Stories from the "RESOURCE" series

RESOURCE: Doctrines 'dance,' book says

By Jennifer Davis Rash
May 5, 2008
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Preachers who want doctrinal substance in their sermons must pore over God's Word with intensity, Robert Smith Jr. writes in his new book, "Doctrine that Dances: Bringing Doctrinal Preaching and Teaching to Life."

RESOURCE: Eve's ongoing influence explored

By Kelly Shrout
Apr 21, 2008
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--While history is full of women who have reshaped the world, no woman has had such a significant and lasting impact as the first woman, Eve.

RESOURCE: Book touts workplace ministry

By Shawn Hendricks
Apr 16, 2008
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ATLANTA (BP)--If your job feels more like a soap opera than a calling, you're not alone. For many Christian professionals, work often entails navigating plenty of drama and tension.

RESOURCE: New 'Forged by Faith' DVD out

By Michael Foust
Apr 16, 2008
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Defining the identity of Southern Baptists isn't an easy task, but the latest film in the Forged by Faith DVD series seeks to do just that.

RESOURCE: VBS Tools Online updated

By Brooklyn Noel
Mar 13, 2008
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--People around the country are turning their thoughts toward warmer weather, spring break vacations, Easter dresses and ... Vacation Bible School?

RESOURCE: God & evil

By Gregory E. Ganssle
Mar 11, 2008
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--What philosophers call "the problem of evil" is a family of arguments from the existence or nature of evil to the conclusion that God does not or probably does not exist. The oldest form of the argument is that the mere...

RESOURCE: The Apologetics Study Bible

By Kelly Shrout
Mar 11, 2008
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Apologetics -- the term for defending the Christian faith -- has a new ally: The Apologetics Study Bible, which teaches Christians how to present and proclaim their beliefs in an age of spiritual relativism.

RESOURCE: 'New Guidebook for Pastors'

By Tammi Reed Ledbetter
Jan 24, 2008
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DALLAS (BP)--How do you counsel an abusive husband? Why should you re-evaluate a ministry every 18 months? Why do 60-year-old pastors tend to stop leading and start following? Should a pastor lead a split from a church? How do you find and attract...

RESOURCE: 'Raising Dad' a primer on the importance of parent-child relationships

By Kelly Davis Shrout
Jan 15, 2008
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--At first glance, Thom Rainer, president of LifeWay Christian Resources, looks like the shoo-in for father of the decade.

RESOURCE: 'Sex & the City' myths

By Jenny Rice
Dec 27, 2007
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Marian Jordan's life was much like the four characters on HBO's hit show "Sex and the City," characterized by casual sex and expensive fashion.

RESOURCE: Select Easter musicals early

By Jenny Rice
Dec 26, 2007
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Most ministers of music are able to take a breath between Christmas and Easter productions, allowing choir members to recover from busy holiday performances before gearing up for spring services.

RESOURCE: Beth Moore Psalms study

By Staff
Nov 21, 2007
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--LifeWay Christian Resources has released a new six-week Bible study by Beth Moore focusing on the "Psalms of Ascent" -- Moore's first such study in the Psalms.

RESOURCE: Monitoring kids' technology

By Brooklyn Noel
Nov 1, 2007
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Her son's innocent game of online checkers unexpectedly propelled author and speaker Vicki Courtney into cyberspace several years ago.

RESOURCE: Halloween as outreach

By Adam Miller
Oct 30, 2007
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP)--The church fall festival seems to have changed Halloween for at least a sizable number of 3-foot-tall costumed candy-seekers filing down neighborhood streets on Oct. 31. Drawn by blow-up obstacle courses and slides, free...

RESOURCE: LifeWay bolsters church consulting help

By Polly House
Aug 27, 2007
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Ralph Hodge has a simple goal for LifeWay church relations and consulting: to help churches be healthy and effective.

RESOURCE: 'Love Language' series updated

By Jenny Rice
Aug 20, 2007
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Gary Chapman's description of being "in love" may seem humorous to longtime married couples.