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Thursday, February 04, 2016

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  • SUPER BOWL: Broncos, Panthers discuss sportsmanship, faith
    by Shawn Hendricks, posted Thursday, February 04, 2016 (8 years ago)

    Photo by Shawn Hendricks/BP
    SAN FRANCISCO (BP) -- While underinflated footballs aren't dominating Super Bowl headlines this year, the National Football League still had its share of unsportsmanlike conduct calls, concussions and doping allegations this season. But rules do matter and those who don't follow them must pay the consequences, players say.

    Team members from the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers weighed in on the importance of sportsmanship and their Christian faith during Opening Night of Super Bowl 50 with the media at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., Feb. 1. Read More

  • TRUSTEES: New LifeWay location authorized
    by Carol Pipes, posted Thursday, February 04, 2016 (8 years ago)

    NASHVILLE (BP) -- Trustees of LifeWay Christian Resources authorized the purchase of land and construction of a new corporate headquarters in Nashville and elected new board officers.

    In their semiannual meeting, trustees approved a resolution to authorize LifeWay's administration to purchase property in downtown Nashville for its future headquarters.

    "This property is not just a location -- it's a new community in which we can invest ourselves for the future," President and CEO Thom S. Rainer told trustees during Feb. 1-2 meetings in Nashville. Read More

  • Obama tells of personal faith at prayer breakfast
    by David Roach, posted Thursday, February 04, 2016 (8 years ago)

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    WASHINGTON (BP) -- President Obama used his final National Prayer Breakfast address as America's chief executive to explain how he has combatted fear by drawing on his personal Christian faith and by looking to people of all faiths for inspiration.

    "Like every president, like every leader, like every person, I've known fear," Obama said today (Feb. 4). "But my faith tells me that I need not fear death, that the acceptance of Christ promises everlasting life and the washing away of sins. If Scripture instructs me to put on the full armor of God so that when trouble comes I'm able to stand, then surely I can face down these temporal setbacks." Read More

  • Bronco thankful for Super Bowl despite $1,800 game ticket

    by Shawn Hendricks, posted Thursday, February 04, 2016 (8 years ago)

    Photo by Shawn Hendricks/BP
    SAN FRANCISCO (BP) -- After having to pay $1,800 for his newborn daughter to be able to attend Super Bowl 50, Bronco punter Britton Colquitt is quick to point out that all things work together for the good of those who love God.

    Colquitt captured attention earlier this week after news broke that he would need to pay for his newborn daughter to attend the Super Bowl. While each player is allotted 15 tickets, they are required to pay a $1,800 fee for each one. And that fee apparently includes newborns. Read More

  • Flooding 'bigger than people realize' in Mo. & Ill.
    by Benjamin Hawkins, posted Thursday, February 04, 2016 (8 years ago)

    ST. LOUIS (BP) -- The daunting challenge of restoring flood-damaged homes continues to face many families around Missouri and Illinois after widespread flooding wreaked havoc in late December and early January.

    "It's bigger than people realize," said Joe Banderman, leader of the Missouri Baptist Convention's collegiate relief team. "Unless you're here, it's hard to get an idea of the scope of the flooding." Read More

  • Uphold abortion rules, ERLC, SBTC urge court
    by Tom Strode, posted Thursday, February 04, 2016 (8 years ago)

    WASHINGTON (BP) -- The U.S. Supreme Court's own decisions and the need for states to protect women's lives call for the justices to uphold a Texas law that regulates abortion doctors and clinics, according to two Southern Baptist entities and other religious organizations. Read More

  • FIRST-PERSON: You can do this
    by Diana Davis, posted Thursday, February 04, 2016 (8 years ago)

    Three questions posed by Diana Davis can point to the "enormous joy and privilege" in telling others about Jesus, starting with, In your normal pattern of life, where do you mingle with non-Christian people? "Lost people are often more anxious to hear God's Good News than we are to tell it," Davis writes. Read More