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Monday, March 09, 2015

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  • Niger's persecuted Christians 'upbeat,' faithful
    by Toni Braddix, posted Monday, March 09, 2015 (9 years ago)

    Photo by Nate Bramsen/Instagram
    NIAMEY, Niger (BP) -- Persecuted Christians in the West African country of Niger remain "very upbeat" and continue to move forward despite attacks in their country earlier this year.

    International Mission Board strategy leader Greg Dorsey* said local Christians told him, "We've only lost things. We've not lost the church, just some buildings." Read More

  • FIRST-PERSON: 10 burdens about the SBC
    by Ronnie Floyd, posted Monday, March 09, 2015 (9 years ago)

    SBC President Ronnie Floyd sets forth "10 burdens about the Southern Baptist Convention" stemming from five months of meeting with pastors and leaders. Amid various challenges, Floyd writes, "Our future is great. Let's experience it together." Read More

  • NAAF prepares for Kingdom growth
    by Jim Burton, posted Monday, March 09, 2015 (9 years ago)

    ATLANTA (BP) -- A challenge to holy living and "getting back to basics" highlighted the National African American Fellowship's (NAAF) Kingdom Symposium March 4 in Atlanta.

    "We've got to get back to the basics, living holy and clean, seeking first the Kingdom of God," NAAF President K. Marshall Williams challenged symposium attendees from Matthew 22:36-40. " Read More

  • Boko Haram's ISIS pledge viewed as survival tactic
    by Diana Chandler, posted Monday, March 09, 2015 (9 years ago)

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    MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (BP) -- Boko Haram's pledge to follow ISIS has psychological, financial and tactical implications, putting the African terrorists in a subservient role intended to increase funding from the Middle East, Nigeria relations expert Adeniyi Ojutiku told Baptist Press.

    Boko Haram released an audio clip online March 7 pledging allegiance to ISIS. The audio featured statements by Boko Haram caliph Abubakar Shekau. Read More

  • Selma provoked GGBTS to demand 'equal justice'
    by David Roach, posted Monday, March 09, 2015 (9 years ago)

    Photo courtesy of Kevin Vos.
    SELMA, Ala. (BP) -- "Bloody Sunday" in Selma, Ala., 50 years ago provoked Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary students to put segregationists and civil rights leaders alike on notice that many Southern Baptists supported equal rights for all Americans regardless of race.

    After law enforcement officials in Selma beat and tear gassed demonstrators advocating voting rights for blacks, injuring some 100 people, Golden Gate students voted to send telegrams to Alabama Gov. George Wallace, a segregationist, and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Read More

  • Singing accountant's dreams turn to Del.
    by Jim Burton, posted Monday, March 09, 2015 (9 years ago)

    NAMB photo by Colby Ware
    MIDDLETOWN, Del. (BP) -- Mark Lashey had zero desire to live in Delaware. From his perspective, there was no sweet tea, no biscuits. Children there didn't say sir and ma'am. The Northeast seemed both cold in terms of relationships and climate. Yes, he understood his wife Tammy wanting to raise their children close to her parents, but the state held no other attraction for him.

    Then he started praying during his regular neighborhood jogs. Lashey said through his praying, God gave him a burden for the community. Read More