Why Brian McLaren should leave Onward Christian Soldiers alone
Brian McLaren has thrown down another gauntlet to conservative Christians by rewriting old hymns he regards as too militaristic.
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Cuba: Obama visit stirs religious liberty discussion | Baptist Press
As President Obama prepares to become the first sitting U.S. president to visit Cuba in 88 years, a U.S. senator has said further steps to normalize relations with Cuba could hinder the advance of religious freedom in the island nation.
FIRST-PERSON: Charles C. Ryrie (1925-2016): A tribute | Baptist Press
David S. Dockery describes the late Charles Ryrie, longtime Dallas Theological Seminary faculty member and member of First Baptist Church in Dallas, as "a thoughtful theologian, a stalwart defender of the truthfulness of the Bible and faithful follower of Jesus Christ."
Study Bible scholar Charles Ryrie dies | Baptist Press
Charles C. Ryrie, a scholar whose name abounds on Ryrie Study Bible editions with more than 2.6 million in print in multiple languages, died Feb. 16 in Dallas at age 90. Ryrie, known for his end-times theology of dispensationalism, was a longtime systematic theology professor at Dallas Theological Seminary and a longtime member of First Baptist Church in Dallas.
Lakewood Church Hosts Medical Missions Conference to Mobilize Believers in Answering God's Call to Serve
Christians who want to serve in medical missions don t have to travel to the interior of Africa to help people in need when there are countless opportunities to serve in the U S , says Dr Paul ...
WMU search committee named; prayer requested | Baptist Press
National WMU President Linda Cooper has named the search committee for the mission organization's next executive director and requested prayer for the committee's work. Wanda Lee, who has led WMU since 2000, announced in January her intention to retire.
Religious liberty: a Baptist distinctive | Baptist Press
Danny Akin, president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, underscores the passion for religious liberty and freedom of conscience that "runs in the veins of Baptists."
Fla. Baptists send additional $500,000 to SBC | Baptist Press
The Florida Baptist Convention has sent an additional $500,000 in Cooperative Program funds to the Southern Baptist Convention, representing 51 percent of the budget overage from Florida Baptist churches to the state convention's 2015 budget of $28.8 million.
Ind. religious liberty 'exclusion' challenged | Baptist Press
If traditional marriage proponents get their way, 2016 could be the year Indiana's controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) "fix" is overturned and the state reaffirms, among other freedoms, the right of business owners not to participate in same-sex weddings if doing so violates their religious convictions.
Ed Cash Leaves the Gathering, Citing ‘Troubling Allegations’
Departure comes after the cult-like group’s founder, Wayne Jolley, was accused of spiritual and sexual abuse.
