GALLATIN, Tenn. (ABP) – The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee has filed a complaint accusing a county school board of violating the separation of church and state by promoting Christianity. The complaint, filed on behalf of parents, alleges a…
Royal wedding holds lessons about church-state separation, experts say
WASHINGTON (ABP) – Two American church-state experts say Friday’s British royal wedding holds lessons about why the marriage of church and state is a bad one. Anticipating nuptials for Prince William and Kate Middleton at London's Westminster Abbey, the Washington…
Royal wedding holds lessons on church-state separation, experts say
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Two American church-state experts say Friday’s British royal wedding holds lessons about why the marriage of church and state is a bad one. Anticipating nuptials for Prince William and Kate Middleton at London's Westminster Abbey, the Washington…
Tornado stirs up unity
ELIZABETHTOWN, N.C. (ABP) — Eight days after a tornado demolished much of their campus, members of Elizabethtown Baptist Church in North Carolina were cleaning up and thanking God for the unity among churches and neighbors the tornado spawned. Ironically, church…
Missouri church hit by Good Friday tornadoes
ST. LOUIS (ABP) — Disaster-relief teams and area school children already are assisting with cleanup after tornadoes ripped through portions of St. Louis on Good Friday. The National Weather Service confirmed on April 26 that four tornadoes touched down in…
The Word of God, in every language
The technological breakthrough of the printing press paved the way for the King James Bible to be distributed in a timeframe never imagined before. Technology is still playing a critical role today by dramatically accelerating the rate at which the…
Pastor tapped as NC editor
RALEIGH, N.C. (ABP) – North Carolina Baptists have chosen a pastor as editor of their state newspaper. Allan Blume The Biblical Recorder reported April 24 on the April 18 election of Allan Blume, pastor of Mount Vernon Baptist Church in…
Concord Baptist Association team adds room to church in South Africa
SOUTH HILL, Va. — Virginia Baptists’ partnership with South Africa has provided the opportunity for many churches and associations to sponsor church plants with the Free State Baptist Association, one of seven regional associations of the Baptist Union of Southern…
Woman’s Missionary Union of North Carolina celebrates 125th year
RIDGECREST, N.C. — Celebrating the 125th anniversary of its organization, Woman’s Missionary Union of North Carolina gathered April 8-10 at Ridgecrest (N.C.) Baptist Conference Center for its annual Missions Extravaganza. More than 1,100 strong, they came from all parts of…
EDITORIAL: Aunt Ida realizes there comes a time to turn loose of the past
Dear Jimmy, I hope you had a wonderful time with your family on Easter. At Bluebell Baptist we had about the best Easter service I can remember havin’. Brother Bobby has been visitin’ with the deacons and I reckon their…
HERITAGE: A life of blessings
The first thing Bill Gwathmey sees every morning is the fields at Rose Mount, the farm where he has lived since 1954. At 90 he does not work in the fields but chooses to lease them. He likewise no longer…
VITAL SIGNS: Words from a master
I recently had the privilege of hearing Fred Craddock preach. For many clergy, Craddock represents the personification of a stream of preaching that emphasizes narrative and intuition over expository and logic. For some it is extremely appealing, not so much…