
Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for August 13
Set Apart in the Way We Live 2 John 1–9 More than ever before, people are counting their steps. With

Evangelism grants help CA Baptists take gospel to 90,000
“We’re looking at long-term goals. In evangelism, we want to be a marathoner, not a sprinter,” said Jason Blankenship, CSBC evangelism initiatives team.

Soaring congregations focus on growth of God’s Kingdom
At a wonderful gathering many years ago, I learned from Christian spiritual and strategic experts about how congregations can effectively fulfill the Great Commission.

Opinion: How do we respond to the rise, fall of a leader and friend?
“The correct response is lament, not just for [Willie McLaurin] and his family but for the SBC. Everyone loses in this scenario.

China forcibly removing Christian symbols from churches
Forcible removal of church crosses is resuming in an apparent government plan to eradicate Christian symbols in China.

Retired SWBTS professor Margaret Lawson dies at 79
Margaret P. Lawson, retired associate professor of foundations of education at SWBTS, died Sept. 29. She was 79.

NOBTS student center renamed in honor of Fred Luter
The board of trustees at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and Leavell College voted during their spring meeting to rename

Anti-trafficking ministry wins settlement in foster care dispute
The anti-trafficking ministry Gracehaven can once again continue its ministry in Ohio to young female survivors after Montgomery County settled a lawsuit brought by the group for excluding it from the county’s foster care system.