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Pastor Bo: Books are the ultimate brain food
Several times through the years, I have been asked, "What books do you recommend that I read?" And the question is one that makes me happy since it means that someone already understands how important it is to read.
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Baptist administrative leader, former Tennessee pastor Willie McLaurin resigns over false resume
Willie McLaurin, a former Tennessee pastor who was the interim president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee, resigned after it emerged that his resume included false information about his education.
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Churches on either side of Methodist schism share much in common — but geographical and racial divides are stark
The 6,000-plus U.S. churches that split from the United Methodists as of June were disproportionately white and Southern but also had more in common — from median attendance size to growth rate — with churches that opted to remain in the denomination, a study published this month found.
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Pastor Bo: The gift of a baby doll, the gift of salvation
If you, perchance, do not know much about God, then please allow me to help you by telling you something you really should know: God is always way, way ahead of the curve.
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Living on Purpose: How serious are we about hating sin?
We spoke last week about addictions, which involve more people than we could imagine, and we should realize by now that personal problems happen whether one proclaims they are a Christian or not.
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Breakpoint: The rise and fall of evangelical America: Lasting faith needs deeper soil
In the parable of the sower, Jesus illustrated how the seed of God's Word flourishes or perishes depending on the kind of ground it falls on.
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Tennessee church leaves Southern Baptist Convention amid debate over women pastors
Monte Vista Baptist Church in Maryville, Tennessee, has withdrawn from the Southern Baptist Convention following a unanimous vote of the membership, the church announced this week.
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Pastor Bo: Nostalgic for a time when shame, blushing were virtues
It was 1987, and a singer named Bob Rivers published a humorous song for Christmas to the tune of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman."
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Further up, further in: C.S. Lewis after his conversion
Several years ago, Max McLean and the Fellowship for Performing Arts staged "The Most Reluctant Convert," a play about the life of C.S. Lewis up to his conversion.
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Living on Purpose: Being honest with God and ourselves
In the field of psychology, cognitive dissonance is the perception of contradictory information and the mental toll of it.