By Staff NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- After 50 years of preaching ministry, Dr. Tony Evans has released “The CSB Tony Evans Study Bible” and “The Tony Evans Bible Commentary” with B&H Publishing. In doing so, he became the first African American individual to publish a study Bible and one-volume Bible commentary. “I’m humbled. I’m from urban Baltimore. I would never have … [Read more...]
Southern Baptist leaders welcome “Bible tax” reprieve
By Aaron Earls NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Southern Baptist leaders welcomed indications from the U.S. Trade Ambassador on Tuesday that a so-called “Bible tax” will be avoided. Bibles and religious literature currently are no longer subject to the upcoming 10% tariff hike set to be imposed on goods imported from China beginning September 1. Previously, Bibles were among … [Read more...]
‘Word Matters’ podcast celebrates 50th episode
By Aaron Wilson NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP) — Bible readers may be tempted to skip challenging passages like 1 Corinthians 15:29, which speaks of people being baptized for the dead, or Genesis 6:4, which references the Nephilim—a mysterious people the King James Version calls giants. But puzzling passages like these are worth extra attention for Brandon Smith and Trevin Wax. … [Read more...]
