NASHVILLE (BP) – The Tennessee Supreme Court will hear the appeal of the Southern Baptist Convention as it tries to protect its constitutional rights in a case connected to an inquiry by the SBC Credentials Committee. Preston Garner, a longtime worship pastor and school music teacher, and his wife Kellie filed suit in 2023 against the SBC, Guidepost Solutions and others. The … [Read More...]
Tennessee
IT’S A ‘HIGH-FIVE’ FRIDAY!
MURFREESBORO — For the past six years, Belle Aire Baptist Church in Murfreesboro has built a powerful connection with Hobgood Elementary, an inner-city school … [Read More...]
Columnists
ARE ALL SINS REALLY THE SAME?
All sins are the same. Sin is sin. No single act of disobedience is any worse than another in God’s eyes. Chances are you’ve heard statements like … [Read More...]
SBC
‘PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH’: SOUTHERN BAPTIST LEADERS RESPOND TO IRAN BOMBING
WASHINGTON (BP) – Saying now is the time for peace, Pres. Donald Trump announced through social media a “very successful attack” on three nuclear weapons sites … [Read More...]
SS Lessons
JUNE 29: GOD’S PROMISE
Focal Passage: Psalm 132:1-14, 17-18 Mary Poppins taught us that promises can be like pie crusts — easily made and easily broken. Mankind has become so … [Read More...]
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200 DISPLACED NIGERIAN CHRISTIANS SLAUGHTERED IN ‘WORST ATROCITY’
YELEWATA, Benue (BP) – The 500 Christians had already fled terrorism at home and found temporary shelter in storefronts transformed into living quarters in downtown Yelewata. But as they slept overnight June 13, men identified as militant Fulani attacked from … [Read More...]
NEW BOOK FOCUSES ON CP CENTENNIAL
MEMPHIS — As the Southern Baptist Convention celebrates 100 years of the Cooperative Program — the SBC’s giving channel for missions and ministry — a new book explores the future of this cooperative effort. Chris Forbes, a longtime Southern Baptist … [Read More...]
MATTHEW 25 MINISTRIES: SERVING WARREN COUNTY’S UNDERSERVED
McMINNVILLE — “For I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me in. I needed clothes, and you clothed me. I was sick, and you looked after me. I was in prison, and you … [Read More...]