Baptist Press WASHINGTON — Polygamy is knocking at the door of the U.S. Supreme Court. A polygamous family featured in the reality television show “Sister Wives” asked the justices Sept. 12 to review a lower-court ruling that had reversed a federal judge’s decision in favor of the polygamists. The high court will decide in the months ahead whether to grant review and rule on the case. Defenders of the biblical
Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Ticket sales for an encore showing of “The Insanity of God” in theaters Tuesday, Sept. 13, pushed box office receipts to $1.1 million. “Due to the success of the film’s two one-night theater showings,” Trey Reynolds, manager of LifeWay Films, said, “we are planning a church simulcast for the film the first or second week of November, with a consumer DVD and church license DVD to
By Bob Smeitana Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Since the 1950s, the IRS has banned preachers from endorsing candidates during church services. According to a new study, most Americans seem to like it that way. Eight in 10 (79 percent) say it is inappropriate for pastors to endorse a candidate in church. Three-quarters say churches should steer clear of endorsements. Yet fewer than half want churches to be punished if they
Baptist Press NASHVILLE — The 2017 Southern Baptist Convention Pastors Conference in Phoenix is expected to highlight the contributions of the convention’s smaller churches and celebrate the diverse landscape that makes up the SBC. To that end, Pastors Conference officers are seeking nominations for event speakers who represent these churches. To help fill the slate of preachers for the conference, the leadership team is inviting Southern Baptists to recommend expository
By Diana Chandler Baptist Press NASHVILLE (BP) — When two fellow classmates approached Rachel Joy Scott on the lawn of Columbine High School and questioned her belief in Jesus, she affirmed her faith and was shot to death at point-blank range. The story of her martyrdom has been told perhaps countless times in books, sermons and interviews in the past 20 years, but Pure Flix Entertainment hopes its upcoming film
By Aaron Earls LifeWay Christian Resources NASHVILLE (BP) — As Louisiana recovers from historic flooding, LifeWay Christian Resources wants to help churches, pastors and other victims. Part of the effort includes restoring Bible study material and pastoral libraries lost in the floodwaters. “LifeWay provides biblical solutions for life,” said Thom Rainer, president and CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources. “We want to support these pastors and churches during the good times,
Baptist Press MARTINSVILLE, Ind. — Cecil W. Seagle will end five years of service as executive director of the State Convention of Baptists in Indiana on Dec. 16. Seagle, 76, made the announcement during the opening session of the SCBI Executive Board’s Aug. 15-16 meeting at the Indiana convention’s Highland Lakes Baptist Camp in Martinsville. Seagle was elected as SCBI executive director on Nov. 1, 2011, after serving eight months
By Will Hall Baptist Press BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (BP) — Southern Baptists returning from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, are sharing testimonies of widespread revival in churches, communities, prisons and schools, following an 8-day schedule of crusades, medical ministries and other outreach efforts in this South American country. Wayne Jenkins, director of evangelism and church growth for the Louisiana Baptist Convention, said there were a recorded 3,202 salvation decisions resulting from events
By David Roach Baptist Press NASHVILLE (BP) — A New York Times op-ed suggesting the Old Testament supports transgenderism has been classified by Southern Baptist seminary professors as a mischaracterization of Hebrew grammar and theology. “It should not surprise any of us that if we want to find something in Scripture, then we will twist it to say what we want it to say,” Paul Wegner, professor of Old Testament
Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Year-to-date contributions to Southern Baptist Convention national and international missions and ministries received by the SBC Executive Committee are 5.28 percent above the year-to-date SBC Cooperative Program Allocation Budget projection, and are 2.99 percent above contributions received during the same time frame last year, according to a news release from SBC Executive Committee President Frank S. Page.
Baptist Press WASHINGTON — Polygamy is knocking at the door of the U.S. Supreme Court. A polygamous family featured in the reality television show “Sister
Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Ticket sales for an encore showing of “The Insanity of God” in theaters Tuesday, Sept. 13, pushed box office receipts to
By Bob Smeitana Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Since the 1950s, the IRS has banned preachers from endorsing candidates during church services. According to a new
Baptist Press NASHVILLE — The 2017 Southern Baptist Convention Pastors Conference in Phoenix is expected to highlight the contributions of the convention’s smaller churches and
By Diana Chandler Baptist Press NASHVILLE (BP) — When two fellow classmates approached Rachel Joy Scott on the lawn of Columbine High School and questioned
By Aaron Earls LifeWay Christian Resources NASHVILLE (BP) — As Louisiana recovers from historic flooding, LifeWay Christian Resources wants to help churches, pastors and other
Baptist Press MARTINSVILLE, Ind. — Cecil W. Seagle will end five years of service as executive director of the State Convention of Baptists in Indiana
By Will Hall Baptist Press BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (BP) — Southern Baptists returning from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, are sharing testimonies of widespread revival in churches,
By David Roach Baptist Press NASHVILLE (BP) — A New York Times op-ed suggesting the Old Testament supports transgenderism has been classified by Southern Baptist
Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Year-to-date contributions to Southern Baptist Convention national and international missions and ministries received by the SBC Executive Committee are 5.28 percent
