Recent abortion-expanding legislation, high-profile pastoral failures, and a pending statewide “exodus” are a few of the concerns cited by Chicago pastor Nathan Carter. “Yet Christians must not despair or retreat,” Carter writes in his call to prayer on ERLC.com. “Ours is not the first age to have rulers who ‘frame injustice by statute’ (Ps. 94:20). […]
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Fresh Ideas: Intentional vacations
It’s summertime, and that means family vacation! The danger in vacation is that we tend to check out of every part of life—and that’s not helpful for Christians. Here are a few ways to keep Christ at the center of your time away. 1. Build time with Jesus into your day. Read through a Bible […]
131 years, 131 projects tell the story of WMU
Hundreds gathered at the headquarters of Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU) June 10 for a journey through missions past and present. Displays throughout the building told the story of Baptist mission pioneers Annie Armstrong and Lottie Moon, and more recent WMU legends like Alma Hunt, whose admonition to Billy Graham about a much-needed haircut was the […]
Hundreds baptized across Illinois in ‘One GRAND Month’
Pat Pajak gestures to a small piece of paper filled with neat script. Each line is the name of a different IBSA pastor or church that has called him to report baptisms in the month of April. On one car ride alone in the middle of the month, he talked to three leaders who were […]
Crossover 2019: ‘Simplified approach’ for annual evangelism emphasis
Southern Baptists will take the gospel door-to-door in Birmingham June 8 as part of Crossover, the annual evangelism and outreach event on the Saturday preceding the Southern Baptist Convention. Over three decades, Crossover has included a variety of large-scale outreach projects, including city-wide evangelistic crusades the last two years. This year’s effort is focused on […]
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