Baptist Press Archive

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

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  • Churchgoers divided over armed congregants
    by Aaron Earls, posted Tuesday, January 28, 2020 (3 years ago)

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    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP) -- In the aftermath of several high-profile church shootings, most Protestant pastors say their congregations have taken some precautions to protect those in attendance.

    Since 2000, 19 fatal shootings have taken place at Christian churches, while gunmen have also taken lives at other religious sites like Jewish synagogues, a Sikh temple and an Amish school. Read More

  • SUPER BOWL: NFL veteran's Sundays take on new focus
    by Tobin Perry, posted Tuesday, January 28, 2020 (3 years ago)

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    MIAMI (BP) -- Daryl Jones knows what it's like to get ready for Sundays. As a wide receiver in the NFL in the early 2000s, he played four seasons for the New York Giants, Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings.

    But this Sunday, as the eyes of the world turn toward America's biggest football game, Jones is getting ready for an even bigger Sunday. Less than 20 minutes away from Hard Rock Stadium, the site of Super Bowl LIV, Jones will preach the Gospel at The Rock Fellowship Church, a church he planted in Miami in 2016. Read More

  • IMB field leader: 'God is at work' in Middle East
    by Rob Collingsworth/TEXAN, posted Tuesday, January 28, 2020 (3 years ago)

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    MIDDLE EAST (BP) -- As hostilities escalate yet again in the Middle East, Christians must ask themselves how such events affect missions in high-risk areas. For Southern Baptists in particular, whose cooperative work is centered on getting the Gospel to all people in all nations, these are delicate and important questions. Regardless of the headlines, the Gospel remains at the center of missions.

    And in the face of troubling news from places like Iran and Iraq, IMB mission field leader Don Allen* says that "God is still at work, and He is evidencing more work today than I have seen in the last three decades." Read More