RICHMOND, Mo. - Children have been carrying bags full of pennies, nickels and dimes into Vacation Bible School in order to donate to Southern Baptist missionaries for years. Many never see what happens through their gifts or who benefits from them. But that changed this year at First Baptist Church of Richmond, Mo. July's VBS at the church concluded a week of learning about Send North America: Kansas City church planter Kevin Barnes-along with other missionaries-by meeting his family on … [Read more...]
SBC’s homosexuality position reinforced by 1992 amendment
NASHVILLE (BP) – When a retired Air Force general’s concern over homosexuality prompted an amendment to the Southern Baptist Convention’s constitution two decades ago, few observers realized that his impulse to defend biblical morality would prove instrumental in helping the convention resist pressure to legitimize same-sex relationships for years to come. “Homosexuality was being promoted and was making progress ... and we wanted to protect the Southern Baptist Convention from [a] … [Read more...]
Actor James Garner’s mother died from botched abortion
The death of actor James Garner saddened fans across the country. Born James Scott Bumgarner, the 86-year-old Rockford Files star overcame mental and physical abuse from his stepmother – who would regularly beat him with whatever was handy and force him to wear dresses as a form of emasculation – to become one of the most beloved stars of his day. In his autobiography, The Garner Files, he revealed that he had no memory of his birth mother, who died when he was four years old. “It wasn’t … [Read more...]
Tallest man in Canada to play Goliath in remake of classic film
The tallest man in Canada plays Goliath in the upcoming, high-profile movie, ‘David and Goliath.’ Standing at 7’8, Jerry Sokolosky is also one of the tallest men in the world. “Jerry was a tremendous blessing,” says the director Tim Chey. “We didn’t want to create a CGI imitation like ‘The Incredible Hulk’ and so our casting directors set out to find the biggest guy and he’s very big.” The casting team scoured the planet until they discovered the Canadian actor in Toronto. “They … [Read more...]
Tennessee church planting network develops tomorrow’s leaders
When Steve Tiebout planted a church in northern California in the late 1990s, he would have relished the help of a worship leader like 23-year-old Curtis Looper. Young, talented, full of energy and with a passionate love of Jesus, Looper already shows the God-given ability to prepare a congregation for corporate worship. And at age 23, he'll likely only get better. "Man, if someone would have sent me a 20-year-old who loved Jesus, could play the guitar and wanted to lead worship, I would … [Read more...]
HIS Heartland vision tours Aug. 26-28
Lee Warren/contributing writer OMAHA, Neb. – The Heartland Interstate Strategy (HIS) task force met online July 22 to finalize plans for its vision tour set for Aug. 26-28 that will help leaders identify which hub cities along the I-29 corridor they want to consider or partner with for future church planting or evangelistic opportunities. The corridor, which runs from Kansas City to Winnipeg, Manitoba, is an 800-mile stretch that is largely lacking in Southern Baptist churches and … [Read more...]
Civic Center OKs Satanic Black Mass
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. /Christian Newswire/ -- The long-standing notion that America is "one nation under God" is under attack in Oklahoma City after city officials okayed a satanic black mass at the Civic Center on Sept. 21.More than 37,000 concerned Americans have already called on the Civic Center to cancel the sacrilegious black mass, voicing their opposition through an online petition sponsored by the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP). The group … [Read more...]
Truett’s religious liberty legacy celebrated
David Roach/Baptist Press NASHVILLE (BP) – On the 70th anniversary of George W. Truett’s death, present and former pastors of First Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas – where Truett pastored for 47 years – said his most famous sermon on religious liberty has implications for the advance of secularism, the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision and GuideStone Financial Resources’ legal fight against the Obama administration’s abortion/contraceptive mandate. “I think I have probably read … [Read more...]
Seven non-profits win injunctions against HHS mandate after Hobby Lobby ruling
Kirsten Andersen/LifeSiteNews WASHINGTON, D.C. (LifeSiteNews) – In the wake of the June 30 U.S. Supreme Court decision in the Hobby Lobby case, the high court and two federal appeals courts have granted temporary injunctions to seven non-profit organizations. Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN), Catholic Diocese of Cheyenne (Wyoming), Catholic Charities of Wyoming, St. Joseph’s Children’s Home, St. Anthony Tri-Parish Catholic School, and Wyoming Catholic College were granted … [Read more...]
Boko Haram’s Islamic motives ‘ignored’
David Roach/Baptist Press ABUJA, Nigeria (BP) – The United States and other western nations have ignored the religious motivation of the Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram and must understand the theological dynamics in Nigeria in order to curb terrorism in the western African country, the archbishop of Nigeria’s Anglican Church told Baptist Press. For a long time, “the United States did not come out to say anything about Boko Haram,” Nicholas Okoh, primate of the Church of Nigeria, … [Read more...]
CP receipts near 3rd quarter goal
NASHVILLE (BP) – Contributions to Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) missions and ministries through the Cooperative Program (CP) totaled 98.38 percent of the budgeted goal through the third quarter ending June 30, SBC Executive Committee President Frank S. Page has announced. The $141,298,445.60 the Executive Committee received during the first nine months of the fiscal year, Oct. 1-June 30, for distribution through the Cooperative Program Allocation Budget is 1.62 percent short of the … [Read more...]
Teams find a world of lostness in St. Louis, Kansas City
KANSAS CITY – A dozen interns sent out by the Missouri Baptist Convention are discovering a world of lostness in Kansas City and St. Louis. Last month, these interns began a 10-week canvassing initiative, a joint project of the Missouri Baptist Convention, the North American Mission Board (NAMB), the International Mission Board (IMB), the Blue-River Kansas City Association and the St. Louis Metro Baptist Association. Through this project, which is funded by the Cooperative Program, these … [Read more...]
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