Wednesday, December 11, 2019

• God's grace overcomes duty in Japan, generations after WWII

  by Caroline Anderson , posted Wednesday, December 11, 2019 (4 years ago)

  

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  JAPAN (BP) -- The Walkers' family history was intertwined with Japan long before they landed there. Cornelia's father was an Army Air Force pilot who flew bombing missions in Japan during World War II. Carlton Walker's father was in the infantry and served in Japan after the war officially ended. He was tasked with checking homes and public places for weapons.

  Carlton remembers his father's compassionate heart for the Japanese people. Read More

• South Carolina Baptists give every inmate a gift

  by Tess Schoonhoven, posted Wednesday, December 11, 2019 (4 years ago)

  

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  COLUMBIA, S.C. (BP) -- Sharing the love of the Christmas season came through individual gifts to every inmate in South Carolina this year, provided by churches and associations in the South Carolina Baptist Convention (SCBC).

  The prisoner packet ministry has been going on for the past 40 years.

  Jon Jamison, serve team leader of South Carolina Baptist Convention, said the point of the ... Read More

• Justice reform, ministry urged at ERLC event

  by Tom Strode, posted Wednesday, December 11, 2019 (4 years ago)

  

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  NASHVILLE (BP) -- Reform of the criminal justice system and ministry to prisoners both provide important opportunities for Christian involvement, panelists said at a Southern Baptist-sponsored forum in Nashville.

  Spokesmen from the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's office and Prison Fellowship addressed criminal justice and rehabilitation as part of the ERLC Leadership Luncheon event Dec. 3 at the Southern Baptist Convention building in Nashville. Read More

• CHRISTMAS HYMN: Silent Night

  by Keith Getty, posted Wednesday, December 11, 2019 (4 years ago)

  

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  Arguably the best-known Christmas carol in the world, "Silent Night" has been translated into 300 languages and dialects, and in 2011 was included in UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list. It's clearly a carol that resonates with people everywhere. Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: Jingle Some Bells

  by David Jeremiah, posted Wednesday, December 11, 2019 (4 years ago)

  

  David Jeremiah explores some of the bells common to the Christmas season and how they may "announce the reality of Jesus Christ in our lives." Read More