First days of Jesus’ life explored
By David Roach NASHVILLE (BP) -- Everyone knows the biblical Christmas story, with Mary riding on a donkey, an innkeeper turning away Mary and Joseph, animals surrounding the Christ child and three wise men visiting Jesus on the night of His birth. Or do they? It may...
‘Christmas Eve Eve’ is church’s ‘what could be’
By Lee Weeks JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (BP) -- At the upcoming "Christmas Eve Eve" service at the Florida Theatre in downtown Jacksonville, church planter Boyd Bettis plans to ask the audience to consider "what could be." Each time he has prayerfully asked that question,...
Owen Strachan announced as speaker for Pastor & Wives Retreat
The Pastor & Wives Retreat will be held April 1 & 2nd at the Hilton Garden Inn in Urbandale. Owen Strachan is Associate Professor of Christian Theology and Director of The Center for Theological and Cultural Engagement at Midwestern Baptist Theological...
CHRISTMAS: It changes everything
By Michael Duduit ANDERSON, S.C. (BP) -- It's that time of year again, when we put trees inside our houses, make strange egg-flavored drinks we'd never consume any other time of the year, and spend hours we don't have buying gifts we can't afford for people who will...
WMU Foundation Helping Syrian Refugees
by Caitlin Lea (BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) — Dec. 4, 2015 — The WMU Foundation is working with Arab Woman Today (AWT) to help Syrian refugees currently living in Jordan. The number of refugees fleeing to Jordan has significantly increased in recent weeks. The Jordanian...
New Research on the State of Discipleship
by Barna Group Two thousand years ago, Jesus approached twelve seemingly unsuspecting Galileans and bid them: “Come, follow me.” For the next three years, they walked alongside him as he discipled them. Toward the end of his earthly ministry, Jesus commissioned his...
Three ways Christians can be like Jesus amidst a more polarized culture
New data from Pew Research Center points to a growing ideological polarization in the U.S., and an opportunity for us to be like Jesus. By Ed Stetzer Pew Research Center published a new set of data from a recent study on Americans and religion. You may remember a...
CHRISTMAS: To receive is to give
By Dorothy Kelley Patterson FORT WORTH, Texas (BP) -- This poignant beatitude from the lips of Jesus is so typical of the Savior -- "... and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive'" (Acts 20:35). Though...
Give more than ever before to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions
By Ronnie Floyd Reaching the world for Christ is the vision and passion of our Southern Baptist Convention. Our grand task to present the gospel of Jesus Christ to every person in the world and make disciples of all the nations is what our Lottie Moon Christmas...
Dr. Russell Moore to speak at The Believer and Civic Involvement Conference January 25 & 26.
By Tim Lubinus, BCI Executive Director/Treasurer Nearly all of us in Iowa have been inundated with information on the various presidential candidates. For some, the gathering of election news is nearly addicting, others just want the whole thing to be over. Each of us...
