Thursday, September 18, 2014

• Baptists 'humbled' by failure to oppose Nazis

  by David Roach, posted Thursday, September 18, 2014 (7 years ago)

  NASHVILLE (BP) -- The 80th anniversary of a courageous stand by Christians in Germany who opposed Adolf Hitler also marks a sad chapter in Baptist history that festered four decades before Baptists voiced repentance. Read More

• Labor & witness mark summer student volunteers

  by Aaron Earls, posted Thursday, September 18, 2014 (7 years ago)

  

  NASHVILLE (BP) -- Thousands of World Changers and P2 Missions volunteers tackled manual labor and served with local churches this summer, often with an impact that will last a lifetime and into eternity.

  A woman was able to leave her home in Tennessee for the first time in months after volunteers built a wheelchair ramp. Teams in Cleveland, Ohio, were able to restore a home that was destroyed by fire. A church plant in Philadelphia, Pa., formed a relationship with an established church and was able to secure a place to meet because of painting done by the student volunteers. Read More

• Syrian refugees pass 3 million mark

  by Brian Andrews, posted Thursday, September 18, 2014 (7 years ago)

  

  Photo by Jedediah Smith

  LONDON (BP) -- The Syrian crisis reached a new milestone as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees counted more than 3 million officially registered refugees driven out by the conflict tearing the Middle Eastern country apart.

  As the crisis continues in its fourth year, Christian workers persevere in bringing spiritual and physical aid to the refugees and call on the church to keep praying and keep giving to these efforts. Read More

• Worldwide prayer laments Abedini persecution

  by Staff/ Morning Star News, posted Thursday, September 18, 2014 (7 years ago)

  

  NASHVILLE (BP) -- As pastor Saeed Abedini nears the second anniversary of imprisonment in Iran, his wife Naghmeh is organizing a Sept. 26 worldwide prayer vigil for Abedini and other Christians persecuted for their faith.

  "I'm doing a prayer vigil on this day to remember Pastor Saeed and others who are imprisoned for Christ, but also as a chance to come together as the Body of Christ and see the move of God as we pray together," she said in a video posted on the Be Heard Project's website, an initiative of the American Center for Law and Justice. "Please join me on this special day as we come together and pray." Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: When Boomer pastors retire

  by Thom S. Rainer, posted Thursday, September 18, 2014 (7 years ago)

  NASHVILLE (BP) -- On Jan. 1, 2011, the first Baby Boomer turned 65. In fact, on that day, 10,000 of them turned 65. And that pace of aging will continue until 2030, when every Boomer is 65 or older. Read More

• Moore to Reid: Vote on relig. freedom post

  by Tom Strode, posted Thursday, September 18, 2014 (7 years ago)

  

  WASHINGTON (BP) -- Southern Baptist public policy leader Russell D. Moore has called for a U.S. Senate vote on a nominee for ambassador at large for international religious freedom at a time when people of faith are suffering greatly in many countries.

  Moore, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, urged Majority Leader Harry Reid Thursday (Sept. 18) to permit a Senate vote on the nomination of David Saperstein to the post, which has been vacant since October 2013. Saperstein is director and counsel of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism. Read More

• Bible Study: September 21, 2014

  by Staff/LifeWay Christian Resources, posted Thursday, September 18, 2014 (7 years ago)

  This week's Bible study is adapted from the Explore the Bible curriculum. Read More