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Danny Akin: SBC bloated but won't burst

The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) may be top heavy, bloated and unfocused but it is "premature" to write its obituary, according to Danny Akin, president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.

read more ... -- Published Thursday, May 08, 2008

'Evangelical Manifesto' targets stereotypes

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Citing widespread confusion about what it means to be an "evangelical," a group of Christian leaders issued a manifesto proposing to define the identity and commitments of evangelical Christians.

read more ... -- Published Thursday, May 08, 2008

N.C. Baptists on way to assess needs in Myanmar

A North Carolina Baptist Men's assessment team of two is on its way to Thailand to seek visas to enter devastated Myanmar.

read more ... -- Published Thursday, May 08, 2008

Sunday School Lessons

Bible Studies for Life lesson for May 25: Be Ready to Forgive

Finished with dinner, we retired to the den for conversation. When our guests rose to leave, their son threw a pillow intended for the sofa onto a small antique pitcher, breaking our treasured wedding gift from my husband's grandparents.

read more ... -- Published Thursday, May 08, 2008

Bible Studies for Life Lesson for May 18: Be Trustworthy

I love funeral services during which pastors customize their eulogies to fit deceased individuals' lives. My pastor husband, Jack, can make heaven sound so wonderful that I almost want to "crawl in and go too."

read more ... -- Published Thursday, May 08, 2008

Formations lesson for May 25: The Prayer of Jesus

Recently, our church has been working through a process of long-range planning. Over eight months or so, several members of our congregation have met together with the clergy staff to consider prayerfully how God might be calling our congregation to serve Him more fully. Ultimately, four broad categories emerged and our Long Range Planning Committee engaged the congregation in conversations about those areas of ministry. The midweek roundtable discussions yielded important information about our core values as a community of faith.

read more ... -- Published Thursday, May 08, 2008

Formations lesson for May 18: The Power to Endure

Three months ago the residents of Macon County, Tenn., were devastated by a series of tornados that leveled homes and killed a dozen citizens.

read more ... -- Published Thursday, May 08, 2008

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