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Tuesday News Briefing: Southern Baptist Convention sees 66% jump in diversity
THE BRIEFING | Meredith Flynn The number of non-Anglo congregations in the Southern Baptist Convention has increased by more than 66 percent since 1998, according to data from the convention’s...
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Tuesday News Briefing: Missions in Chicago, Pope Benedict, the influence of...
THE BRIEFING | Meredith Flynn A volunteer mission team braved cold temperatures and gusty winds yesterday to bring a little warmth to Chicagoans. Eight women representing churches across the state and...
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Mental health and the church’s opportunity
THE BRIEFING | Meredith Flynn Editor’s note: This article is excerpted from the September 30 issue of the Illinois Baptist. The first part of the article headlined The Briefing last Tuesday, but this...
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Illinois volunteers help rebuild school in the Philippines
THE BRIEFING | Meredith Flynn A team of six Illinois Disaster Relief volunteers will travel to the Philippines this week to help rebuild after last fall’s Typhoon Haiyan. The group, composed of “blue...
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The Briefing: Bible skeptics, ‘Gay Christian’ book, and college football
THE BRIEFING | Meredith Flynn Barna reports the same percentage of Americans are Bible-engaged as are Bible-skeptical. The annual State of Bible study, produced with the American Bible Society, found...
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Hobby Lobby case sparks discussion on what makes a ‘Christian business’
THE BRIEFING | Meredith Flynn Leading up to the Supreme Court’s expected ruling on a case involving Hobby Lobby, culture writer Jonathan Merritt took issue with calling the craft retailer a “Christian...
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The Briefing: Sports, heroes, Nigerian girls, pastors’ kids, and Millenials
THE BRIEFING | Meredith Flynn As World Cup fever raged across the globe – and even here! – new research from Barna showed most Americans recognize their country’s fascination with sports, and almost...
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Tuesday Briefing: Marriage, movies, crime worries and baseball
THE BRIEFING | A Baptist professor who once taught at the convention’s most historic seminary is poised to publicly announce his shift on homosexuality at a national conference in November. Mercer...
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Tuesday Briefing: State stats, Johnny Football, and the Court gets religious
THE BRIEFING | Meredith Flynn It’s “State of the States” time at Gallup, and the researcher is releasing new findings every other day. Last week’s data covered President Obama’s job approval rating,...
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Tuesday Briefing: Ferguson churches launch ‘adopt a block’ strategy
THE BRIEFING | Meredith Flynn Amid continuing tension in Ferguson, Mo., church members will engage in a block-by-block outreach initiative to promote relationships–and healing–in the St. Louis suburb...
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Tuesday Briefing: Praying for Nepal
THE BRIEFING | Meredith Flynn In the wake of Saturday’s massive earthquake near Kathmandu, Nepal, Christian workers asked for prayer for the devastated country: • Pray for basic shelter, water and...
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