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SBC DIGEST: Spurgeon Library Conference; Lifeway book awards

2 weeks ago | baptistpress.com | Michaela Classen |Jill Waggoner |Emily Hall |Alice Hobbs

4th annual Spurgeon Library Conference explores Spurgeon’s preaching of the GospelBy Michaela Classen/MBTSKANSAS CITY, Mo. – Midwestern Seminary hosted the fourth annual Spurgeon Library Conference on April 29, welcoming pastors, Spurgeon scholars, and seminary students to be encouraged by the ministry of Charles H. Spurgeon. Through sessions led by Joel Beeke, Thomas Kidd and Geoff Chang, the conference focused on Spurgeon’s Gospel-centered preaching.
An encouragement for caregivers this Christmas

Nov 26, 2024 | erlc.com | Jill Waggoner

In April of 2021, we found out that my 37-year-old-husband had a tumor in his small intestine that indicated the presence of a very rare cancer. The diagnosis and surgery to remove it took place this year. But he was sick for most of 2020, undergoing tests, scans, and blood work that mostly provided no answers.
Men and Women of Whom the World is Not Worthy

Nov 26, 2024 | erlc.com | Jill Waggoner

I first read They Say We Are Infidels in 2016, and it has become a book I reference time and again. Author Mindy Belz’s fascinating and informative account opened my eyes to the historical church and the plight of current believers in the Middle and Near East. Belz, previously a senior editor at WORLD magazine, combines her world-class journalistic skills with rich storytelling in this book.
Richard Land on Southern Baptists’ history of abortion advocacy and the future of the pro-life movement

Nov 26, 2024 | erlc.com | Jill Waggoner

Richard Land served as the president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission from 1988–2013. Prior to his time at the ERLC, he worked in a variety of church and political roles, many of which were involved closely with the modern pro-life movement in its earliest days. Below, he shares his experiences and brings perspective to the current cultural moment, the story of Southern Baptist involvement in the fight against abortion, and what comes next.
ERLC calls Supreme Court ruling in Ramirez case ‘significant affirmation’ of religious liberty

Nov 26, 2024 | erlc.com | Jill Waggoner

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 24, 2022—The Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission responded to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 8-1 ruling today in Ramirez v. Collier, calling it a “significant affirmation of religious liberty.”John Ramirez, 37, sued Texas prison officials in August 2021 for refusing to permit Dana Moore, his pastor from Second Baptist Church in Corpus Christi, to minister to him during his execution.
"Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child" By John Gottman

Nov 26, 2024 | erlc.com | John Gottman |Jill Waggoner

The changes my three children experienced the last two years produced an entire spectrum of feelings. Although each child expresses himself differently, it became clear that we all needed help in navigating the emotional landscape of our home. Originally released in 1997, Dr. John Gottman’s parenting classic, Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child, was recommended by a number of friends and counselors.
“Teach Them Diligently to Your Children”

May 23, 2024 | erlc.com | Mary Holloman |Allison Cantrell |Jill Waggoner

In September 2023, a superior court judge in San Bernardino County, California, blocked a school policy requiring parents to be notified if their child asked to go by a different gender identity or pronoun. In language similar to other judges and state officials, Judge Thomas S.
ERLC trustees hear Leatherwood’s vision for taking up ‘cause for life’

Sep 14, 2023 | kentuckytoday.com | Jill Waggoner

In an impassioned address to Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission trustees, ERLC President Brent Leatherwood declared, “The gospel demands, and justice requires, we take up the cause for innocent life whenever it is imperiled.” Drawing comparison between challenges faced in 1968 and the present, Leatherwood cited the Southern Baptist Convention’s 1968 Statement Concerning the Crisis in Our Nation, “Words will not suffice; the time has come for action,” he said, before outlining the ways that...
ERLC trustees hear Leatherwood’s vision for taking up ‘cause for life’

Sep 14, 2023 | brnow.org | Jill Waggoner

In an impassioned address to Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission trustees, ERLC President Brent Leatherwood declared, “The Gospel demands, and justice requires, we take up the cause for innocent life whenever it is imperiled.” Drawing comparison between challenges faced in 1968 and the present, Leatherwood cited the Southern Baptist Convention’s 1968 Statement Concerning the Crisis in Our Nation, “Words will not suffice; the time has come for action,” he said, before outlining the ways that...
On anniversary of U.S. Supreme Court’s historic Dobbs decision, ERLC has given 27 ultrasound machines in last year

Jun 23, 2023 | kentuckytoday.com | Jill Waggoner

Washington. D.C., June 23, 2023 —The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention celebrates the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark Dobbs v. Jackson’s Womens Health Organization decision and provides support for pro-life ministries through the gift of 27 ultrasound machines in the last year.