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Honk If You Love Jesus
A sermon delivered by Joel Snider, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Rome, Ga., on June 19, 2011. 1 Thessalonians 5:11-24 Morning Prayer: Lord, we commit to your special care those families where there is only one parent. ...
Go
A sermon delivered by Randy Hyde, Pastor, Pulaski Heights Baptist Church, Little Rock, Ark., on June 19, 2011 Psalm 8:1-9; Matthew 28:16-20 I don’t get much mail anymore, not any that matters, anyway....
And God said, ˜Let there be life!’
A sermon delivered by Keith Herron, Pastor, Holmeswood Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo., on June 19, 2011. The First Sunday After Pentecost Genesis 1:1-2:4a Psalm 8; Matthew 28:16-20; II Corinthians 13:11-13 As in the...
Dreaming With God
A sermon delivered by Robert Browning, Pastor, Smoke Rise Baptist Church, Stone Mountain, Ga., on June 12, 2011. Acts 2:1-21 Pentecost Sunday “If you can do it by yourself, it won’t be very big!” I still recall the...
Stormy Weather
A sermon delivered by David Hughes, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, Nc., on June 12, 2011. Psalm 104:24-34, 35b; Acts 2:1-21 Have you noticed lately that we’re having some mighty stormy, mighty weird...
Leaving God out of Pledge Tees off Ohio Congressman
WASHINGTON (RNS) NBC’s decision to edit the word “God” from the Pledge of Allegiance during last weekend’s coverage of the U.S. Open golf tournament has teed off an Ohio congressman, who wants the U.S. Golf Association...
Churches Call for U.S. to Pull Out of Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (RNS) As President Obama prepared plans to bring a limited number of U.S. troops home from Afghanistan, a group of 40 religious leaders called for the president to “bring the war in Afghanistan to an end.”...
Evangelicals See Declining Influence in U.S.
(RNS) Are U.S. evangelicals losing their influence on America? A new poll released Wednesday (June 22) from the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life seems to say just that, with the vast majority—82 percent—of U.S....
Two Distinct Models for Starting New Churches
It's true if we're honest: Baptists can get a bit complacent over the fact that we have not suffered the precipitous decline of other denominations. Perhaps, our thinking goes, it's because there's something in the...
Conservative Christian Group Seeks New Reagan
Editor's note: This is the second part of a two-part series about this week’s closed-door meeting by a group of conservative Christians, called together by Southern Baptist evangelist James Robison, to plot its...
When Immigration Reform Punishes the Innocent
Natalia Elzaurdia – Nati to her friends – is 19, pregnant and scared. She is not scared because she is pregnant, however. She is scared because she is in jail and about to be deported from the only country she has ever...
A hearty party
The annual General Assembly of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship got off to a good start Wednesday night as about 1,100 people gathered for a 20th anniversary dinner at the Tampa Convention Center. Most of the evening...
Pawlenty’s Prominent Pastor not a Political Pawn
(RNS) When GOP presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty goes to church, he knows he’ll hear a 27-minute sermon—never longer, never shorter. But whether he’ll hear a biblical endorsement of the Republican platform is far less...
Orthodox Basketball Player Allowed to Cover Her Arms
JERUSALEM (RNS) The international basketball federation has decided to permit an Orthodox Jewish basketball player to cover her arms during competitions in accordance with her religious beliefs. FIBA made the decision...
Conservatives Want Senator to Resign after Affair
WASHINGTON (RNS) The president of the Christian conservative Family Policy Network sent Sen. David Vitter, R-La., a letter Monday (June 20) calling on him to follow the lead of former Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., and...
“Super 8”
Steven Spielberg used to make movies with a gang of kids at their core. Believing they could do anything, these kids would be forced into trying circumstances but would manage to overcome by summoning up reserves of...
Conservative Christian Group Plots Political Revival
Editor's note: This is the first part of a two-part series about this week’s closed-door meeting by a group of conservative Christians, called together by Southern Baptist evangelist James Robison, to plot its...
Remembering Bush’s Tax-Cut Claims Brings Realism to Current Debate
Did President George W. Bush's tax cuts deliver on what he promised 10 years ago? Speaking on April 16, 2001, at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Bush said, "Enough is enough. The American people deserve tax relief." He...
Church of England to Allow Gay Bishops ”Sort Of
LONDON (RNS) The Church of England has issued a set of “legal guidelines” that pave the way for openly gay clergy to become bishops—so long as they are and promise to remain celibate. Details of the internal report,...
Van Impe Leaves TBN over Chrislam Remarks
(RNS) Jack Van Impe, a popular End Times broadcaster, has ended his decades-long run on Trinity Broadcasting Network after a dispute over naming ministers that he accuses of mixing Christian and Muslim beliefs. Earlier...
Lesbian Minister to Face Methodist Church Trial
(RNS) United Methodists will begin a trial Tuesday (June 21) against a Wisconsin minister who’s accused of breaking church rules by celebrating a same-sex marriage and being in a lesbian relationship. The Rev. Amy...