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Southern Baptists remember, give thanks for Steve Gaines | Baptist Press
NASHVILLE (BP) – Friends, family and numerous others impacted by the ministry of Steve Gaines poured out their thoughts and remembrances after learning of his death on March 20.
Bible Study: Our suffering and triumphant Messiah | Baptist Press
Why must we suffer? The suffering Messiah was a scandal to the early Church.
Chasing those chasing the dream | Baptist Press
PLANO, Texas – When Jack Tai was a pastor in China, he thought the U.S. had so many Christian churches that surely most Chinese immigrants would be reached with the Gospel.
Former Bellevue pastor and SBC president dies at 68 | Baptist Press
MEMPHIS -- Steve Gaines, longtime pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis and a former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, died March 20 after a long battle with cancer.
‘The First Hymn’ with Chris Tomlin, Ben Fielding in theaters March 24, 26 | Baptist Press
DENVER (BP) – “The First Hymn,” showcasing Chris Tomlin’s and Ben Fielding’s contemporary rendering of the oldest known Christian hymn enjoys a wide release in U.S. theaters March 24 and 26.
Steven Curtis and Mary Beth Chapman ‘Still Here’ despite marriage struggles | Baptist Press
NASHVILLE (BP) – When Steven Curtis and Mary Beth Chapman got married 40-plus years ago, they knew they were opposites in many ways. After all, that was what had attracted them to each other in the first place.
Animated short film delivers the Gospel, receives Oscar nomination | Baptist Press
LOS ANGELES (BP) – A 13-minute story heavy with Gospel imagery of grace, sacrifice and rebirth made it to the short list of nominees for Best Animated Short Film at the 98th Academy Awards on March 15.
Rising antisemitism abroad becoming dangerous for Jews, experts tell USCIRF | Baptist Press
WASHINGTON (BP) – Antisemitism is becoming so prevalent abroad that in many places it is dangerous for Jews to reveal their identity publicly, experts told the U.S.
FIRST-PERSON: Islamic eschatology and the war in Iran | Baptist Press
Iran’s government views everything through Shi’a end times prophecy.
SBC DIGEST: Annual meeting app available now; GuideStone to have strong presence at meeting | Baptist Press
2026 SBC Annual Meeting app available now; GuideStone to have a strong presence at annual meeting.
FIRST-PERSON: Beneath the collapse | Baptist Press
As a professor at Carson-Newman I have taught the "collapse" principle to students for years.
Heightened security at synagogues encouraged after terrorist attack on Temple Israel | Baptist Press
WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (BP) – Ric Worshill, executive director of the Southern Baptist Messianic Fellowship, has long hailed the importance of onsite security amid increasing antisemitic attacks on synagogues and Jewish gatherings.
Missouri Baptists rebuild Jamaican churches damaged by Melisssa | Baptist Press
JAMAICA –In a place where as much as 30 percent of the economy relies on tourism, events like last year’s Hurricane Melisssa in Jamaica are devastating.
FROM THE SEMINARIES: SWBTS honors Dockery, Hawkins, releases B.H. Carroll book | Baptist Press
SWBTS community honors Dockery during portrait unveiling; SWBTS presents Lees, Hawkinses with Carroll, Scarborough awards.
Missionary sparks partnership between rural churches in U.S., Europe | Baptist Press
SICILY, Italy (BP) – “The goal is to get the Gospel out,” says Steve Brown, a missionary in Europe serving as a team leader through the International Mission Board for 22 years, the last five based in Palermo, Sicily.
Arab Baptist seminary near Beirut sheltering Christians, others fleeing war zone | Baptist Press
BEIRUT (BP) – Christians and others fleeing the war zone in southern Lebanon are finding refuge at Arab Baptist Theological Seminary (ABTS) near Beirut, its president Wissam Nasrallah told Baptist Press, as Israel’s fight against Iran ally Hezbollah intensifies.
With March, comes gambling madness | Baptist Press
NASHVILLE (BP) – Sports gambling doesn’t have a specific season, but certain times of the year are considered to be its Super Bowl or March Madness.
Spurgeon men’s basketball senior named National Player of the Year | Baptist Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Spurgeon College men’s basketball senior guard/forward Joseph Allen has been named both National Player of the Year and Regional Player of the Year by the National Christian College Athletic Association.
FIRST-PERSON: Are you a Saul or a Paul? | Baptist Press
Southern Baptists have lingered at a critical intersection for the past several years, and the ultimate choice of which road we take will shape our identity.
Evangelism gets an Upward boost through sports, say pastors | Baptist Press
IDABEL, Okla. (BP) – The break Trinity Baptist Church took from its Upward Sports program in 2018 was supposed to be brief, an opportunity to reset a ministry that had become very popular in its community.