Olasky: Pro-life movement needs long-range approach
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)--The pro-life cause requires much more than merely arguing against abortion, said World magazine editor Marvin Olasky, who addressed the subject in the second of two C.W. Scudder Lectures at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary March 27.
Olasky lists Christian ABCs for aiding society’s needy
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)--Christians need to move beyond their good intentions in order to change the lives of less-fortunate members of society, proclaimed World magazine editor Marvin Olasky at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Don’t ‘bore people’ with Bible, preaching professor admonishes
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)--"It's a sin to bore people with the Bible," declared Haddon Robinson. "Boredom Sunday after Sunday is a destroyer of life and hope."
Whitehead examines resurrection via legal, historical evidence
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)--While the resurrection of Jesus Christ needs to be examined as a religious event in studies in Sunday schools and seminaries, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Vice President Mike Whitehead noted it also can be studied from an historic perspective, much like the consideration legal experts give to evidence presented in court.
Fall in love with Jesus over and over, prof exhorts
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)--"You used to be in love with her, but now you're just friends? Say what?" questioned the preacher.
Coppenger tells prison crowd to trust God for deliverance
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (BP)--Speaking to a group of about 40 inmates in the minimum security unit of Lansing State Penitentiary, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary President Mark Coppenger shared from Isaiah 61 the message of hope to be found in Jesus Christ.
Internet gambling may fuel addictions, societal toll
WASHINGTON (BP)--If casinos typically attract middle-age to older Americans willing to crank the arm of a slot machine for hours on end, what will it take to develop a new generation of gamblers raised in a technologically advanced age?










