Tuesday, January 30, 2018
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Members of 117 churches urged to 'rise up, build'
BENTON, La. (BP) -- Nearly 700 members of the Northwest Louisiana Baptist Association's 117 churches came together to cry out to God to bring revival during the local fellowship's third annual "Call to Prayer."Brian Blackwell photoHosted by Cypress Baptist Church, Benton, the Jan. 28 gathering brought together Christians of various ages and ethnicities to pray for law enforcement, the persecuted church, missionaries serving around the world, pastors and other church leaders. Read More
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SBC 2018 Dallas registration opens Feb. 1
DALLAS (BP) -- Registration opens Feb. 1 for the Southern Baptist Convention's 2018 annual meeting June 12-13 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas.Image: iStock/license purchase required.Registration will be available around the clock at www.sbcannualmeeting.net for messengers and invited guests. The annual meeting is a private religious gathering open to registered messengers, invited guests of messengers, program participants and approved exhibitors. Read More
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SUPER BOWL: Eagles coach embraces unique resume
ST. PAUL, Minn. (BP) -- Among the list of men who have coached in a Super Bowl, Frank Reich may have a resume that's unique.Photo by Tim EllsworthIt's not the "former NFL quarterback" component that qualifies him for that distinction. It's the combination of "former NFL quarterback" and "former seminary president" that gives Reich, the offensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles, one of the most unusual paths to football's pinnacle.
"I would think so," Reich, former president of Reformed Theological Seminary in ... Read More
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Late-term abortion ban fails in Senate
WASHINGTON (BP) -- The Senate rejected an effort to prohibit late-term abortions Monday (Jan. 29), assuring the United States would maintain for now one of the world's most radical policies on the procedure.Image: iStock/license purchase required.Senators voted 51-46 to bring the Pain-capable Unborn Child Protection Act, S. 2311, to the floor but fell short of the 60 votes needed to invoke cloture, as it is known, and proceed to a roll call on passage. The bill would ban abortions on babies 20 weeks or more after fertilization based on scientific evidence that a child in the womb experiences pain by that point in gestation. Read More
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SBC child care, children, youth reg. opens Feb. 1
DALLAS (BP) -- Registration opens Feb. 1 for preschool child care, Giant Cow Children's Ministries and Youth on Mission in conjunction with the Southern Baptist Convention Pastors' Conference June 10-11 and the SBC's June 12-13 annual meeting.thegiantcow.com graphicSouthern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) child care volunteers will care for preschoolers while Giant Cow Children's Ministries will lead the 5-12 year olds and Woman's Missionary Union will guide the Youth on Mission curricula and activities. Read More
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FROM THE STATES: Ore., N.C. and Okla. evangelism/missions news; 'They are choosing to be dangerously obedient ...'
Today's From the States features items from: Northwest Baptist Witness (Oregon); Biblical Recorder (North Carolina); The Baptist Messenger (Oklahoma) Read More
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FROM THE COLLEGES: SBU Pres. Pat Taylor to retire; ETBU bass fishing team treks to the Amazon; octogenarian Shorter grad dies
In today's From the Colleges: Southwest Baptist University President Pat Taylor to retire; East Texas Baptist University bass fishing team treks to the Amazon; octogenarian Shorter University grad Horace Sheffield dies.SBU President C. Pat Taylor to retire
BOLIVAR, Mo. (BP) -- Southwest Baptist University President C. Pat Taylor has announced he will retire Aug. 31 after nearly 22 years as SBU's president. Read More
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FIRST-PERSON: Let us be women
Katie McCoy underscores the need for women grounded in theology to address misguided attempts in an increasingly hostile and broken world to conflate male-female equality with secular ideology. Read More