December 7, 2016
Foster care reform could defund Baptist Children's HomesDecember 5, 2016 by Seth Brown, BR Content Editor | |
The Baptist Children’s Homes of North Carolina is at the center of a congressional debate about foster care reform that would almost entirely defund congregate care facilities for children that have been removed from unfit homes. READ MORE |
Gatlinburg fire: DR volunteers urged to be patientDecember 6, 2016 by David Roach, Baptist Press | |
The Tennessee Baptist Convention, the Woman’s Missionary Union and Southern Baptists serving in local government are among those providing aid in the wake of wildfires that killed at least 14 people. READ MORE |
Paige Patterson addresses Calvinism at SWBTSDecember 6, 2016 by Baptist Press & SWBTS staff | |
Paige Patterson stated his personal views on Calvinism in a blog post in light of a chapel speaker's critique of the doctrinal system and “rude behavior [in response] on the part of a few students.” READ MORE |
Imprisonment under Castro recalled by missionaryDecember 5, 2016 by David Roach, Baptist Press | |
As the world reflects on the legacy of late Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, a former missionary imprisoned in the 1960s is remembering what Castro could not do: kill the church. READ MORE |
OTHER BR NEWS |
Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast referred for prosecution
Veterans Affairs backpedals on gender reassignment surgery
New relationships in ancient Verona
Lottie Moon – The rebel I want to be
Amendment loss disappoints religious liberty advocates
K. Allan Blume BR Editor | BCH petition needs your signature You are probably aware of the battle that our Baptist Children’s Homes (BCH) has been waging in Washington, D.C. over the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) in recent weeks. The battle is not over. BCH sent an urgent email Tuesday afternoon to ask that supporters please respond to an important call to action. Here is the heart of the message: “Friends, please take a moment to immediately sign this petition urging congress not to rush the passage of Family First Prevention Services Act of 2016 (H.R. 5456, also known as the Family First Act). Since Family First was removed from the 21st Century Cures Act last week, proponents of the legislation have been working overtime to see it attached to the continuing resolution before congress adjourns for the year on Friday. “H.R. 5456 does NOT need to pass in its current form as it limits the amount of time children can be placed in the care of Baptist Children's Homes and other high-quality, family-focused residential care organizations to only two weeks. While promoters of this bill say, ‘the bill is not setting restrictions or time limits on children's homes for children that need those services,’ they, in fact, are setting limits. “The promoters of this bill present an erroneous portrait of the effect and impact of children's homes, some even calling it the ‘warehousing of children.’ As we all know, this is not the case as Baptist Children's Homes of North Carolina's house parents and highly-trained staff provide a compassionate, family environment to children.” Click here to register your voice now. Don’t forget, this is the week of prayer for international missions. We are praying for the ministry of our missionaries to unreached people and the generosity of those who support them – that’s us. Pray that God will be glorified through the most generous Lottie Moon offering in history. It is a sad thing for a church to lose a pastor suddenly. The shock is more obvious when an active pastor dies unexpectedly. Such is the case for our brother Pat Cronin, pastor of Friendly Avenue Baptist Church in Greensboro for more than 20 years. Click here to read about his sudden passing on Sunday. Pray for his family and for this sister church.
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