Land: America's fate hinges on saved getting right
HOUSTON—Calling upon a common Scripture reference for national redemption, Richard Land told those gathered at a National Day of Prayer breakfast in Houston on May 3 that the United States will have a spiritual reformation when the saved get their lives right with God. Using 2 Chronicles 7:14 as his text, [...]
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'We are all sent'
EULESS—“We need to equip our friends, our churches, our Sunday School classes, our small groups to think like missionaries,” the International Mission Board’s Eric King told those gathered in a classroom at First Baptist Church of Euless for a session called “5 Milestones of a Missional Church.” His plea could easily [...]
Continue ReadingAnother reason to embrace the world
I read the story of Yousef Nadarkhani, a pastor in Iran who is possibly facing execution for becoming a Christian, with a combination of outrage and heartache. Nadarkhani is closing in on three years behind bars for being of resolute conscience on this matter. The plight of Chen Guangcheng, a [...]
Continue ReadingRemember our missionaries and the mission
I have been on mission trips to a number of countries. I have been to the remote areas of South America witnessing to the Quechua Indians. On two different visits to Lebanon I went door to door to pass out Bibles in Shiite Muslim neighborhoods. Going to India last year [...]
Continue ReadingSBTC communications department honored
FORT WORTH—Members of the SBTC communications department earned five awards during the Baptist Communicators Association (BCA) annual workshop and awards competition, April 11-14 in Fort Worth. The BCA meeting draws journalists, public relations practitioners, graphic artists, videographers and photographers from Southern Baptist Convention agencies, state conventions and Baptist newspapers across the [...]
Continue ReadingDon’t drift, pastor tells SENT audience
EULESS—Don’t let your heart drift from God, Joel Engle, pastor of The Exchange Church in Keller, warned those attending the plenary session of the SENT [...]
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