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TIBERIAS, Israel-Miracles still happen.
Forcing my eyelids open this morning, I looked out at the Sea of Galilee with indescribable emotion. Read More...
Forcing my eyelids open this morning, I looked out at the Sea of Galilee with indescribable emotion. Read More...
I’m sure you’ve probably read the report released by the Southern Baptist Convention Great Commission Resurgence Task Force. I’m deeply grateful for the vision, passion, and leadership given by this team of leaders. We were all reminded that the foundation for a Great Commission Resurgence begins in our lives personally and in our churches Read More...
Israeli archeologist Eilat Mazar has reported an exciting discovery-evidence that newly unearthed fortifications in Jerusalem were built 3,000 years ago. Based on the age of pottery shards that she found at the site, Mazar believes that the fortifications were built by Solomon, just as described in the Old Read More...
CAESAREA, Israel (FBW)-Striding inland from the shore of the Mediterranean Sea, I shook pebbles out of my tennis shoes-sandal combos and stepped into the cool shade of King Herod's city.
Or what's left of it. Read More...
Or what's left of it. Read More...
Our problem-solver-in-chief who occupies the Governor's Mansion in Tallahassee rebuked ideological opponents of all sorts in his March 2 State of the State Address, arguing that Florida's challenges will not be fixed by public officials adhering to dogmatic principles but by those who are committed to "realism. Read More...
TEL AVIV, Israel (FBW)-"Shalom. Please put your seat belts on."
This morning's high altitude wake-up call came a little over six hours into a 10-hour flight to Tel Aviv. According to the monitor overhead, we had just crossed the Atlantic, jetted past the Bay of Biscay and were passing over Read More...
This morning's high altitude wake-up call came a little over six hours into a 10-hour flight to Tel Aviv. According to the monitor overhead, we had just crossed the Atlantic, jetted past the Bay of Biscay and were passing over Read More...
A landmark study on sex education draws a surprising conclusion. Well, you and I aren't surprised, but the media and the educational establishments are. The study found that abstinence-based sex education works better than any other form of sex Read More...
Dave Says is a column featuring the financial advice of nationally syndicated radio host Dave Ramsey, the Dave Says column is filled with timely, relevant questions and answers taken from actual calls on Ramsey's radio program, The Dave Ramsey Read More...
This year’s Oscar race is being billed as duel between ex-spouses—Kathryn Bigelow, the director of the critically acclaimed war film about Iraq called The Hurt Locker, and her ex-husband, James Cameron, director of the phenomenally lucrative 3D blockbuster, Read More...
We do a lot of things at the Florida Baptist Convention, but I believe our response to the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti will be one of our finest moments. This is who we are as Florida Baptists.
The Southern Baptist Convention's Disaster Relief organization has asked us to take the lead in the Convention-wide response. Let me tell you Read More...
The Southern Baptist Convention's Disaster Relief organization has asked us to take the lead in the Convention-wide response. Let me tell you Read More...
Florida Baptists respond to GCR Task Force ‘progress report’
NASHVILLE (FBW)—Florida Baptists in Nashville for a Feb. 22-23 meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee voiced a variety of opinions about a progress report issued by the Great Read More Disaster Relief postpones March training sessions
Two disaster relief training sessions set for March in Lake City and Punta Gorda have been postponed as Florida Baptist Disaster Relief teams continue to respond to critical needs in Haiti in the Read More Florida Focus
A one-time announcement of special events is a free service provided by the Witness to Florida Baptist churches. Please send materials at least three weeks before the date of the event, to Florida Read More Lauren Dungy, children glad 'Coach' now is 'full-time dad'
FORT LAUDERDALE (FBW)—When NFL Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy announced his retirement in 2009, two years after leading his team to the Super Bowl XLI Championship in Miami, Lauren Dungy Read More Missionary leads team to hand out Gospel tracts at Super Bowl venue
MIAMI (FBW)—The 65-year-old evangelist from the “rice fields” of Arkansas says he, like the world-renowned farm boy from North Carolina, knows how to work a crowd. It’s a gift from God, Read More Leesburg minister named Governor’s Point of Light award winner
TALLAHASSEE (FBW)–Florida Governor Charlie Crist recently named Ken Scubbs of Fruitland Park as a Governor’s Point of Light for Black History Month. Scrubbs is Read More New Works Report
JACKSONVILLE (FBC)—According to a report released by the Florida Baptist Convention’s Church Planting Department, Florida Baptist started seven new churches in January, 2010. The following is a Read More Florida Focus
A one-time announcement of special events is a free service provided by the Witness to Florida Baptist churches. Please send materials at least three weeks before the date of the event, to Florida Read More
NASHVILLE (FBW)—Florida Baptists in Nashville for a Feb. 22-23 meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee voiced a variety of opinions about a progress report issued by the Great Read More Disaster Relief postpones March training sessions
Two disaster relief training sessions set for March in Lake City and Punta Gorda have been postponed as Florida Baptist Disaster Relief teams continue to respond to critical needs in Haiti in the Read More Florida Focus
A one-time announcement of special events is a free service provided by the Witness to Florida Baptist churches. Please send materials at least three weeks before the date of the event, to Florida Read More Lauren Dungy, children glad 'Coach' now is 'full-time dad'
FORT LAUDERDALE (FBW)—When NFL Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy announced his retirement in 2009, two years after leading his team to the Super Bowl XLI Championship in Miami, Lauren Dungy Read More Missionary leads team to hand out Gospel tracts at Super Bowl venue
MIAMI (FBW)—The 65-year-old evangelist from the “rice fields” of Arkansas says he, like the world-renowned farm boy from North Carolina, knows how to work a crowd. It’s a gift from God, Read More Leesburg minister named Governor’s Point of Light award winner
TALLAHASSEE (FBW)–Florida Governor Charlie Crist recently named Ken Scubbs of Fruitland Park as a Governor’s Point of Light for Black History Month. Scrubbs is Read More New Works Report
JACKSONVILLE (FBC)—According to a report released by the Florida Baptist Convention’s Church Planting Department, Florida Baptist started seven new churches in January, 2010. The following is a Read More Florida Focus
A one-time announcement of special events is a free service provided by the Witness to Florida Baptist churches. Please send materials at least three weeks before the date of the event, to Florida Read More
Executive Committee discusses GCR Task Force process
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)—Regular processes of the Southern Baptist Convention will be followed if the convention’s messengers approve the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force’s recommendations, Read More EC actions include 1-year seminary reallocation to aid NOBTS
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)—The Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee approved a request Feb. 23 from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary to include full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment Read More 'Giddyup' for a ride to Saddle Ridge Ranch VBS
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (LCR)—Despite the onset of snow and ice, almost 900 VBS leaders came to Nashville with summer on their minds. Vacation Bible School 2010, titled "Saddle Ridge Ranch," was the focus Read More Enlistment Tips for VBS
NASHVILLE, Tenn., (LCR)—It seems to be true in all churches. Big, small, city, country, contemporary or traditional—VBS directors say one of their hardest jobs is enlisting Read More GuideStone releases Ministers Tax Guide
DALLAS (BP)-The annual Ministers Tax Guide for 2009 Returns has been released by GuideStone Financial Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. The tax guide details recent changes to Read More Judge in high-profile Prop 8 case is homosexual
SAN FRANCISCO (BP)—The federal judge in the California Proposition 8 "gay marriage" case apparently is himself a homosexual—a fact that has been known for months by attorneys involved in the case Read More NCAA looks to ban Tebow-type eye black
INDIANAPOLIS (BP)—In what some are already calling the “Tim Tebow rule,” the NCAA Football Rules Committee is proposing that college football players be prohibited from writing anything on their eye Read More LifeWay to be digital leader, exec says
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)—LifeWay Christian Resources will maintain its biblical fidelity, but its delivery systems are changing to keep pace with the digital church, President Thom S. Rainer told Read More
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)—Regular processes of the Southern Baptist Convention will be followed if the convention’s messengers approve the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force’s recommendations, Read More EC actions include 1-year seminary reallocation to aid NOBTS
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)—The Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee approved a request Feb. 23 from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary to include full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment Read More 'Giddyup' for a ride to Saddle Ridge Ranch VBS
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (LCR)—Despite the onset of snow and ice, almost 900 VBS leaders came to Nashville with summer on their minds. Vacation Bible School 2010, titled "Saddle Ridge Ranch," was the focus Read More Enlistment Tips for VBS
NASHVILLE, Tenn., (LCR)—It seems to be true in all churches. Big, small, city, country, contemporary or traditional—VBS directors say one of their hardest jobs is enlisting Read More GuideStone releases Ministers Tax Guide
DALLAS (BP)-The annual Ministers Tax Guide for 2009 Returns has been released by GuideStone Financial Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. The tax guide details recent changes to Read More Judge in high-profile Prop 8 case is homosexual
SAN FRANCISCO (BP)—The federal judge in the California Proposition 8 "gay marriage" case apparently is himself a homosexual—a fact that has been known for months by attorneys involved in the case Read More NCAA looks to ban Tebow-type eye black
INDIANAPOLIS (BP)—In what some are already calling the “Tim Tebow rule,” the NCAA Football Rules Committee is proposing that college football players be prohibited from writing anything on their eye Read More LifeWay to be digital leader, exec says
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)—LifeWay Christian Resources will maintain its biblical fidelity, but its delivery systems are changing to keep pace with the digital church, President Thom S. Rainer told Read More
What Missionaries Say About Annie Armstrong Easter Offering
Read More PRAY! for our missionaries
2010 Annie Armstrong Easter Oferring Prayer Read More END TIMES: Scholars differ on what the Bible says about the subject
GRAPEVINE, Texas (BP)—When it comes to the end of time, at least one thing is certain: Southern Baptists have a variety of opinions. And according to leading Baptist theologians, nearly all of Read More END TIMES: Is there a generational gap?
GRAPEVINE, Texas (BP)—As a 6-year-old growing up at a time when Hal Lindsey’s “Late Great Planet Earth” was holding sway in Southern Baptist churches, Jerry Johnson was fascinated by the talk of end Read More END TIMES: Explaining dispensationalism
GRAPEVINE, Texas (BP)--Lamar E. Cooper is the interim president, as well as executive vice president, provost and professor of Hebrew and Old Testament, at Criswell College in Dallas. He is also a Read More END TIMES: Book outlines major views
GRAPEVINE, Texas (BP)—Three Views on the Millennium and Beyond, a book in Zondervan's popular Counterpoints series, provides a useful dialogue on the major millennial positions of Christian Read More FIRST-PERSON: Eschatology does matter
GRAPEVINE, Texas (BP)—Thirty years ago I asked a group of college students what book of the Bible they would like to study at a home Bible study I led each week. Then, and the next two or three Read More Humanity is an endangered species
NASHVILLE (ERLC)—Of all the issues that face the American family today, none of them has produced more heartache or tragedy than abortion. Many of us have failed to understand that human life is not Read More
Read More PRAY! for our missionaries
2010 Annie Armstrong Easter Oferring Prayer Read More END TIMES: Scholars differ on what the Bible says about the subject
GRAPEVINE, Texas (BP)—When it comes to the end of time, at least one thing is certain: Southern Baptists have a variety of opinions. And according to leading Baptist theologians, nearly all of Read More END TIMES: Is there a generational gap?
GRAPEVINE, Texas (BP)—As a 6-year-old growing up at a time when Hal Lindsey’s “Late Great Planet Earth” was holding sway in Southern Baptist churches, Jerry Johnson was fascinated by the talk of end Read More END TIMES: Explaining dispensationalism
GRAPEVINE, Texas (BP)--Lamar E. Cooper is the interim president, as well as executive vice president, provost and professor of Hebrew and Old Testament, at Criswell College in Dallas. He is also a Read More END TIMES: Book outlines major views
GRAPEVINE, Texas (BP)—Three Views on the Millennium and Beyond, a book in Zondervan's popular Counterpoints series, provides a useful dialogue on the major millennial positions of Christian Read More FIRST-PERSON: Eschatology does matter
GRAPEVINE, Texas (BP)—Thirty years ago I asked a group of college students what book of the Bible they would like to study at a home Bible study I led each week. Then, and the next two or three Read More Humanity is an endangered species
NASHVILLE (ERLC)—Of all the issues that face the American family today, none of them has produced more heartache or tragedy than abortion. Many of us have failed to understand that human life is not Read More
Florida Baptists respond to GCR Task Force ‘progress report’
NASHVILLE (FBW)—Florida Baptists in Nashville for a Feb. 22-23 meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee voiced a variety of opinions about a progress report issued by the Great Read More Executive Committee discusses GCR Task Force process
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)—Regular processes of the Southern Baptist Convention will be followed if the convention’s messengers approve the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force’s recommendations, Read More EC actions include 1-year seminary reallocation to aid NOBTS
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)—The Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee approved a request Feb. 23 from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary to include full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment Read More Disaster Relief postpones March training sessions
Two disaster relief training sessions set for March in Lake City and Punta Gorda have been postponed as Florida Baptist Disaster Relief teams continue to respond to critical needs in Haiti in the Read More Florida Focus
A one-time announcement of special events is a free service provided by the Witness to Florida Baptist churches. Please send materials at least three weeks before the date of the event, to Florida Read More 'Giddyup' for a ride to Saddle Ridge Ranch VBS
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (LCR)—Despite the onset of snow and ice, almost 900 VBS leaders came to Nashville with summer on their minds. Vacation Bible School 2010, titled "Saddle Ridge Ranch," was the focus Read More Enlistment Tips for VBS
NASHVILLE, Tenn., (LCR)—It seems to be true in all churches. Big, small, city, country, contemporary or traditional—VBS directors say one of their hardest jobs is enlisting Read More GuideStone releases Ministers Tax Guide
DALLAS (BP)-The annual Ministers Tax Guide for 2009 Returns has been released by GuideStone Financial Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. The tax guide details recent changes to Read More
NASHVILLE (FBW)—Florida Baptists in Nashville for a Feb. 22-23 meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee voiced a variety of opinions about a progress report issued by the Great Read More Executive Committee discusses GCR Task Force process
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)—Regular processes of the Southern Baptist Convention will be followed if the convention’s messengers approve the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force’s recommendations, Read More EC actions include 1-year seminary reallocation to aid NOBTS
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)—The Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee approved a request Feb. 23 from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary to include full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment Read More Disaster Relief postpones March training sessions
Two disaster relief training sessions set for March in Lake City and Punta Gorda have been postponed as Florida Baptist Disaster Relief teams continue to respond to critical needs in Haiti in the Read More Florida Focus
A one-time announcement of special events is a free service provided by the Witness to Florida Baptist churches. Please send materials at least three weeks before the date of the event, to Florida Read More 'Giddyup' for a ride to Saddle Ridge Ranch VBS
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (LCR)—Despite the onset of snow and ice, almost 900 VBS leaders came to Nashville with summer on their minds. Vacation Bible School 2010, titled "Saddle Ridge Ranch," was the focus Read More Enlistment Tips for VBS
NASHVILLE, Tenn., (LCR)—It seems to be true in all churches. Big, small, city, country, contemporary or traditional—VBS directors say one of their hardest jobs is enlisting Read More GuideStone releases Ministers Tax Guide
DALLAS (BP)-The annual Ministers Tax Guide for 2009 Returns has been released by GuideStone Financial Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. The tax guide details recent changes to Read More
March 14: When immorality comes to church - 1 Corinthians 5:1-2, 9-13; 6:15-20
We should not be surprised when, not if, immorality comes to church. Jesus chose twelve men, one of whom betrayed Him, and all of whom abandoned Him at His trial. When the church came into its Read More March 14: Knowing God - Exodus 5:1-3; 6:6-8
God created humans for a divine purpose. God created in His image for a relationship with Him. One of the major themes in this section of Scripture is "the knowledge of God." In the context of Read More March 7: When members won’t get along - 1 Corinthians 1:10-15, 26-29; 3:1-4
Baptists long have wrestled with the problem of members who cannot get along. In difference of opinion about moral issues, early Baptists frequently solved the problem by putting it to a vote. For Read More March 7: God remembers and calls - Exodus 2:23 to 3:10, 19-20
The book of Exodus recounts the departure of the Hebrews from bondage in Egypt. The message of the book expresses theological truths beyond the historical miracle. Exodus celebrates God as Sovereign Read More FEBRUARY 21: What’s On Your Mind? - Colossians 3:1-14
Have you noticed that what’s on our minds depends on what time of day and what day of the week it is? On Monday morning for adults in the work force, the day begins with a groan. For those of us who Read More FEBRUARY 21: Prayer: Key to Life - Mark 14:32-39, 41-50
I found that the quickest and best way to learn about another person is through listening to the individual pray. I learned to pray as a new believer in high school as I listened to senior adults Read More Philippians 3:2-15; 4:8: February 14- What will it take to change your mind?
You may have heard the story about the woman whose favorite pet died. She brought it to the local pastor to ask if he could give the dog a proper burial. He answered somewhat snootily, that he Read More Mark 13:9-13, 21-27, 32-37: February 14 - Preparing for the future
Priorities are a key to life. Without priorities, an individual drifts aimlessly. Not only do priorities allow us to follow and reach a God-given vision, priorities produce a balanced life. In one Read More
We should not be surprised when, not if, immorality comes to church. Jesus chose twelve men, one of whom betrayed Him, and all of whom abandoned Him at His trial. When the church came into its Read More March 14: Knowing God - Exodus 5:1-3; 6:6-8
God created humans for a divine purpose. God created in His image for a relationship with Him. One of the major themes in this section of Scripture is "the knowledge of God." In the context of Read More March 7: When members won’t get along - 1 Corinthians 1:10-15, 26-29; 3:1-4
Baptists long have wrestled with the problem of members who cannot get along. In difference of opinion about moral issues, early Baptists frequently solved the problem by putting it to a vote. For Read More March 7: God remembers and calls - Exodus 2:23 to 3:10, 19-20
The book of Exodus recounts the departure of the Hebrews from bondage in Egypt. The message of the book expresses theological truths beyond the historical miracle. Exodus celebrates God as Sovereign Read More FEBRUARY 21: What’s On Your Mind? - Colossians 3:1-14
Have you noticed that what’s on our minds depends on what time of day and what day of the week it is? On Monday morning for adults in the work force, the day begins with a groan. For those of us who Read More FEBRUARY 21: Prayer: Key to Life - Mark 14:32-39, 41-50
I found that the quickest and best way to learn about another person is through listening to the individual pray. I learned to pray as a new believer in high school as I listened to senior adults Read More Philippians 3:2-15; 4:8: February 14- What will it take to change your mind?
You may have heard the story about the woman whose favorite pet died. She brought it to the local pastor to ask if he could give the dog a proper burial. He answered somewhat snootily, that he Read More Mark 13:9-13, 21-27, 32-37: February 14 - Preparing for the future
Priorities are a key to life. Without priorities, an individual drifts aimlessly. Not only do priorities allow us to follow and reach a God-given vision, priorities produce a balanced life. In one Read More