WASHINGTON (ABP) – The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Oct. 3 a challenge to Barack Obama’s eligibility to serve as president. Justices refused without comment to review a February decision by the California Supreme Court dismissing a lawsuit that claimed election…
LifeWay Explore the Bible Series for October 16: It’s all about certainty
I long have considered Romans 8 to be one of the most encouraging chapters in the Bible. It begins and ends with incredibly good news, and in between, some of the implications of this good news are explained. The…
LifeWay Bible Studies for Life Series for October 16: Thank God for the hope
Even though Americans have much more than most other peoples on earth, we don’t exactly go out of our way to express gratitude to God for what we have. To the contrary, we have, to a large extent, become a…
Baptist World Alliance voices solidarity with Iranian pastor facing death sentence
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (ABP) – An international Baptist leader called on Baptists around the world to call on their government leaders to advocate on behalf of an Iranian pastor sentenced to death after refusing to recant his faith. Last week…
Study: Bible readers oppose gender-inclusive translations
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) – American Bible readers overwhelmingly oppose gender-neutral translations of the Bible, according to a new study by LifeWay Research. Eighty-two percent of participants in a study released Oct. 1 said verses in biblical Hebrew and Greek that…
Opinion: The war on terror just got worse
(ABP) — On Sept. 23, Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas submitted a formal application for the United Nations to grant Palestinians status as an observer state. The United States has promised to veto Abbas' resolution if it comes to the…
Professor says Adam’s sin was failure to lead
FORT WORTH, Texas (ABP) – A Southern Baptist seminary professor said at a recent conference that Adam’s sin was in listening to his wife. Thomas White, vice president for student services and associate professor of systematic theology at the seminary…
HSU conference explores lasting influence of KJV Bible
ABILENE—References from the King James Version of the Bible permeate language, said Larry Brunner, senior professor of English at Hardin-Simmons University. Expressions like “to see eye to eye” or “labor of love” all have made it to modern times because…
Haitian Baptist leader released unharmed
CAP-HAITIAN, Haiti — The Haitian Baptist leader who was kidnapped early Sept. 29 was released unharmed later that day without a ransom payment, the Baptist World Alliance reported Sept. 30. Emmanuel Pierre, general secretary of the Baptist Convention of Haiti,…