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  • Lois Evans, wife to pastor Tony Evans, dies at age 70
    by Jon D. Wilke, posted Thursday, January 02, 2020 (3 years ago)

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    DALLAS (BP) -- Lois Irene Evans, beloved wife of Tony Evans for 49 years and founder of Pastors' Wives Ministry, passed away Dec. 30, 2019 of biliary cancer. She was 70.

    Tony, senior pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas, shared the news on Facebook. "Just before the sun came up this morning," he wrote, "the love of my life transitioned from earth and watched her first sunrise from heaven." Read More

  • Tony Evans publishes historic study Bible and commentary
    by Staff, posted Thursday, November 21, 2019 (4 years ago)

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    NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- After 50 years of pastoral ministry, Tony Evans has released "The CSB Tony Evans Study Bible" and "The Tony Evans Bible Commentary" with LifeWay's B&H Publishing. In doing so, he became the first African American to publish a study Bible and one-volume Bible commentary.

    "I'm humbled. I'm from urban Baltimore. I would never have thought I would be in this place," said Evans. "I know God could have used someone else. The fact that He's allowed me the opportunity to do this with my weaknesses and with my flaws, it shows me grace, it shows me mercy, it shows me gratitude." Read More

  • 'Kingdom Men Rising' film promotes biblical manhood

    by Michael Foust, posted Tuesday, February 26, 2019 (4 years ago)

    NASHVILLE (BP) -- Society may be confused about the true definition of manhood, but pastor and author Tony Evans said God's Word is clear.

    The Bible, he says, reveals what God expects from men, even if the cultural tide is swimming in the opposite direction. Read More

  • Cancer survivor Kelly inspires men at conference
    by Daniel Woodman, posted Wednesday, July 01, 2015 (8 years ago)

    NASHVILLE (BP) – Quarterback Jim Kelly once was known for his victories on the football field. He is still known for winning, but now his victories come off the field.

    Nineteen years after his retirement from the NFL, Kelly faced enemies even more terrifying than incoming linebackers -- cancer. Read More

  • Tony Evans, Trip Lee, 6 others added to summit
    by Staff, posted Monday, January 26, 2015 (8 years ago)

    NASHVILLE (BP) -- Megachurch pastor Tony Evans and hip-hop artist Trip Lee are among additional speakers for a racial reconciliation summit sponsored by the Southern Baptist Convention's ethics entity.

    "The Gospel and Racial Reconciliation" will be the theme of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission's second Leadership Summit, March 26-27 in Nashville. Read More