Thursday, October 15, 2015

• Students answer call to help relief efforts in S.C.

  by Joe Conway, posted Thursday, October 15, 2015 (8 years ago)

  

  NAMB photo by John Swain

  COLUMBIA, S.C. (BP) -- Leading a group of college disaster relief volunteers for three days would be enough for some 23-year-olds to call it a week.

  Not Andrew Hendricks.

  After leading a group of Clemson University Baptist Campus Ministry student volunteers through cleanup assignments in ... Read More

• Fantasy sports betting investigated

  by David Roach, posted Thursday, October 15, 2015 (8 years ago)

  

  NASHVILLE (BP) -- As news breaks of a federal investigation into the fantasy sports industry, Baptist commentators warn that betting in fantasy leagues is not harmless fun.

  

  The Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 14 that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is "investigating [the] daily fantasy sports business model" to see if it violates federal law. A front-page story in the Oct. 15 New York Times stated the fantasy website DraftKings ... Read More

• Evangelist in Uganda killed after debate

  by Morning Star News/East Africa correspondent, posted Thursday, October 15, 2015 (8 years ago)

  NAIROBI, Kenya (BP) -- Islamists upset by a Christian-Muslim debate are suspected in the killing of a longtime evangelist in eastern Uganda who led many Muslims to Christ, sources said. 

  The body of Samson Nfunyeku was found close to his home in Kalampete village, Kibuku District early Sept. 23, after the latest in a series of organized debates with Islamic scholars at Tirinyi Trading Center ended prematurely due to flaring tempers the ... Read More

• TRUSTEES: Whitfield elected SEBTS' VP for academic admin.

  by Cassity Potter, posted Thursday, October 15, 2015 (8 years ago)

  

  WAKE FOREST, N.C. (BP) -- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary's board of trustees named Keith Whitfield as the new vice president for academic administration at its biannual meeting Oct. 12.

  Whitfield joined the Southeastern faculty in 2012 as an assistant professor of theology and was soon named the associate dean of the College at Southeastern. Since 2014, he has served as the ... Read More

• Sunrise CEO: Appeals court ruling a 'win'

  by Robin Cornetet, posted Thursday, October 15, 2015 (8 years ago)

  

  MOUNT WASHINGTON, Ky. (BP) -- The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has sent a case involving a Kentucky Baptist children's ministry back to federal district court for further review in a move the group's chief executive officer describes as a win for the non-profit ministry that serves hundreds of abused and neglected kids.

  "This case has been going on for 16 years and Sunrise is ready ... Read More

• Bible Study: Oct. 18, 2015

  by staff/LifeWay Christian Resources, posted Thursday, October 15, 2015 (8 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 MasterWork curriculum. Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: Why theology matters

  by Matt Capps, posted Thursday, October 15, 2015 (8 years ago)

  RALEIGH, N.C. (BP) -- Every Christian is a theologian, pastor Matt Capps writes. "Every Christian, by definition, knows God, thinks about God and makes statements about God," he notes. "Theology fuels our devotion to God and our passion for sharing the Gospel Read More