FIRST-PERSON: The aroma of peace | Baptist Press
Eric Ramsey tells of a Muslim passer-by drawn to a Mideast church who explains that it was like smelling aromatic food, except: "… this I do not smell with my nose, I feel it in my soul!"
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Nat'l CP 5.08% above projection | Baptist Press
Year-to-date contributions to Southern Baptist national and international missions and ministries received by the SBC Executive Committee are 5.08 percent above the year-to-date SBC Cooperative Program Allocation Budget projection.
Where is the Church of England Evangelical Council when we need it?
A long time ago, in a land that certainly now feels far, far away, the renowned Anglican evangelical theologian John Stott had a good idea.
FIRST-PERSON: Christians & self-esteem | Baptist Press
Is it biblical, Joshua Clayton asks, for Christians to place a priority on high self-esteem? Compared to contemporary psychology, he notes, "the ultimate goal of Christianity is show man that, apart from God, he can do nothing."
Missionary will remember 'those who are praying' | Baptist Press
Kevin Singerman, who was sent out as a missionary during the SBC annual meeting in Phoenix, "will remember the faces of those who are praying" for him and his wife and family as they take the Gospel to Sub-Saharan Africa.
FIRST-PERSON: Seat belts for your soul | Baptist Press
Just as a car's seat belts provide physical protection, David Jeremiah notes that the Bible conveys commands, exhortations, warnings and instructions for spiritual protection.
Disciples of Christ Elects First Black Female Leader of an American Protestant Denomination
The Disciples of Christ have elected an African-American woman to head their church, a first for any Mainline Protestant denomination
FIRST-PERSON: Let's talk | Baptist Press
There's plenty to talk about in Scripture, Art Toalston writes. "Let's talk about it personally, deeply and frequently," he exhorts. "Let's talk in our families, in our churches, in every venue where we spend a portion of our lives."
CP connects pastor, church to 'True Grit Americans' | Baptist Press
Only Way Baptist Church has been rotating its "3 R's 4 Him" outreach emphasis for the last 18 months. It's a concept developed by Tim Morlan, pastor since 2010 of the rural, historically Native American church in Cushing, Okla.
Bonnaroo 'Jesus Tent' sharing Christ's love | Baptist Press
Baptists show Christ's love at Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn.
