Nashville, Illinois | Assistance from Illinois Baptist Disaster Relief (IBDR) has shifted from Washington County in the southern part of the state to the central region as of Wednesday afternoon, July 5, as both areas clean up after wind damage and cope with continued power outages. Disaster Relief crews from out of state were headed […]
Quiet campaign with loud outcome
Before the convention started, few people were making predictions about the outcome of the presidential election. Certainly, the word “landslide” was not in the ether, because so many things about the annual gathering were uncertain—starting with the presidency. Incumbent Bart Barber was being challenged after serving only the first year of a customary two terms […]
New Orleans by the Numbers
Baptists are called “numbers people” with a bit of a tongue cluck when it’s said. In this summary of significant tallies from the SBC Annual Meeting in New Orleans, the numbers tell the story. And overall, it’s a good one. 35 – Are we divided? Before the meeting opened on Tuesday, the Executive Committee (EC) […]
Church ousters upheld
Despite emotional appeals to overturn their dismissal from the Southern Baptist Convention, messengers voted to sustain the removal of three churches ruled not in “friendly cooperation” with the denomination by the SBC Executive Committee in February. Two of the three churches were dismissed for having women as pastors, the third for its handling of abuse […]
What will keep us together, SBC?
If The Captain and Tennille were correct, love will keep us together. To employ an even more dated reference, “By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” Jesus said that, and John wrote it down about two thousand years ago. But do we dare ask, […]
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