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‘Pass Us Not, Oh Blessed Savior,’ Ed Litton Pleads for SBC

In his presidential address to the Southern Baptist Convention, Ed Litton called the recent revelations of sexual abuse and coverup in the denomination a “gut punch."

Messengers To Vote on Motion To ‘Abolish ERLC’

A motion made on first day of the 2022 SBC Annual Meeting will bring a vote to the floor of the convention to “abolish the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) of the Southern Baptist Convention.”

Colorado Bishops ‘Weaponizing’ Communion, Catholic Lawmakers Say

Catholic lawmakers in Colorado who have been asked by their bishops to refrain from Communion say the church leaders are “weaponizing” the Eucharist to punish the legislators for voting for an abortion rights bill.

Rick Warren Surprises SBC Messengers at Annual Meeting; Reads ‘Love Letter’ in Wake of Disfellowshipping Controversy

Saddleback Church’s Rick Warren made a surprise appearance during the SBC annual meeting on Tuesday afternoon and was granted almost seven minutes of microphone time during a 15-minute miscellaneous business slot.

How Should Christians Respond to Pride Month? Pastor Lists 3 Ways

How should Christians respond to Pride Month? Andrew Bunt, an assistant pastor with King’s Church Hastings and Bexhill in England, says an essential aspect of a Christian response to Pride is "gospel humility." 

‘The SBC Needs to Return to the Fear of God’, Tom Ascol Tells Messengers at Charlie Kirk, Liberty University Endorsed Breakfast

The breakfast was sponsored by Turning Point USA and Liberty University’s Standing for Freedom Center, with Turning Point USA’s founder and executive director Charlie Kirk in attendance.

Georgia Pastor Frank Cox Announced As Last Minute Candidate for SBC President

Ted Traylor, pastor of Olive Baptist Church in Pensacola, Fla., intends to nominate Georgia pastor Frank Cox for the office of SBC president Tuesday (June 14) during the 2022 SBC Annual Meeting.

Pastor, Family Members To Face Trial in Child’s Alleged Exorcism Death

Police in San Jose, California, have made more arrests in last September’s alleged exorcism death of 3-year-old Arely Naomi Proctor. In addition to the victim’s mother, who was arrested in January, the victim’s uncle and pastor-grandfather also are in custody now, being held without bail.