Friday, January 29, 2016

• Autism becomes 'one of God's greatest gifts'

  by Robert Chapman, posted Friday, January 29, 2016 (8 years ago)

  

  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP) -- Six months after his parents moved from California to Uruguay with the International Mission Board in 1990, Steven Kunkel stopped speaking.

  His parents first thought their 1-year-old had culture shock, but they knew something else was wrong when he did not speak for nearly three years. Read More

• GOP debate: social issues prominent, Trump absent

  by David Roach, posted Friday, January 29, 2016 (8 years ago)

  

  Screen capture from Fox News

  DES MOINES, Iowa (BP) -- Frontrunner Donald Trump did not take center stage at the final Republican presidential debate before Monday's Iowa caucuses, but social issues did.

  In Trump's absence, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who is running second in many Iowa and national polls, bore the brunt of questions asking other candidates to attack his positions. Regarding Trump, Cruz joked, "I'm a maniac and everyone on this stage is stupid, fat and ugly. And Ben [Carson], you're a terrible surgeon. Now that we've gotten the Donald Trump portion out of the way...." Read More

• Weary travelers endure, share Gospel in Indonesia

  by Elaine Gaston, posted Friday, January 29, 2016 (8 years ago)

  

  INDONESIA (BP) -- Few signs point the way to the village where Carter Bissey* is heading. Well into the three-hour drive across the Indonesian island, somewhere along a paved road that crumbled into a teeth-jarring pitted track, he pulls over and cranks down his window to ask a stranger for directions.

  Cashew and banana trees, coconut palms and some rice fields line the way. Carter navigates off of the understanding of the island's geography that he's gained in seven years of living here, directions he gleans from passersby and a heap of grace. Read More

• 'Risen' tells crucifixion from soldier's eyes

  by Diana Chandler, posted Friday, January 29, 2016 (8 years ago)

  

  NASHVILLE (BP) -- "Risen," a new movie distributed by Affirm Films, tells the story of Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection from the perspective of a fictional unbelieving soldier whose investigation of the mystery leads to a personal encounter with Jesus.

  Opening in wide release weeks before Easter, the film is promoted as both a picture of faith and a mystery designed to draw believers and nonbelievers.

  Johnny Hunt, pastor of First Baptist Church of Woodstock, Ga., and former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, is among the film's endorsers, calling the production "a must see for pastors and their congregations." Read More

• N.C. sets aside $500,000 for retiring IMB missionaries

  by K. Allan Blume/North Carolina Biblical Recorder, posted Friday, January 29, 2016 (8 years ago)

  

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  CARY, N.C. (BP) -- The Executive Committee of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina approved a recommendation Jan. 26 to set up a $500,000 reserve fund to employ International Mission Board retirees returning to North Carolina.

  Executive Director-Treasurer Milton Hollifield Jr. said, "This reserve will provide additional funding for strategic efforts to impact lostness through disciple-making ... as we seek to capitalize on the expertise of IMB missionaries who are returning to the United States." Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: Should my denomination serve my church?

  by Terry Dorsett, posted Friday, January 29, 2016 (8 years ago)

  Terry Dorsett, in Part 2 of a series on denominations, explores the question, What's in it for my church? Churches must utilize their denominations "to advance the Kingdom of God, not just to increase the list of benefits available to us," Dorsett, executive director of the Baptist Convention of New England, writes. Read More

• EDITORIAL: Considera el regalo

  by Luis R. López , posted Friday, January 29, 2016 (8 years ago)

  NASHVILLE (BP) -- El periódico Daily Inter Lake reportó la historia de un donante quien depositó una moneda valorada en más de $1.000.00 en una cesta del Ejército de Salvación el diciembre pasado. ... Read More

• La tormenta extrema de nieve no estropeó la Marcha por la Vida de los pro-vida

  Por Sharon Mager, posted Friday, January 29, 2016 (8 years ago)

  

  Foto de Chad Bartlett

  WASHINGTON (BP) -- Los partidarios a favor de la vida se llenaron de valor y enfrentaron los elementos del clima en Washington, D.C., el 22 de enero, el aniversario de la decisión histórica de Roe vs Wade en 1973 para legalizar el aborto, y hacer la Marcha Anual por la Vida desde el Monumento a Washington hasta la Suprema Corte de Justicia de los EE UU. Read More

• Reveses a la libertad religiosa es abordada por la ERLC

  Por Tom Strode, posted Friday, January 29, 2016 (8 years ago)

  WASHINGTON (BP) -- El año pasado marcó un revés para la libertad religiosa en los Estados Unidos, y el 2016 promete más desafíos para la muy querida libertad, de acuerdo a la entidad de política pública de la Convención Bautista del Sur. Read More

• Abedini: 'Dios me salvó' de la muerte en Irán

  Por Diana Chandler, posted Friday, January 29, 2016 (8 years ago)

  

  ASHEVILLE, N.C. (BP) -- El pastor estadounidense Saeed Abedini oró durante horas algunas veces para sobrevivir años de abuso e injusto encarcelamiento en Irán debido a su fe cristiana, y describió sus oraciones como un "tiempo maravilloso con el Señor" el cual él disfrutó. Read More

• Los pro-vida levantan fondos para máquinas de ultrasonido

  Por Sharon Mager, posted Friday, January 29, 2016 (8 years ago)

  WASHINGTON (BP) -- Las máquinas de ultrasonido están salvando del aborto las vidas de bebés cuando mujeres que ven a su bebé por primera vez deciden darlos a luz, dijo Kelly Rosati durante la cena de Evangélicos por la Vida el 21 de enero. Read More

• EDITORIAL: Considera el regalo

  Por Luis R. López , posted Friday, January 29, 2016 (8 years ago)

  NASHVILLE (BP) -- El periódico Daily Inter Lake reportó la historia de un donante quien depositó una moneda valorada en más de $1.000.00 en una cesta del Ejército de Salvación el diciembre pasado. Al comienzo, dicho acto pasó casi desapercibido. ... Read More