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Baptist children’s home launches program to fund houseparents’ ministry
The New Mexico Baptist Children’s Home and Family Ministries has announced a new scholarship program designed to invest in the spiritual and educational growth of its houseparents, providing fully funded tuition to the Southern Baptist Convention’s seminaries and colleges.
‘The Bible & America’: Museum of the Bible launches new exhibit
As the nation’s 250th anniversary celebration approaches, the Museum of the Bible is launching exhibits, lectures and a theater production
Sports gambling: The church crisis hiding in plain sight?
Calvin Ridley, star receiver for the Atlanta Falcons, was suspended for an entire season in 2022 for gambling on NFL games. The following year, 10 NFL and one NHL athlete were suspended for gambling-related infractions.
Mother’s faith grows amid ‘deepest grief’ after son’s murder
The morning after her son was killed, Katrina Leonard knew only one thing: She had to go to church.
Updated code of practice addresses gender confusion in England
In a move that could reshape how public services, businesses and charities across Great Britain operate, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has released an updated Code of Practice.
Opinion: ‘I am the 1% used 100% of the time to justify abortion’
“You should have been aborted!” The Harvard student yelled this in my face while I was visiting the campus for a forum on abortion in the black community. It wasn’t the first time someone had said this to me, and it wouldn’t be the last.
‘Key is communication’: Disaster Relief building pipeline of leaders for national disaster response
Key Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers from across the country gathered in Louisville recently to be trained to help effectively respond to national emergencies.
Bivocational pastor honored to lead 3 churches — with God’s help
Holding down a full-time job while also pastoring a church is not for the faint of heart. Lee Wright, who is a bivocational pastor leading three churches, says God makes it possible.
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Lawsuit involving David Platt and McLean Bible Church revived
A case involving David Platt and McLean Bible Church is back in the headlines.
Q&A: Al Mohler addresses questions on ‘truth and unity’ amendment
Albert Mohler, president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, says he will propose what he is calling the “Truth and Unity Amendment” to the SBC Constitution during the Annual Meeting in Orlando in June.
Bivocational pastor honored to lead 3 churches — with God’s help
Holding down a full-time job while also pastoring a church is not for the faint of heart. Lee Wright, who is a bivocational pastor leading three churches, says God makes it possible.
Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for May 24
Here’s the Bible Studies for Life Sunday School lesson commentary for May 24, written by Bobby McKay, pastor of New Liberty Baptist Church in Morton, Mississippi.
Missionary doctor who contracted Ebola ‘steadily recovering’
A medical missionary who contracted Ebola while treating an Ebola-infected patient in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is steadily recovering.
First person: Lessons learned through caregiving journey
Our world changed in August 2024. A neighbor called to say, “Your wife is lying on the pavement.”
Teaching resource for Lifeway’s Explore the Bible lesson for May 24
Ideas and questions to help group members and leaders study and teach Matthew 26:17–30
‘Illegal missionary activity?’ Baptist pastor faces expulsion from Russian-occupied Ukraine.
The Rev. Vladimir Rytikov faces expulsion from his birthplace in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine after authorities accused him of “illegal missionary activity” and cancelled his residence permit, a rights watchdog reports.
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Sports gambling: The church crisis hiding in plain sight?
Calvin Ridley, star receiver for the Atlanta Falcons, was suspended for an entire season in 2022 for gambling on NFL games. The following year, 10 NFL and one NHL athlete were suspended for gambling-related infractions.
Bivocational pastor honored to lead 3 churches — with God’s help
Holding down a full-time job while also pastoring a church is not for the faint of heart. Lee Wright, who is a bivocational pastor leading three churches, says God makes it possible.
First person: Lessons learned through caregiving journey
Our world changed in August 2024. A neighbor called to say, “Your wife is lying on the pavement.”
Helping NextGen embrace role in missions
The International Mission Board has released “Blueprint: Recognizing God’s Design for His Glory among the Nations,” a new course and companion book for students, young adults and ministry leaders to understand Scripture as one unified story and recognize their role in God’s global mission.
Sports gambling: The church crisis hiding in plain sight?
Calvin Ridley, star receiver for the Atlanta Falcons, was suspended for an entire season in 2022 for gambling on NFL games. The following year, 10 NFL and one NHL athlete were suspended for gambling-related infractions.
Bivocational pastor honored to lead 3 churches — with God’s help
Holding down a full-time job while also pastoring a church is not for the faint of heart. Lee Wright, who is a bivocational pastor leading three churches, says God makes it possible.
First person: Lessons learned through caregiving journey
Our world changed in August 2024. A neighbor called to say, “Your wife is lying on the pavement.”
Helping NextGen embrace role in missions
The International Mission Board has released “Blueprint: Recognizing God’s Design for His Glory among the Nations,” a new course and companion book for students, young adults and ministry leaders to understand Scripture as one unified story and recognize their role in God’s global mission.