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LABOR DAY: More than Summer’s End

Todd Brady is vice president for university ministries and assistant professor of ministry at Union University in Jackson, Tenn. JACKSON, Tenn. (BP) -- We celebrated our nation's 243rd birthday in July, and now we celebrate those who have worked to…

Mandrell elected as LifeWay’s 10th president

ATLANTA— LifeWay Christian Resources trustees unanimously elected Dr. Ben Mandrell as the organization’s 10th president during a special-called meeting June 28 in Atlanta. “I am grateful for the opportunity to lead in such an important season for LifeWay,” Mandrell told…

MEMORIAL DAY: Patriotic & Spiritual Parallels

John D. Laing teaches systematic theology, philosophy and chaplaincy at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is also a colonel in the United States Army Reserves, serving as the senior chaplain for the Texas Military Department. FORT WORTH, Texas (BP) --…

SBCV Executive Board Meeting

National leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention invested time with pastors and lay leaders during the May meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention of Virginia (SBC of Virginia or SBCV) Executive Board. The SBC of Virginia reviewed some of the…

Mother’s Day: A permanent exhortation

FORT TOTTEN, N.D. (BP) -- "What is on your shirt?" "Um, permanent marker." Every mother hates those words from the lips of her small child. Not only does she see the evidence as it appears on the offender, she also…

Mother’s Day: Priorities and joys

INDIANAPOLIS (BP) -- As a mom of three kids under the age of 6, I shift from day to day -- thinking I can conquer the world (like when I actually get all three kids dressed and in the car…

EASTER: Because of the Empty Tomb…

EDITOR'S NOTE: J.D. Greear is president of the Southern Baptist Convention and pastor of The Summit Church in Raleigh-Durham, N.C. DURHAM, N.C. (BP) — On the third day after Jesus' crucifixion, a group of women went to His tomb. But…

PALM SUNDAY: ‘Hosanna — He is coming!’

By Rhonda Harrington Kelley NEW ORLEANS (BP) — On a recent pilgrimage to Israel, our group made a brief stop in a small village that left a lasting impression. The town of Bethphage is located near the Mount of Olives…

Ronnie Floyd Named as EC President Nominee

by David Roach NASHVILLE (BP) -- Arkansas pastor and former Southern Baptist Convention president Ronnie Floyd will be recommended for the presidency of the SBC Executive Committee, the EC's presidential search committee announced today (March 31). The full EC will…

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