BOSTON (WNS) – Massachusetts has become the latest state to approve protected class status for transgender persons, and churches should not expect any exemption from the law that goes into effect Oct. 1. According to the Gender Identity Guidance report by the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, churches be can considered places of public accommodation and subjected to fines and penalties for not accommodating transgender persons in accordance with their gender identity. The … [Read more...]
God is still in our schools
Watching sand pass through an hourglass always captivated me as a child. It seemed as though the mass of sand would never pass through the bottleneck, but in quick order the final grains fell. There is a bottleneck where nearly every person over the next 20 years will pass. The church could surround this bottleneck and change communities and impact every life in across the nation over a few decades. Some churches have realized the great strategic value and have already gotten started. The … [Read more...]
Baptist students, 450 strong, aid flood survivors
DENHAM SPRINGS, La. (BP) – John Whitehead woke to an unfamiliar sight in mid-August – water had breached his house and was rising fast. The Louisiana State University student panicked for a few minutes, facing tough decisions. What should he save and what should he leave behind? In the end, the answer was simple. Muddy water lapped against his waist as he struggled to heave his black Labrador retriever Rascal into his kayak. Then, he paddled away from everything he and his family owned in … [Read more...]
Flood rescue transcended race, age, disability
EAST BATON ROUGE, La. (BP) – Mary Cupit, 81, awoke to banging on her bedroom window during the early hours as Chad Tyrone, a new neighbor, knocked frantically to warn of encroaching floodwater. By the time Mary roused her caregiver – her deaf brother Donald Cupit, 73 – he only had time to throw on some clothes and grab his wallet and keys before helping his sister into a waiting car filled with neighbors they barely knew in East Baton Rouge. The drive to safety took them to Tyrone’s … [Read more...]
‘Horse whisperer’ proclaims gospel during state fair
SEDALIA – Horse whisperer David Frazier doesn't really like the term "horse whisperer." "That's kind of Hollywood. I haven't even seen the movie," he said. He was referring to a 1998 film starring Robert Redford, who plays the role of a horse trainer with a remarkable gift for understanding horses and helps an injured teenager and her horse back to health following a tragic accident. "But we use the term here because people understand what it means, and it communicates to the … [Read more...]
Calling down the fire
“Calling Down the Fire” is the theme of this year’s Pastors’ Conference which will be meeting on Oct. 24 just prior to the Convention in St. Charles Convention Center. The Pastors’ Conference will begin at 8:40 a.m. with pre-session music and 9:00a.m-4:30p.m. is the time of the conference. I am asking that you make this conference a matter of urgent prayer as I have asked the four men coming to proclaim God’s Word, to seek to bring us messages that will ignite our hearts for the glory of … [Read more...]
College camp impacts Missouri students’ hearts
EDITOR’S NOTE: Each year college ministry groups from around the country converge on Glorieta, N.M., for Collegiate Week. This camp for college kids is sponsored by Lifeway and continues to be a staple in the college minister's toolbox. On average over 1,600 students and leaders participate and have been for many years. Aaron Werner, Baptist Student Union director at Crowder College in Neosho, contributed this article by Victoria Davidson, one of the students in his ministry. She represents … [Read more...]
CCCU board considers membership requirements
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (BP) – The Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) board of directors is considering recommendations for new membership and affiliate guidelines during meetings this week, amid differences over same-sex marriage hiring policies. The regular July board meeting – taking place at the council’s Oxford study abroad location – comes after a special task force spent nine months exploring CCCU’s categories of affiliation. The task force has submitted its final … [Read more...]
Owen Strachen: Spider webs of our making
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article first appeared online at Midwestern Seminary’s blog, For The Church (ftc.co). I’ve found a resonant image playing in my mind related to my pride. Like a squirming bug trapped in a spider web, entangled at every juncture, so too can we Christians of all backgrounds and proclivities trap ourselves in webs of pride that threaten to kill our spirituality and love for the Lord. What do I mean by this? Simply this: with activities or involvements that revolve … [Read more...]
Wilcox: Marriage makes a healthy community
HANNIBAL – Families based upon healthy marriages make for healthy communities, Brad Wilcox said during the first of two presentations at the Missouri Baptist Convention’s Worldview Conference, April 14. “I’m sure you’ve heard this idea, this phrase, that it ‘takes a village to raise a child,’” said Wilcox, who is director of the National Marriage Project and serves as an associate professor of sociology at the University of Virginia. “I would just add to that, ‘It takes a married village … [Read more...]
Loggins in awe of Christ-like response Charleston’s Emanuel AME
Robert Loggins of St. Louis, visited Charleston, SC, and worshiped in the Emanuel AME Church where nine believers were murdered during their small group bible study and prayer. Robert was moved as he described the Christ-like responses of love and forgiveness of family members of the victims, the senior pastor and the entire church. Listen as Harold Hendrick interviews Loggins regarding his powerful experience: … [Read more...]
Puebla partnership more than a mission trip
ATLIXCO, Puebla, Mexico— It’s not a mission trip. It’s a partnership. “We’re not randomly going into different parts of the world on a fly-by mission,” said Fred Broome, pastor at Faith Baptist Church in Washington (FBC), a growing church located 50 miles west of St. Louis. “Our goal is to be a resource and a partner and help them in any way we can.” Broome and a team of seven from FBC recently returned from their third visit to Atlixco, Mexico, a city in the Mexican state of Puebla. FBC … [Read more...]
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