Baptist Life

NEW ORLEANS (BP) – A request by the North American Mission Board for an en banc hearing in a lawsuit brought by a former SBC leader was denied last week in a split decision by the 5th U.S. … more

LOUISVILLE, Ky, (KT) -- On Wednesday, Gov. Andy Beshear recommended churches cancel services this Sunday because of the coronavirus. more

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Friday night the Supreme Court declined to hear an emergency appeal from the Ninth Circuit in the case of Calvary Chapel v. Sisolak. The case involves challenges brought by a number of churches in Nevada—including Southern Baptist churches—to the Nevada governor’s reopening plans which treated similar entities, indoor spaces where people gather, differently. more

There was a lot going on at the table that night. Luke 22 paints a full picture of the Last Supper. They had just eaten most of the Passover meal when Jesus took the bread and the cup. It would now represent His body and blood, He said. more

NASHVILLE (BP) – The unprecedented pace of developing vaccines for COVID-19 has not jeopardized their effectiveness or safety for Americans, the director of the National Institutes of Health … more

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP) – R. Albert Mohler Jr. describes himself as “a creature of print.” He pores over more than a dozen newspapers a day in order to prepare for his podcast, “The Briefing with Albert Mohler,” in which he provides cultural analysis from a Christian worldview. And he means actual printed newspapers. more

Years ago, someone told me if a kindergartener can tell you what they want to be when they grow up, the odds are pretty good that they will go to college.  Whether that’s true or not, it’s a fun thing for a kid to dream. more

AUBURN, Ky. (KT) – Pastor Barry Raley’s voice cracks and he gets emotional thinking back to the moment. It’s a snapshot in time that he will always cherish. more

WASHINGTON (BP) -- The Southern Baptist Convention's church-state entity has joined other religious organizations in urging the Supreme Court to reconsider a nearly 30-year-old decision they say subverted the free exercise of religion. more

IRVINE, Ky. (KT) – Newlywed Pastor Scott Rogers has learned a valuable marriage lesson: Listen to your wife. more