A panel of four Southern Baptist leaders Saturday (Aug. 4) talked honestly about the division within the convention over the issue of Calvinism while offering suggestions and maintaining that Southern Baptists should and can unite, despite differences.
Daily Archives: August 6, 2012
Calvinism isn’t a recent phenomenon in Southern Baptist life but instead has deep roots in its history, Union University President David S. Dockery said Saturday (Aug. 4) at a conference on the issue.
First Baptist Church Crystal Springs has publicly apologized after an African American couple was barred because of their race from holding their wedding at the predominantly white church. “Both the pastor and those involved in the wedding location being changed have expressed their regrets and sorrow for their actions. This […]
American triathlete Hunter Kemper believes God healed him from an October injury that nearly sidetracked his London Olympic hopes. He hopes to medal this year, but says even if he doesn’t, there are more important things in life. “Triathlon doesn’t define who I am as a person. It doesn’t define […]
Olympic track and field competition began over the weekend, with several Christian athletes earning medals or advancing into the finals of their events.
The Alpha course, which introduces people to basics of Christianity, has been embraced across denominations by more than 8,000 churches in the United Kingdom.
The influx of foreign-born people into North America gives Southern Baptist churches a unique opportunity to reach the nations, an IMB worker said at the 2012 Send North America Conference.