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Thursday, June 06, 2013

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  • Calvinism report gets positive reviews
    by Michael Foust, posted Thursday, June 06, 2013 (11 years ago)

    NASHVILLE (BP) -- A report on Calvinism in Southern Baptist life has received positive reviews from bloggers on both sides of the theological spectrum.

         

    “[The report] models Great Commission unity amidst Southern Baptist diversity.”-- Adam Harwood
    The 19-member advisory committee issued its 3,200-word report to Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee President Frank Page in late May. Read More

  • Mo. governor vetoes 'anti-Sharia' bill
    by Erin Roach, posted Thursday, June 06, 2013 (11 years ago)

    JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (BP) -- Missouri's governor vetoed legislation June 3 that some were calling an anti-Sharia law bill, keeping Missouri from becoming the seventh state to prohibit judges from considering foreign laws -- including Islamic law -- in their decisions. Read More

  • VBS is evangelistic rallying point for church
    by Barbara Denman/Florida Baptist Convention, posted Thursday, June 06, 2013 (11 years ago)

    Photo by Michael Duncan
    PANAMA CITY, Fla. (BP) -- As Tropical Storm Debby was bearing down on Panama City last year, First Baptist Church leaders wondered if any youngsters would brave the harsh conditions to attend the first day of Vacation Bible School. Read More

  • Wells aims for 11th term as registration sec.
    by Staff, posted Thursday, June 06, 2013 (11 years ago)

    HOUSTON (BP) -- Jim Wells, strategic partners team leader for Missouri Baptist Convention, will be nominated for an 11th term as registration secretary of the Southern Baptist Convention at the June 11-12 annual meeting in Houston. Read More

  • 1913 Southern Baptist Convention's long reach: missions, social concerns, cooperation
    by Stephen Douglas Wilson, posted Thursday, June 06, 2013 (11 years ago)

    MAYFIELD, Ky. (BP) -- One hundred years ago Southern Baptists met in St. Louis to conduct their business. Surprisingly, this particular convention would extend a long reach into the future of both the convention and even the nation at large. With the exceptions of 1845 and 1979, few SBC annual meetings produced the long reach that this one possessed. Read More

  • District appeals cheerleader-Scripture ruling
    by Whitney Williams, posted Thursday, June 06, 2013 (11 years ago)

    KOUNTZE, Texas (BP) -- Just when a group of Texas high school cheerleaders thought their fight for free speech was over, their school district decided to go on offense. Read More

  • Bible Study: Sunday, June 9, 2013
    by Staff/LifeWay Christian Resources, posted Thursday, June 06, 2013 (11 years ago)

    NASHVILLE (BP) -- This weekly Bible study appears in Baptist Press in a partnership with LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Through its Leadership and Adult Publishing team, LifeWay publishes Sunday School curricula and additional resources for all age groups.

    This week's Bible study is adapted from the YOU curriculum.

    Bible Passages: Luke 11:1-4,9-10

    Discussion Questions: Why is prayer important? If God were to forgive you to the extent that you have ... Read More

  • CALL TO PRAYER: Crossover Houston
    by Frank S. Page, posted Thursday, June 06, 2013 (11 years ago)

    Columnist Frank S. Page urges Southern Baptists to join him and others Saturday for Crossover Houston, an evangelistic event aimed at taking the Gospel throughout the city. Read More