Churches & Ministry

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Canadians don’t think religious belief is about objective truth, and their religious beliefs demonstrate that reality.

I do not mean to say that God cannot or does not heal at times. However, the notion that all sickness can be removed by faith is patently false. Sometimes God develops us through trials rather than rescuing us from them.

I once heard a pastor say, “The enemy of your soul hates you.” You probably hear sermons and social media clips about how much God loves you—and rightly so, for He does indeed love you. Yet it is also important to hear about the other side of the coin: the devil hates you.

ORLANDO (BP) – Crossover leaders are calling on others to begin the work of Southern Baptists’ pre-Annual Meeting evangelistic outreach 10 days before volunteers descend on the greater Orlando area.

NASHVILLE (BP) – After theology professor Gregg Allison taught about the Holy Spirit to a group of Southern Baptists, an older man approached him. The man said he had been a Southern Baptist 40 years and had not heard a single sermon or lesson on the Holy Spirit until that day. His conclusion: “I feel cheated.”

GRAPEVINE, Texas – Church at the Cross has been going through a digital declutter this spring, identifying unhealthy connections to technology and intentionally making space for God to form their spiritual character.

LEXINGTON, Ky. – When John Livingston went to Japan in 1987 to be an English teacher, serving the Lord and ministering to people was not on his agenda. But God began to give him a burden and heart for the Japanese people, and after years of ministry in Oregon, he and his wife have planted the first Japanese church in Kentucky.

Some think of God only when life and existence have no other explanation. Unbelieving scientists tend to look on this view as evidence that the gaps are narrowing between theism and science. “Give us enough time,” they might say, “and humans will be able to explain how everything in the universe works.”

True eternal life, the abundant life we were made for, is to know God, not in the sense of merely knowing things about Him, but in the sense of being close to Him, understanding Him, and trusting Him.

RICHMOND, Va. -- The International Mission Board has released “Blueprint: Recognizing God’s Design for His Glory among the Nations,” a new course and companion book for students, young adults and ministry leaders to understand Scripture as one unified story and recognize their role in God’s global mission.