SBC Life Articles by Debbie Moore

WAKE FOREST, N.C. (BP)--Fifteen world-renowned biblical scholars are scheduled to converge on the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary campus in April to re-examine three widely held beliefs in New Testament studies.

EUBANK, Ky. (BP)--How many Bibles are just sitting around in your house, on the back seat of your car, or on dusty shelves at your church?

TUPELO, Miss. (BP)--Benjamin Hal Buchanan Sr. had a passion for making learning accessible. A veteran educator in Mississippi, Buchanan became known internationally in 1986 when he started Book-Link after his retirement.

EUBANK, Ky. (BP)--"Good, usable Christian literature ought not to be gathering dust," says Olin Williams, executive director of Book-Link, a nonprofit, volunteer-operated Christian organization based in Eubank, Ky. Since 1986, Book-Link has been gathering unused Christian resources and shipping them around the world upon request, at no cost to the recipient.

Being seeker-sensitive does not mean watering down the message," said Rick Warren, pastor of one of the Southern Baptist Convention's largest churches, on the national Bible Answer Man radio program. "It does not change what you say. It changes how you say it," said Warren, pastor of Saddleback Valley Community Church, Mission Viejo, Calif., which […]

WAKE FOREST, N.C. (BP)–Although the exams and research papers have been completed, the greatest tests lie ahead, Paige Patterson told 118 graduates receiving degrees Dec. 18 from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Patterson, president of the Wake Forest, N.C., seminary and the Southern Baptist Convention, said every minister of the gospel must face “a moment of […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)–Pokemon — the craze that has captured children’s imagination, time and money — has exploded into a multi-million-dollar merchandise and entertainment phenomenon in less than 12 months and generated a barrage of criticism from some conservative Christian sources. A search for Pokemon on the Internet shows the Christian community’s comments and concerns about […]

DALLAS (BP)–At least 20,000 pastors, church staff members and lay leaders participated in a “Purpose Driven Church” simulcast Nov. 13, the second of such live national teaching broadcasts in less than seven full months sponsored by Purpose Driven Ministries of California’s Saddleback Valley Community Church. The broadcast went out live from a host church in […]

HOUSTON (BP)–Several Southern Baptists leaders were among the international Fasting & Prayer Gathering ’99’s key speakers Nov. 11-13 in Houston’s Astroarena. The sixth annual rally brought together prominent Christian leaders from a number of denominations and evangelistic groups to pray, read Scripture and talk about pressing concerns, while fasting for 42 hours. Co-sponsored by Campus […]

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. (BP)–“Being seeker-sensitive does not mean watering down the message,” said Rick Warren, pastor of one of the Southern Baptist Convention’s largest churches, on the national “Bible Answer Man” radio program. “It does not change what you say. It changes how you say it,” said Warren, pastor of Saddleback Valley Community Church, […]