to be complicated, just something the opposing team doesn’t expect. I need to call an audible. One of the functions of the state convention is to convene the people of God called … [Read more...]
Lawsuit against Nixon Explained
In the state of Missouri, the voters defined marriage as one man and one woman and legally placed it in the Missouri Constitution. In 2004 a million voters went to the polls and approved a Missouri Constitutional Amendment, by a whopping 71% to 29%, placing in the Constitution the definition of marriage as being one man to one woman. But in 2014, the Governor Jay Nixon of Missouri defied both these realities by his executive order. He announced that couples of the same-sex who were … [Read more...]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 226
- 227
- 228
- 229
- 230
- …
- 257
- Next Page »