FLOYD: A Cooperative Program for today & the future | Baptist Press
Southern Baptist Convention President Ronnie Floyd shares five convictions why the Cooperative Program is needed for missions and ministry today and for the future.
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Religious liberty focus of new study | Baptist Press
A growing number of Americans believe religious liberty is on the decline and that the nation's Christians face growing intolerance, according to survey by LifeWay Research. But those surveyed also noted American Christians complain too much.
FIRST-PERSON: Seeking God's will | Baptist Press
Texas Baptist leader Jim Richards relays the principles he uses for seeking to know God's will: the Bible, the Holy Spirit, godly counsel, preaching and teaching, and circumstances. "When our will is submitted to His will," Richards writes, "He will show us the proper path."
NFL, Apple object to Ga. religious liberty bill | Baptist Press
Georgia Baptists acknowledge the religious liberty bill passed by their state legislature isn't perfect. But they're urging their state's governor to sign it despite his hints of a veto and threats from the NFL that adopting the measure could disqualify Atlanta from hosting the Super Bowl.
The Trinity: Prof notes key biblical variations | Baptist Press
In a new book on the Trinity, Rick Durst, professor of historical theological at Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, highlights the value of key variations in Scripture in the order of Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
FIRST-PERSON: What the Bible is & why it matters | Baptist Press
Jason Allen, president of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, defines key words about the Bible's uniqueness: inspiration, infallibility, inerrancy, authority and sufficiency. "It is God's written self-disclosure to humanity," Allen writes. "As such, we must read it, study it, teach it and live it."
Erasmus' Greek NT changed history 500 years ago | Baptist Press
A conference and museum exhibit at Houston Baptist University helped mark the 500th anniversary of Erasmus' first-edition Greek New Testament.
FLOYD: Now is the time to lead … but where? | Baptist Press
Ronnie Floyd, president of the Southern Baptist Convention, spoke on “Now is the Time to Lead … But Where?” at the SBC Executive Committee’s Feb. 22 meeting in Nashville, setting forth key concerns in evangelism, missions, cooperation, stewardship and June’s SBC annual meeting in St. Louis.
With stains removed, he returns to the streets | Baptist Press
New England layman David Holland's turn to Christ began with a carpet-cleaning job, a pesky stain and a pastor's comment, "You know that stain you keep trying to get, we have them in our heart too. Sometimes when we try to get rid of them we can't. But Jesus can."
FIRST-PERSON: What church planters want you to know | Baptist Press
Shane Pruitt, director of missions for the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention, examines such questions about church planters as: Who is this kind of person that in the process of church planting often leaves a steady salary and an established ministry for the complete unknown? Is he brave or is he naïve enough to try it?
