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James L. Blevins, a former professor of New Testament interpretation at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, died July 24 in Louisville, Ky., after a long-term illness. He was 67.

At first glance, the story of Esther Crookshank’s family seems like the classic Staten Island story. But, it is much more than that.

The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote Thursday on a bill that would prevent federal courts, including the Supreme Court, from reviewing the federal Defense of Marriage Act — the law that gives states the option of not recognizing same-sex “marriage.”

During her time at Southern Seminary, Chandi Plummer participated in women’s ministry, music ministry, overseas missions, college ministry and cross-cultural ministry. Of all her ministry opportunities, however, Plummer says that being a wife and mother allows her to have the greatest impact for the kingdom of God.

One of the leading young theologians in the Southern Baptist Convention, Russell Moore, has been named a contributing editor of the national magazine Touchstone. Moore is the dean of the school of theology and senior vice president for academic administration at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, and the founding director of the seminary’s Carl F. H. Henry Institute for Evangelical Engagement.

Presumed Democratic nominee John Kerry chose John Edwards as his running mate July 6 in hopes of balancing the ticket with a senator that some view as a southern moderate.

Young men and women should not delay marriage until it is convenient for them to take a spouse but should actively seek the mate God has chosen for them, R. Albert Mohler Jr. told a national radio audience.

Southern Baptists declined to consider a new name for the denomination, pulled out of the Baptist World Alliance, rejected a much-publicized education proposal and heard a speech from President Bush during their June 15-16 annual meeting.

R. Albert Mohler Jr., president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, received the highest honor given by the Black Southern Baptist Denominational Network at its annual meeting in Indianapolis.

Southern Baptist seminaries face the great challenge of producing faithful ministers in a faithless world, R. Albert Mohler Jr. said in a report to the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in Indianapolis June 16.

Baptist associations must strive for greatness in the area of evangelism, said Thom Rainer, dean of the Billy Graham School of Missions, Evangelism and Church Growth at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Is it important for a Christian to study biblical doctrine or should all Christians merely love Jesus and leave theology to trained theologians?