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Articles by Brian Branam
Living in the light
October 8 2020 I walked into our closet and flipped the switch. Instead of light, I got a blue flash followed by a hollow pop sound. Blown bulb. I went to our utility closet and retrieved a new bulb, but I discovered another problem as I opened the light fixture. There was not one blown bulb, but three. After replacing all three bulbs, I was amazed at how much light was in our closet. Compared to the way it was before that final blown bulb, it was like standing in a tanning bed.
Bible Study: Honor God in daily life
NASHVILLE (BP) – This weekly Bible study appears in Baptist Press in a partnership with LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Through its Leadership and Adult Publishing team, LifeWay publishes Sunday School curricula and additional resources for all age groups. This week’s Bible study is adapted from the Bible Studies For Life curriculum. Bible Passage: Exodus 20:7-11; Psalm 145:1-7 Discussion Questions: What are some ways we might dishonor or make light of God’s name?
Bible Study: Heeding God's correction and guidance
NASHVILLE (BP) – This weekly Bible study appears in Baptist Press in a partnership with LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Through its Leadership and Adult Publishing team, LifeWay publishes Sunday School curricula and additional resources for all age groups. This week’s Bible study is adapted from the Explore the Bible curriculum. Bible Passages: Isaiah 7:7-14 Discussion Questions: – How can pious actions and words serve as a cover up for a person’s unbelief?
National Voter Registration Day stirs call for Christians to vote responsibly
NASHVILLE (BP) – In advance of the nonpartisan National Voter Registration Day on Sept. 22, Southern Baptist leaders are urging Christians to vote responsibly in 2020 nationwide elections. Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear used an analogy of the apostle Paul in pointing out the importance of voter participation.
TRUSTEES: Gospel defines priorities, Moore tells ERLC
NASHVILLE (BP) – The Gospel of Christ defines the priorities of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, Russell Moore told the entity’s trustees Wednesday (Sept. 15) at an annual meeting marked by reports of public policy, ministry and financial successes. The ERLC’s trustees, meeting by video conference because of the coronavirus pandemic, approved without opposition: Staff members Elizabeth Graham and Brent Leatherwood as vice presidents. Long-time bioethicist C.
Southern Baptists prepare Hurricane Sally response, serve disaster survivors coast-to-coast
PENSACOLA, Fla. (BP) – As Hurricane Sally’s deluge flooded Alabama and the Florida Panhandle Wednesday (Sept. 16), Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) readied its response. Volunteers in Louisiana, meanwhile, hit milestones as they served survivors of August’s Hurricane Laura, and Southern Baptists continue serving across the nation. Sally defied forecasts by making landfall later than expected and arriving as a Category 2 storm rather than a Category 1.
FIRST-PERSON: No spiritual participation trophies
CHATSWORTH, Ga. (BP) – At the end of the season in youth league sports, everybody gets a trophy. From the first-place team to the last-place team, the coach hands every kid a shiny piece of plastic that says, “thanks for playing.” In a recent Wednesday night men’s meeting at our church, the speaker made an important point: There are no spiritual participation trophies. But I must confess. As a pastor, I’ve done many funerals where I felt like I was handing out a spiritual participation trophy.
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