Terrorized Syrians find love and help across the Jordanian border, where an evangelical pastor has become a one-man clearinghouse. He helps Syrian refugee families find places to live. He and his church members deliver food, blankets, mattresses, medicine and other basic supplies. He coordinates assistance from a variety of other […]
Daily Archives: April 26, 2012
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Southern Baptists are reaching out to the growing numbers of Syrians fleeing violence in their country, but financial reserves are inadequate to meet the needs. “The World Hunger Fund reserve is low, and we will only be able to respond to about half of these needs,” said Jeff Palmer, executive […]
Less than two weeks before voters in North Carolina go to the polls to vote on a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman, the main group opposing it essentially has acknowledged it will win only by changing the subject from marriage — a tactic that […]
Southern Baptists of Texas Convention President Terry Turner rallied executive board members April 24 to pray faithfully for President Barack Obama and members of Congress, seeking a change in the nation’s spiritual climate.
The Violence Against Women Act doesn’t sound controversial, but it has been weighed down with language that prevents pro-family groups from supporting it, says ERLC analyst Doug Carlson. Among the problems: gay couples would be given benefits not afforded heterosexuals.
The LifeWay Glorieta Conference Center is being offered for $1 to the Baptist Convention of New Mexico, according to both LifeWay and state convention leaders. Jerry Rhyne, LifeWay’s chief financial officer, confirmed to Baptist Press April 26 that LifeWay has communicated to the New Mexico convention that it is “open […]
This Bible study for Sunday, April 29, is adapted from the Explore the Bible curriculum published by LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention.