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Standing firm against the enemy of your soul
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (51+ words) I once heard a pastor say, "The enemy of your soul hates you." You probably hear sermons and social media clips about how much God loves you'and rightly so, for He does indeed love you. Yet it is also important…...
Prayer partnerships join service opportunities for Crossover
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (30+ words) ORLANDO (BP) " Crossover leaders are calling on others to begin the work of Southern Baptists" pre-Annual Meeting evangelistic outreach 10 days before volunteers descend on the greater Orlando area....
Bible Study: Growing through life's challenges
6+ mon, 2+ hour ago (214+ words) None of us enjoy problems. We imagine that a life free from trouble would bring us peace and happiness. Yet, life doesn't work that way. Problems are an inescapable part of our human experience....
FIRST-PERSON: Count your blessings
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (156+ words) Over a decade ago, sitting in a tiny examining room with paneled walls, we heard our pediatrician say the one word no parent ever wants to hear. "I wish I had better news," she began, "but I believe he has…...
Holy Spirit reemphasis could change churches, stem SBC baptism decline, theologians say
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (753+ words) NASHVILE (BP) " After theology professor Gregg Allison taught about the Holy Spirit to a group of Southern Baptists, an older man approached him. The man said he had been a Southern Baptist 40 years and had not heard a single sermon…...
Texas church goes through digital declutter
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (870+ words) GRAPEVINE, Texas " Church at the Cross has been going through a digital declutter this spring, identifying unhealthy connections to technology and intentionally making space for God to form their spiritual character. "It's no shock that in our cultural moment, screen…...
New Mexico Children's Home offering seminary for houseparents
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (769+ words) PORTALES, N. M. (BP) " Some ideas are so simple, so needed and so good, it's hard to figure out why it took so long to think of them. Serenity Richard had that response earlier this year. As executive director of the New…...
Montana's new exec gets to work
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (720+ words) Mikey and Emily Mewborn BILLINGS, Mont. " Mikey Mewborn, vice president of student life at Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary, recently accepted a call as executive director/treasurer of the Montana Southern Baptist Convention. A friend's connection, meetings with Montana Baptists and…...
IMB releases "Blueprint" for Next Gen seeking to reach the nations
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (674+ words) RICHMOND, Va. " 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…...
Japanese church plant a first in Kentucky
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (695+ words) John Livingston, right, and KBC Multi-Language Church Planting Strategist Joshua Kim. LEXINGTON, Ky. " When John Livingston went to Japan in 1987 to be an English teacher, serving the Lord and ministering to people was not on his agenda. But God began…...