Southern Baptists join thousands at the 52nd March for Life
WASHINGTON (BP) – Thousands of pro-life Americans, including many Southern Baptists, gathered near the U.S. Capitol on Friday (Jan. 24) for the 52nd annual March for Life.
Trump pardons 23 abortion protestors, some of them in jail
WASHINGTON (BP) – President Donald Trump signed an executive order Jan. 23 pardoning 23 pro-lifers convicted of federal crimes for blocking entrances to abortion clinics before the overturning of Roe v. Wade, some of whom were serving prison sentences.
Church planter’s past fuels Gospel mission in Omaha
OMAHA (BP) —Like so many others over the last 2,000 years, Tanner Devereaux couldn’t get over the words of Paul’s letter to the Romans. Sitting in a Missouri prison cell and reviewing a Gospel tract given to him by a friend, Devereaux felt like Paul was writing directly to him.
FIRST-PERSON: ‘Home Church’ can provide vital relationship to missionaries
Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from “The Church and the Missionary,” The Great Commission Baptist Journal of Missions, published by the International Mission Board. The IMB has always required church endorsement for service overseas. Most missionaries were part of a healthy church where discipleship and accountability shaped their call. Churches committed to pray […]
Rand Paul reintroduces bill to defund Planned Parenthood
WASHINGTON – On Thursday (Jan. 23), a day before the 2025 March for Life in Washington, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) announced his support of the event and said he has reintroduced his Defund Planned Parenthood Act.
Houses passes ERLC-endorsed ‘Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act’
WASHINGTON (BP) – The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,” a bill aimed at protecting newborn babies that survive attempted abortions. The bill was endorsed by the SBC’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC).
9 ways to help those who are suffering
In the past month, what have you heard from those you love? Divorce, loneliness, layoffs, cancer, parenting struggles, disappointment, betrayal, conflict? Everyone we love will hurt and suffer. While we feel compassion, we often find ourselves at a loss for what to do.
Bible Study: Christ, our all in all
The late baritone Barry White serenaded his sweetheart in 1974, proclaiming, “You’re the First, the Last, My Everything.” But have you ever truly considered that of any one person?
George Liele: The world’s first Baptist missionary
In 1750, shortly after the end of the Great Awakening in America’s British-controlled colonies, Virginia Loyalist Henry Sharp’s slave, Nancy, gives birth to George, a son who takes his slave father’s name, Liele.