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	Southern Baptist recreation ministry finds home at OBU Bill Buchanan of Oklahoma Baptist University serves as the director of the National Sports and Recreation Ministry Center there. SHAWNEE, Okla. (BP)--When LifeWay Christian Resources went through a restructuring and reorganization four years ago, the church recreation/sports ministry department was one of the casualties.       Though the central office for Southern Baptist recreation ministry may have been disappearing, Bill Buchanan of Oklahoma Baptist University wasn’t satisfied with letting the movement go away as well. OBU established the National Sports and Recreation Ministry Center under Buchanan’s leadership to carry on the recreation ministry previously organized by LifeWay. Read More... Gay player story turns into discussion on Bible WASHINGTON (BP) -- An NBA player made history April 29 by becoming the first player from a major American team sport to declare he's gay, although the news coverage quickly switched to a debate involving Christian doctrine following comments from an ESPN commentator. Read More...   IMB’s ‘Engage Sochi’ initiative progressing as Olympics near SOCHI, Russia (BP)--As the world’s eyes turn to Sochi, Russia, for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, Southern Baptists prepare to turn hearts and minds toward a relationship with Jesus Christ. Read More...   MBU picks Burianek to lead university's new football program ST. LOUIS, Mo. (BP)—Missouri Baptist University will launch a football team and has hired Jason Burianek as its first head coach. Read More...   More Stories...	David E. Prince The number "42" is sacred in Major League Baseball. On April 15, 1997, it became the only number retired throughout the entire league. Read More...    David E. Prince Baseball means dealing with failure. "There is more Met than Yankee in all of us," as Roger Angell has poignantly written. Read More...
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