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EC approves $190 million budget that includes legal costs

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Nashville, Tenn. | SBC Executive Committee members approved a recommendation Feb. 18 for a $190 million 2025-26 SBC Cooperative Program Allocation Budget that includes $3 million earmarked for anticipated legal costs resulting mostly from the investigation into sexual abuse claims and their handling by previous EC leadership. The recommendation moves forward to messengers for a […]

Feeling thankful is not enough

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Have you ever considered that we could be thankful and never give thanks? Imagine having a heart full of gratitude but never expressing your thankfulness. A search of the New Testament for the words “thanks,” “thanksgiving” and “thankful” reveals some interesting finds. In the CSB, I counted the word “thanks” 38 times, “thanksgiving” eight times […]

Leatherwood to remain ERLC president

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Nashville, Tenn. | Brent Leatherwood remains president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission. ERLC executive board members say board Chairman Kevin Smith acted alone in an announcement of Leatherwood’s removal on July 22 and violated the entity’s bylaws. A early morning release from the ERLC executive committee says: “As members of the ERLC’s Executive Committee, […]

Trump picks Ohio senator, ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ author J.D. Vance as presidential running mate

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Milwaukee | Former President Donald Trump received the required number of delegates to be nominated as the presidential candidate for the Republican Party. The party’s convention kicked off July 15. Moments before receiving the nomination, Trump announced via social media that he had selected J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) to be his choice as a vice president. […]