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FIRST-PERSON: How corporate worship can be evangelistic | Baptist Press
FORT WORTH, Texas (BP) -- The Lord Jesus Christ gave the church its commission before he ascended to His Father:
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Falwell releases statement, claims wife’s affair led to mental health issues | Baptist Press
LYNCHBURG, Va. (BP) -- Embattled Liberty University president Jerry Falwell Jr. released a statement late Sunday night (Aug 23.) through the Washington Examiner in which he claims his wife, Becki, had an "inappropriate personal relationship" in the past with a family friend who threatened to go public with details of…
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FIRST-PERSON: Having a ‘define the relationship’ talk with God | Baptist Press
COVINGTON, Tenn. (BP) -- I wonder, through this extended time of social distancing, if the Lord wants to have a conversation with us like He did with Peter by the sea one day — a “define the relationship” kind of talk. You’ve probably had these before — “Will this dating…
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Oklahoma Baptists, NAMB announce new church planting network | Baptist Press
OKLAHOMA CITY (BP) -- Leaders with Oklahoma Baptists and the North American Mission Board (NAMB) have announced a new church planting partnership that will enhance church planting across Oklahoma. "Send Network Oklahoma" was approved by Oklahoma Baptists' board members during a recent board meeting.
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Rebekah Naylor named first female distinguished professor at SWBTS | Baptist Press
FORT WORTH, Texas (BP) -- Rebekah Ann Naylor, a longtime medical missionary to India, has been appointed distinguished professor of missions in the Roy J. Fish School of Evangelism and Missions at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, the school’s administration announced today (Aug. 20). She is the first woman ever to…
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How Democrats’ platform compares with SBC resolutions | Baptist Press
MILWAUKEE (BP) -- The 2020 Democratic Party Platform draws mixed reviews when compared with resolutions passed by messengers at recent SBC annual meetings.
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Body of missing SBC pastor’s wife found | Baptist Press
WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (BP) -- The vehicle of Marilane Carter, a pastor’s wife who’d been missing more than two weeks, was found Tuesday (Aug. 18) with the body of a deceased female inside.
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FIRST-PERSON: Get the most out of your Bible reading | Baptist Press
GRAPEVINE, Texas (BP) -- Daily Bible reading is life-giving. When you are in a healthy rhythm of communing with God through Bible reading and prayer, there is a prevailing grace that accompanies daily motions. But if you’re like me, honestly, sometimes regular Bible reading can feel more like a daily…
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Update: Search for missing pastor’s wife enters third week | Baptist Press
WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (BP) -- It has been two weeks since she disappeared, and authorities have no firm leads on the whereabouts of Marilane Carter.
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FROM THE STATES: Kentucky church sees ‘Gospel cannot be stopped’; Alabama church building becomes rural ministry center | Baptist Press
COVID-19 has presented a problem for Ormsby Heights Baptist Church that other churches should want; Standing in the parking lot of what used to be Mount Olive Baptist Church -- a very rural church -- Craig Carlisle knew he was a long way from a grocery store.
