By Tom Strode NASHVILLE (BP) – Southern Baptist leaders asked God Tuesday (May 3) to help Christians recognize that the overturning of Roe v. Wade, if it occurs this term, will be not only a reason to rejoice but to renew Gospel-based ministry to those in need. The Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) hosted an online prayer gathering one day … [Read more...] about SBC Leaders Pray for Gospel Ministry if Roe Falls
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Southern Baptist Cartoonist Joe McKeever Donates Archives to New Orleans Seminary
By Timothy Cockes NEW ORLEANS, La. (BP) – Joe McKeever, a well-known Baptist minister famous for drawing cartoons and caricatures for Baptist publications, has announced his intention to donate his entire archive of cartoons and other works to the John T. Christian Library at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (NOBTS). A two-time graduate of NOBTS, McKeever, 82, … [Read more...] about Southern Baptist Cartoonist Joe McKeever Donates Archives to New Orleans Seminary
Survivors Unite To Deliver Message on Holocaust Remembrance
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Holocaust survivors across the world have united to deliver a message on the dangers of unchecked hate and the importance of remembrance at a time of rising global antisemitism. In a video released Thursday to mark Yom HaShoah -- Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day -- 100 Holocaust survivors asked people to stand … [Read more...] about Survivors Unite To Deliver Message on Holocaust Remembrance
Comforted by Jesus, Would-Be Human Trafficking Victim Tells Story
By Diana Chandler DALLAS, Texas (BP) — It was broad daylight, but Sarah Taylor knew if the stranger managed to pull her into the car, she would likely die. She fought. “He had his hand locked in my chest and I thought he had stabbed me; that’s how bad the pain was. He began to yank my hair. He took my head and started shoving me into the back of his car with all of his … [Read more...] about Comforted by Jesus, Would-Be Human Trafficking Victim Tells Story
‘What Has Happened at Disney Is Moral Failure’: Franklin Commends FL Governor DeSantis for ‘Bold Stand’
Franklin Graham, son of famed evangelist Billy Graham and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan’s Purse, took to Facebook to criticize the Walt Disney Company’s opposition to Florida’s Parental Rights in Education bill, commending Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for taking retaliatory action against the company by supporting legislation that would remove … [Read more...] about ‘What Has Happened at Disney Is Moral Failure’: Franklin Commends FL Governor DeSantis for ‘Bold Stand’