Standing on the banks of the River Jordan recently, I had opportunity to offer reflections on how the water there helps convey the meaning of baptism. We remembered how, with the waters of creation, chaos took on form, darkness…
Virginia Baptist pastor discovers ways to deal with depression
RICHMOND — Kirby Smith has his life back. After years of struggling with clinical depression — what he calls “a hell on earth” — the Virginia Baptist pastor has discovered in both medical and psychological treatment a way to deal…
Dobson resigns as Focus on the Family chairman
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Focus on the Family's James Dobson has stepped down as board chairman of the ministry he founded 32 years ago, according to a news release on the organization’s Web site (www.focusonthefamily.com). James Dobson Dobson’s wife, Shirley,…
Former Baptist deacon charged with attempted robbery of South Carolina bank
TAYLORS, S.C. (ABP) — An active member and former deacon at one of South Carolina's most historic Baptist churches faces charges of kidnapping and attempted robbery of a bank Feb. 26. Bruce Lee Windsor, 43, was held on bond totaling…
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• Former presidential candidate Rick Santorum takes CEO job at evangelical film company | London Daily Mail, 6/24 • A more secular Europe, divided by the cross | New York Times, 6/17 • Egypt preacher spared jail for ‘insulting’ Christianity…
CBF cuts spending by 20 percent
Moderator Jack Glasgow presides at Coordinating Council meeting. DECATUR, Ga. (ABP) — Starting March 1, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship will operate on a contingency spending plan that cuts staff salaries by 1 percent and reduces funding for theology schools and…
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Baptists gather in Rome for peace conference
ROME (ABP) — Baptists active in non-violent struggles for justice convened Feb. 9-14 in Italy for a conference aimed at strengthening the Baptist peacemaking witness around the world. Between 300 and 400 Christians, many from troubled and war-torn regions who…
SBC Executive Committee postpones vote on membership of Texas church
Lyn Robbins, left, discusses action with Stephen Wilson, chair of the Executive Committee's bylaws work group. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee has asked a Texas church to clarify its views on homosexuality before determining whether…