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๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐š๐ฌ ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐๐š๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐€๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ? We are called to live as dual citizensโ€”faithfully representing the Kingdom of God in the places where he has sovereignly placed us. ๐ŸŽง Listen to the full episode on The ERLC Podcast from our SBC26 event, One Nation Under God. Link in bio.
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๐Ÿ‘ ๐€ ๐‘๐Ž๐”๐๐ƒ ๐Ž๐… ๐€๐๐๐‹๐€๐”๐’๐„ ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐Œ๐€๐˜๐Ž๐‘ ๐Ÿ‘ Youโ€™ve probably seen Don Currence faithfully serving at SBC Annual Meetings for years as registration secretary. But in addition to serving the SBC and First Baptist Church of Ozark, Don also serves as the mayor of Ozark, Missouriโ€”a role he never expected God to call him to. Listen to the latest episode of the ERLC Podcast to hear about his surprising call to public service, how God has equipped him to lead in both the church and the public square, and why every Christian has opportunities to serve their community where God has placed them. ๐ŸŽ™๏ธListen at the link in our bio!
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๐€ ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐‰๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ž ๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐š ๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ. Aimee Huber never expected her work at a pregnancy resource center to lead to the U.S. Supreme Court, but thatโ€™s exactly what happened this last term. In this episode of The ERLC Podcast, she shares how a subpoena delivered to her office led to a length legal battle, and eventually, a unanimous Supreme Court decision. Hear Aimeeโ€™s firsthand account of the case, the Courtโ€™s unanimous decision, and why the outcome matters for ministries serving in challenging environments. ๐ŸŽง Listen at the link in our bio
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๐Ÿ›๏ธ Today, the Supreme Court decided on two cases,ย West Virginia v. B.P.J.ย andย Little v. Hecox,ย whichย upheld laws in West Virginia and Idaho that prohibit biological men from competing in womenโ€™s sports. This is a significant victory for biblical truth and biological reality that Southern Baptists can celebrate. Read more at ERLC.com/SCOTUS
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As we approach Americaโ€™s 250th anniversary, we should ask โ€œWhat kind of nation are we praying the next generation will inherit?โ€ The future of our nation wonโ€™t be determined by politics aloneโ€”it will be shaped by faithful believers obeying Scripture and living out the gospel every day. You can watch the full video of this panel discussion from our SBC26 event, One Nation Under God, at the link in our bio. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
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After nine months leading the ERLC through a season of transition, Dr. Gary Hollingsworth joined us on the podcast to reflect on what he learned from pastors, state convention leaders, policymakers, and Southern Baptists across the country. Join us as he shares his hopes for the future of Southern Baptists serving faithfully in the public square. ๐Ÿ™ ๐ŸŽง Listen now wherever you stream your podcasts.
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๐Ÿšจ ๐๐„๐– ๐‘๐„๐’๐Ž๐”๐‘๐‚๐„ ๐€๐•๐€๐ˆ๐‹๐€๐๐‹๐„ ๐๐Ž๐–! If youโ€™re at #SBC26, stop by the ERLC booth to grab a free copy of our latest resource, โ€œOne Nation Under God: Reflections on 250 Years of Faith and Democracy,โ€ a collection of essays from our research fellows and staff. ๐Ÿ“„ This series of essays is designed to help Christians reflect, from a Baptist perspective, on how our citizenship in the Kingdom of God informs our lives as American citizens by looking at the past, understanding where we are today, and keeping our eyes on the future. As we reflect on 250 years, we want to celebrate our Baptist involvement in shaping American public life and reflect on how Baptists should engage the nation today. โžก๏ธ Come by our booth to grab your free copy today, or check out the link in our bio to download a digital copy online!
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๐Ž๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ž ๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ž๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ. On this episode of The ERLC Podcast, Todd Unzicker joins Dr. Evan Lenow to share how @ncbaptist is partnering with the ERLCโ€™s Psalm 139 Project to help centers across the country serve women, save lives, and point families to Christ. ๐Ÿค ๐ŸŽง Listen at the link in our bio, or wherever you stream your podcasts.
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What happens when thousands of churches unite around one mission? ๐Ÿ”ฅ In this episode of The ERLC Podcast, Dr. Nathan Lorick, executive director of @sb_texas shares how God is moving across Texas through church planting, disciple-making, and gospel partnerships around the world. From mobilizing churches to standing for biblical truth in todayโ€™s cultural challenges, this conversation is a powerful reminder that the Church is called to engage with both conviction and grace. ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Listen now at the link in our bio, or wherever you stream your podcasts.
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Analysis on 2026 Supreme Court Cases
๐Ÿ“˜ Free Download: Church Guide on Infertility/Assisted Reproductive Technologies
Help place an ultrasound machines in an abortion-permissive state ๐Ÿ‘ถ
Free download: Church Guide on AI ๐Ÿ“–
Hope for the violence that plagues us
What Christians should celebrate in the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" ๐Ÿ“ƒ