‘Nobody does it like us,’ Black church conference attendee proclaims
RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP) – Finishing an event in Louisville, Ky., Belinda Wright thought it excellent to swing by the Black Church Leadership and Family Conference (BCLFC) in Ridgecrest, N.C., to relax and spend time with her sister Joyice Jones from Suffolk, Va.
Love on exhibit: annual meeting spark brings marriage in their 60s
FAIRFIELD, Ohio (BP) — The exhibit hall of the SBC Annual Meeting is known as a giver. Whether T-shirts, pens, buttons, books or other emblem-adorned knickknacks, people leave with more than when they arrived.
Black Church conference helps leaders ‘Thrive’
RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP) – The annual Black Church Leadership and Family Conference (BCLFC) resembles the churches it aims to serve – energetic worship and powerful sermons but still grappling with the effects of the pandemic.
ERLC urges DEA to retain marijuana’s classification as schedule I substance
NASHVILLE (BP) – The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) is urging the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to retain marijuana’s classification as a schedule I substance under the Controlled Substance Act (CSA). Schedule I is the designation meant for the most dangerous substances.
Let the games begin! Southern Baptists ready for Olympics kick-off
PARIS (BP) – Right now, more than 10,000 athletes are gathering for the start of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. They are accompanied by coaches, spectators, vendors, journalists, media professionals and volunteers. It is estimated that 15 million visitors will pass through the French capital this summer, people from nearly every nation on earth, in one place, at one time.
Global Vision Trip to North Africa inspires church planters to reach neighbors, nations
TORONTO – Kesevan Balasingham knows firsthand that he doesn’t have to look far from his Toronto home to find a mission field. It’s because he was once part of the mission field.
Bible Study: What heaven knows about earth
Those who lose their memory no longer know who they are. Therefore, those beyond this life, whether in heaven or not, must maintain their memories of past things or cease to be who they were on earth.
Netanyahu meets with Biden, Harris to narrow gaps on a Gaza cease-fire deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the White House Thursday (July 25) to discuss the war in Gaza – and the possibility of securing a cease-fire deal – with President Joe Biden and likely Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris.
SBC DIGEST: SEBTS, CBU receive 7-figure grants
SEBTS Center for Faith and Culture receives $1.25M grant; CBU professor receives $1M grant to study responses to sacred architecture.
Ministry reaching hundreds of international students is ‘Baptist cooperation at its best’
OCEAN CITY, Md. (BP) – The air crackles with excitement at Ocean City Baptist Church (OCBC) as members prepare to welcome 300-plus international students for a hot, homemade meal.
