Only about a third read the Word daily, according to a new survey by Lifeway Research. Former IMB missionary pleads guilty to assault Mark Aderholt, a former missionary with the Southern Baptist International Mission Board and staff member of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, pleaded guilty July 2 in a plea deal related to the […]
Coming to America in 2019
Evangelicals divided on border fix The recent response of Christian leaders to the situation at the U.S./Mexico border points to significant divides on the immigration issue. Following media reports of harrowing conditions at a Texas border station, Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, tweeted, “The reports of the conditions […]
Pat’s Playbook: Defuse the bullies
Question: Our student ministry has developed a reputation as “the mean girls group.” Two families told me they didn’t join our church because their teenagers felt unwelcome. How can I confront this attitude? Answer: This is obviously a spiritual problem and most likely involves a ringleader. The pastor and student ministry leader (beginning with prayer) […]
Illinois native nominated to lead LifeWay after ‘wrestling match with God’
Mandrell to be voted on June 28 as next president of Southern Baptist publisher Ben Mandrell, a native of Tampico, Ill., preached an emotional message at his Colorado church June 23–two days after his nomination to lead LifeWay Christian Resources was announced. Mandrell, 42, is a native of Tampico, Ill. “All through Scripture, we learn […]
Supreme Court vacates ruling against Oregon bakers
High court sends case back to Court of Appeals Aaron and Melissa Klein lost their Oregon bakery and were required to pay $135,000 for refusing to create a cake for a same-sex wedding in 2013. Now the U.S. Supreme Court has sent their case back to the Oregon Court of Appeals for reconsideration in light […]
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