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Latest news: Lifeway CEO to preach in view of a call; Texans pressing forward amid destruction; lessons from a successful kidney transplant

Check out these recent headlines, reported by The Baptist Paper.
  • July 8, 2025
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Latest news: Lifeway CEO to preach in view of a call; Texans pressing forward amid destruction; lessons from a successful kidney transplant

To read a quick recap of some of the latest news reports from The Baptist Paper this week, see below. Also, check out video updates on the central Texas flooding on our Facebook pages for The Alabama Baptist and The Baptist Paper.

1. Bellevue Baptist Church in Cordova, Tennessee, has unanimously recommended that Ben Mandrell, president and CEO of Lifeway, become the church’s next senior pastor.

Lifeway’s Ben Mandrell to preach in view of a call July 13 at Bellevue

2. “It breaks my heart,” said Ashton Bolton, who grew up in Kerr County, Texas. “I’ve lived here my entire life … and I don’t know what to call this place anymore. It hurts. We just got to rebuild.”

‘It breaks your heart’: Texans continue search for loved ones amid flood damage

3. Kody Fox, a student pastor, underwent a successful kidney transplant in June — and in the process saw God’s providential care in a multitude of ways.

‘His timing’: Student pastor sees God move through illness, transplant


EDITOR’S NOTE — These stories were compiled by The Baptist Paper.

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