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Friday, December 06, 2019

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  • EDITORIAL: Ya se siente la Navidad …
    by 09, posted Friday, December 06, 2019 (3 years ago)

    Muchos de nosotros estamos familiarizados con ella y con frecuencia usamos la expresión: "Ya se comienza a sentir la Navidad".... Read More

  • Zimbabwe economy 'dire' but LMCO offers 'safety net'
    by Chip Hutcheson/Western Recorder, posted Friday, December 06, 2019 (3 years ago)

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    TAYLORSVILLE, Ky. (BP) -- How significant is the Lottie Moon offering to an IMB missionary? Kentucky native and IMB missionary to Zimbabwe Nick Moore explains it well.

    "It's everything -- from the car we drive, to the house we live in, to the salary we make, our insurance," said Moore, who along with his wife Kyndra and their seven children returned to Kentucky in June and will return to Zimbabwe in January. "We've had at least three sets of stitches, a couple of broken arms, a concussion -- numerous trips to the hospitals. Read More

  • Conversation with Bryant Wright and Clay Smith
    by Staff, posted Friday, December 06, 2019 (3 years ago)

    MARIETTA, Ga. (BP) -- BP correspondent Maina Mwaura sat down with Bryant Wright and Clay Smith of Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in Marietta, Ga., to discuss pastoral succession, reaching the next generation and how the church has honored Wright for his 37 years of pastoral leadership. Read More

  • Faith inseparable from work, Gov. Lee says
    by Tom Strode, posted Friday, December 06, 2019 (3 years ago)

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    NASHVILLE (BP) -- Bill Lee's decision to run for governor of Tennessee and his work in that office cannot be explained without understanding the impact of his faith, the state's highest office-holder told Christian leaders Dec. 3 at a Southern Baptist-sponsored event in Nashville.

    "[T]he way that faith plays out most in my life is that I believe that we are called to serve people," said Lee, who was elected governor in 2018. "The Lord calls us to serve the poor, to love our neighbors as ourselves, to use our lives to impact other people's lives for good. Read More

  • WEEK OF PRAYER: Sharing 'the hope of God' in atheist Bulgaria
    by IMB Staff, posted Friday, December 06, 2019 (3 years ago)

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    SOFIA, Bulgaria (BP) -- George remembers the secret police raiding his house twice when he was young. He went to secret Christian meetings, and his family tucked their Bibles away so they wouldn't be found. "We were a persecuted Christian family," he said.

    But despite his family's gritty faith, George's heart hadn't experienced real change. Christianity was a cause to him, not a relationship. It wasn't until after the fall of communism when IMB missionary Bill Wardlaw came and preached at George's church that he heard the Gospel differently. Read More

  • CHRISTMAS HYMN: O Come All Ye Faithful

    by Keith Getty, posted Friday, December 06, 2019 (3 years ago)

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    NASHVILLE (BP) -- I always associate "O Come all ye Faithful" with going carol singing in Ireland at Christmas when I was a child; it makes this carol incredibly special for me and we always finish our Christmas concerts with it.

    The carol, originally known as 'Adeste Fidelis', was most likely written by John Francis Wade, a Catholic artist. It remained a Latin masterpiece for 100 years before being translated into English by Frederick Oakley. For congregational and a capella purposes, this carol sings beautifully. Read More

  • MOVIES: 'The Islands' showcases Hawaiian leader's faith
    by Phil Boatwright, posted Friday, December 06, 2019 (3 years ago)

    BONNER SPRINGS, Kan. (BP) -- "The Islands," from filmmaker Timothy Chey ("Freedom," "The Genius Club") and RiverRain Productions, is now playing in selected theaters and is expected to have a wider release later this month. This highly anticipated adventure film is based on the true story of Hawaii's High Chieftess Kapiolani's heroic mission to justify her Christian convictions. The movie is a salute to Hawaii's beauty and this island leader's moral courage. Read More

  • FIRST-PERSON: A Baptist woman in ministry
    by Kie Bowman, posted Friday, December 06, 2019 (3 years ago)

    "The most influential Southern Baptist woman in ministry gave her life in service to Christ," pastor Kie Bowman says. "Is there another Lottie Moon in your youth group?" Read More

  • EDITORIAL: Ya se siente la Navidad …
    by Oscar J. Fernandez, posted Friday, December 06, 2019 (3 years ago)

    Muchos de nosotros estamos familiarizados con ella y con frecuencia usamos la expresión: "Ya se comienza a sentir la Navidad". ... Read More