HOUSTON (ABP) — Pastor Ed Hogan lost about a dozen pounds since he started walking 10 miles a day, but he's more interested in talking about what he has gained from the experience — a closer walk with God and…
In paperless age, paper letters let dads leave legacy of love
DALLAS (ABP) — As one of 70 million baby boomers, Greg Vaughn says he's not alone when it comes to the hurt he felt when his dad died. And the worst part was the absence of any written document of…
‘Genius of America’ based on individual rights, rabbi says
MACON, Ga. (ABP) — Baptists and Jews, both having suffered historically as minority faiths, share a strong commitment to religious liberty, Rabbi David Saperstein said during an inaugural Mercer University lecture series. Saperstein has directed the Washington-based Religious Action Center…
Rabbi warns of politicizing religion, says freedom from religion better
MACON, Ga. (ABP) — The model of religious freedom in the United States might not be best for other countries, but it sure works well here, Rabbi David Saperstein said during a lecture series at Mercer University. The April 4-5…
Gay student’s expulsion spawns uproar at Kentucky Baptist school
WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. (ABP) — For the fourth time in three years, a Baptist college's treatment of a gay student is causing an uproar. The University of the Cumberlands, in Williamsburg, Ky., expelled sophomore Jason Johnson, reportedly April 6. Kentucky media…
Rex Horne to become 15th president of Ouachita
LITTLE ROCK (ABP) — The pastor of one of Arkansas' most prominent churches has been named president of the state's flagship Baptist college. Following a special called meeting in Little Rock April 6, trustees of Ouachita Baptist University announced that…
Evangelical leaders write Bush to boost immigration reform
WASHINGTON (ABP) — A group of evangelical leaders has written President Bush and Congress in support of an immigration bill that supports guest worker programs and citizenship for undocumented immigrants. Albert Reyes, president of Baptist University of the Americas and…
BGCT leader speaks out to support national immigration reform
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Albert Reyes, president of the Baptist University of the Americas Texas and immediate past president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, believes the current immigration reform debate should be informed for Christians primarily by one question:…
Day after apparent compromise, immigration reform takes hit
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Just one day after a purported “breakthrough” on immigration reform in the Senate, a partisan dispute erupted in the Senate April 7, effectively setting back a compromise bill for weeks. Legislation hailed as a consensus bill and…
Tennessee Baptist churches rally to help tornado victims
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (ABP) — Tennessee Baptists are rallying to respond to victims of a series of severe storms that tore through west Tennessee April 2 and 3. As of April 5, police had confirmed the storms killed 28 people in…
Alabama churches face options as they rebuild after fires
BRIERFIELD, Ala. (ABP) — The clearing where Ashby Baptist Church once sat tucked in the woods is now clearer than it's been in nearly a century. With the ashes and debris from its sanctuary cleaned up, the site a quarter…
Done with arson case, Alabama ATF agent leads hunt for beeping eggs
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (ABP) — David Hyche has spent the last two months helping people hunt things. Hyche, the agent in charge of supervising the church fire investigations for the Birmingham Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives division, has led his team…