Moderates among Baptists 'Loving West'
Congregations from across Texas are helping rebuild a city devastated by an April fertilizer plant explosion.
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SBC president ending Boy Scout ties
Fred Luter, the first black president of the Southern Baptist Convention, says his church is among those cutting ties with the Boy Scouts of America on moral grounds.
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Baptists re-tool annual gatherings
Declining attendance, rising expenses and rapid advances in communications technology cause some to contend the Baptist annual meeting is rapidly becoming a thing of the past.
Read MoreUMC welcomes Scouts spurned by SBC
The United Methodist Church has decided to take in Boy Scout troops if a Southern Baptist congregation kicks them out.
Read MoreAccused Mo. pastor faces new charges
Additional charges alleging sex crimes by Pastor Travis Smith come as the Southern Baptist Convention takes a stronger stand against child abuse.
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SBC messengers learn to get along
Richard Land suggests that SBC convention unity resulted from Baptists taking on cultural issues instead of themselves.
Read MoreGlorieta sold to camping group
Two years after offering the cash-strapped Glorieta Conference Center for sale for $1, LifeWay Christian Resources found a new buyer with plans to continue use as a Christian camp and retreat center.
Read MoreBJC names communication head
Cherilyn Crowe, a native of Fort Payne, Ala., is the new director of communications for the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty.
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SBC pastor preaches mental health
Arkansas minister Ronnie Floyd applauds SBC messengers for approving a resolution calling on churches to have compassion for those with mental illness.
Read MoreSBC doesn’t call for Boy Scout exodus
A highly anticipated resolution condemning the Boy Scouts’ new membership policy affirms churches and individuals that sever ties, while calling for greater engagement by those that don’t.
Read MoreSouthern Baptists urge abuse reporting
An amended SBC resolution passed Wednesday calls on denominational leaders and workers to exercise “discernment” about identifying with groups or individuals tainted by lawsuits or arrest involving alleged child abuse.
Read MoreMissionary warns of ‘liberal’ theology
“Dare we allow proponents of liberal theology to sneak among our converts through Bible-training programs and seminaries to corrupt the very believers that we have labored to bring to salvation in Christ?” challenged missionary Gregg Fort to SBC messengers meeting in Houston.
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Commentaries
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The illogical politics of abortion By Miguel De La Torre
Poor women are collateral damage in a war that anti-abortion activists launched against Planned Parenthood.
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A modest proposal for a fractured Baptist family By Marv Knox
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Honoring the real Lottie Moon By J. Duane Bolin
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Columns
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Molly T. Marshall
Re-imagining disability
A new theology of disability envisions a Body of Christ where all have a place.
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Amy Butler
Back from the bridge
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Bill Wilson
Change happens
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Bill Leonard
The freedom of Will
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Looking for our fathers
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How to interpret the Scriptures
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