Monday, March 25, 2019

• Ponds, lakes, oceans, pools: Baptism around the world

  by Rachel Cohen, posted Monday, March 25, 2019 (5 years ago)

  

  RICHMOND, Va. (BP) -- A number of years ago, a man named Philip had an encounter with an official from Africa. After Philip shared the Gospel with him, the official believed in Christ and desired to be baptized. The two men came to the only body of water at their disposal -- presumably a stream or pond -- and the official was baptized in front of an audience of One.

  In 21st-century America, baptisms often look quite different. Although the outward demonstration of faith is the same, many are immersed in a baptistery situated at the front of our church, maybe even in heated water. Read More

• LifeWay store closures lamented as 'a great loss'

  by David Roach, posted Monday, March 25, 2019 (5 years ago)

  

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  NASHVILLE (BP) -- Sarah Beth Van Dyke shopped at LifeWay Christian Stores during her childhood when they were called Baptist Bookstores. She worked in a LifeWay store in graduate school, and now she takes her two children to LifeWay to spend their allowance money. Generally, she shops at a LifeWay store multiple times every month.

  With all 170 LifeWay stores set to close this year, Van Dyke said Christians will lose "a unique chance to shop for Christian books, Bibles, studies, music and gifts with confidence, knowing that the [re]sources [have] been through a vetting process before making it onto the shelves for purchase." Read More

• Credentials Committee chair, vice chair named

  by BP Staff, posted Monday, March 25, 2019 (5 years ago)

  

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  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) -- Betsy Gomez of Irving, Texas, has been named to chair the Credentials Committee for the June 11-12 Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Birmingham, Ala., SBC President J.D. Greear announced today (March 25).

  Muche Ukegbu of Miami will serve as vice chair. Read More

• Will Brazil honor Jerusalem as Israeli capital?

  by Diana Chandler, posted Monday, March 25, 2019 (5 years ago)

  

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  BRASILIA, Brazil (BP) -- Newly elected Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro may withhold recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel during his upcoming visit to the Middle East, possibly reneging on a campaign pledge.

  Opposition from military officers in Brazil’s cabinet may hinder Bolsonaro from relocating Brazil’s Israeli embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv, JewishPress.com has reported. Read More

• W. Mark Tew to lead Judson College in Alabama

  by The Alabama Baptist Staff, posted Monday, March 25, 2019 (5 years ago)

  

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  MARION, Ala. (BP) -- W. Mark Tew has been elected as the 23rd president of Judson College, a four-year women's college founded in 1838 and affiliated with the Alabama Baptist Convention.

  Tew has served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas, since 2007. Tew began his career in higher education in 1987 at Judson as a religion professor. In the 20 years that followed, he served as the college's chief finance officer, chief development officer and chief academic officer. Read More