When Pastor David Smith found a way to express his respect for veterans of the U.S. military, he invited members of his church and community to join the effort. Smith, who leads First Baptist Church in Grayville, recently launched an initiative to clean the headstones of veterans buried in his town. Smith got the mayor’s […]
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Sex ed bill ready for Illinois House vote
A controversial sex education bill has moved from an Illinois House committee on Tuesday, May 25, and its next and final stop is a vote by the full House. The bill, containing a large portion of the REACH education requirements, will require special LGBT-favored curriculum, if a school system chooses to teach sex ed. A […]
Moore departs ERLC for Christianity Today
After leading the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission for eight years, Russell Moore announced his departure from the denomination’s public policy arm. Moore will join the staff of Christianity Today (CT), headquartered in Carol Stream, as public theologian and director of its new Public Theology Project. “Russell has established himself as one […]
Pray for peace of Jerusalem, Messianic leader urges Southern Baptists
Illinois Baptist Messianic Jewish believer Ric Worshill is receiving prayer requests from those in danger as fighting continues between Israel and Hamas. “Some of our friends and SBC missionaries over there actually had to leave,” Worshill said. “One of them left, with the neighbors upstairs, and just as they left the rockets started coming again. […]
SBC candidates respond to ordinations at Saddleback
A Southern Baptist church ordained three women as pastors in May, renewing the conversation over gender roles and the church. When Saddleback Church, led by Pastor Rick Warren, posted about the “historic night” on the church’s Facebook page, some Southern Baptist leaders responded on social media. “While I have long respected Saddleback’s ministry impact and […]
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