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Legal challenge Pro-life groups sue to stop abortion bill

December 20, 2017 By Lisa Misner

Illinois officials are facing a lawsuit aimed at halting the planned Jan. 1 implementation of taxpayer-funded abortions in the state. Read…

Ministers’ Wives: Hope for now, hope for always

December 7, 2017 By Lisa Misner

“There is hope for the present. There is hope for the future. If you are breathing, there is hope for you, ” Mathewson-Speer, the wife of Allen Speer, said.  Read…

IBSA Annual Meeting and Pastors’ Conference schedules

November 1, 2017 By Lisa Misner

The Illinois Baptist published a special section featuring information about the IBSA Annual Meeting, Pastors’ Conference, Ministers’ Wives Luncheon, and meeting dates and schedules. Read the Annual Meeting special section. Follow the Annual Meeting next week on Facebook and Twitter using #IBSA2017. Get more information about the IBSA Annual Meeting and Pastors Conference at IBSAAnnualMeeting.org.

The 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation

October 31, 2017 By Lisa Misner

Martin Luther

Nailing his 95 theses to it on October 31, 1517, disgruntled monk Martin Luther made the church door at Wittenberg a famous 16th-century landmark, and a modern-day tourist attraction. Today, the work of early Reformers is carried on by theologians and church-goers alike who continue to explore the doctrines of grace and election, sovereignty and […]

Illinois commits to Texas aid: Massive Florida storm stretches Baptist response

September 25, 2017 By Lisa Misner

“We will continue to focus our efforts in Texas because this is where we have identified a specific and strategic need that IBDR can meet,” Dwayne Doyle, IBDR state director said. Read…

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If the Southern Baptist Convention meeting in Dallas June 10-11 proves to be a rowdy rodeo, we will “be on the lookout” for these issues. 1. The long arm of the Law Amendment. The open letter to SBC churches on a method to resurrect the Law Amendment virtually guarantees that someone will try it. Asked […]

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Between summits

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Those who know me or who have been reading this column for a while know that I am on a bit of a quest to climb as many of Colorado’s 14,000-foot mountains as possible. My oldest son, Caleb, and I have summited 37 “fourteeners” together, some with other family members. My wife, Beth, would be […]

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In the third week of my internship, I was assigned to tear down chairs and tables after an event in our gym. Coming from a smaller church, I assumed I could handle it on my own—until I saw eight tables and 150 chairs that needed to be cleared. After three grueling hours, one thought kept […]

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Dallas | Messengers to the 2025 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in Dallas June 10-11 arrived at the probability that motions from the floor on women and the pastorate, financial transparency, and the fate of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission would dominate the discussion. In the business sessions, they did. But in the end, […]

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Dallas | Clint Pressley was reelected to a second one-year term as president of the Southern Baptist Convention on the first day of the Annual Meeting in Dallas June 10. And his new first vice president is an evangelist familiar to many because of triumph over significant disabilities. One candidate elected without opposition was presented […]

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“While we have not yet arrived at the destination we envision, I believe we are clearly headed in the right direction,” said IMB President Paul Chitwood to trustees in the May 22 plenary session. IMB Photo

IMB trustees appoint new missionaries, elect first woman chair

Leslie Caldwell

Richmond | International Mission Board trustees approved 65 fully funded missionaries for appointment during their May 21-22 meeting near Richmond, Virginia. The missionaries approved for appointment will be recognized during a Sending Celebration on Tuesday, June 10, at 10:08 a.m. CDT in conjunction with the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Dallas. The event will […]

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