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Friday, June 05, 2020

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  • Confederate monuments' removal praised by Southern Baptists
    by Diana Chandler, posted Friday, June 05, 2020 (4 years ago)

    Photo by Philip N. Young
    RICHMOND, Va. (BP) -- As a child growing up in Virginia, Marshal Ausberry never understood it. Why were monuments to Confederate soldiers prominently displayed in public spaces across his state?

    "To see the Confederate flag and these larger than life statues to over-romanticized Confederate heroes of the Confederate South strewn throughout Virginia constantly reminded me that there were people who were willing to fight, bleed, sacrifice and die to keep black people chained into a system of brutality and bondage," said Ausberry, who pastors Antioch Baptist Church in Fairfax Station, Va., and is first vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention. Read More

  • Churches with PPP loans should benefit from law fix
    by Mark Maynard/Kentucky Today, posted Friday, June 05, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    WASHINGTON (BP) -- President Donald Trump signed legislation today (June 5) to make it easier for businesses or churches struggling during the coronavirus pandemic to take advantage of a payroll subsidy program that's been a critical part of Washington's response to the economic crisis.

    The legislation gives employers more flexibility to use taxpayer subsidies for other costs and extends the lifespan of the Payroll Protection Program as the economy slowly begins to recover. It passed the House last week on a 417-1 vote and was approved by the Senate on Wednesday (June 3). Read More

  • Amy Grant undergoes surgery to fix heart condition
    by Kristin M. Hall, posted Friday, June 05, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    NASHVILLE (AP) -- Singer/songwriter Amy Grant is recovering from open-heart surgery Wednesday (June 3) to fix a heart condition she has had since birth.

    Doctors discovered Grant had a condition called partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (PAPVR) during a routine checkup. Read More

  • Workshops help Hispanic men learn what God says about fatherhood
    by Keila Diaz, posted Friday, June 05, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    Through the Spanish-language arm of the ministry Abiding Fathers, Rafael Gutierrez helps Hispanic men learn about the role of fathers in the Bible.

    "Due to [Hispanic] culture and religious influence, the role of the father is seen only as protector and provider," Gutierrez said. "There is a lack of verbal expressions of love from Hispanics fathers towards their children. Raising the children has been a duty left almost exclusively to mothers in Hispanic households." Read More

  • NOBTS president reflects on first year, looks ahead
    by Joshua Owens/The TEXAN, posted Friday, June 05, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    When Jamie Dew and his family arrived last summer in New Orleans to lead the Southern Baptist seminary there, people told them, "If you love the city it will love you back." Following a busy first year full of both successes and challenges, Dew said that's true not only of his adopted city but the seminary as well. Read More

  • Ministerio Padre De Corazon ministra a hombres, evangeliza
    Por Keila Díaz, posted Friday, June 05, 2020 (4 years ago)

    DALLAS (BP) -- Para Rafael Gutiérrez, un graduado de doctorado del Seminario Teológico Bautista del Medio Oeste (MBTS) en Kansas City, Mo; brindar cuidado pastoral enfocado en los padres Hispanos es sus pasiones. Read More