“I believe that throughout my life, and particularly as I’ve gotten older, that it’s very important to take your body where your heart is. If you’ve got your body somewhere where your heart’s not, that’s just not where it ought…
State conventions call for revival, respond to GCR recommendations
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP) — Widespread calls for spiritual awakening were voiced in resolutions and sermons at many Southern Baptist state convention meetings this fall. States also responded to recommendations from the Southern Baptist Convention’s Great Commission Resurgence task force. …
Baptist rower aiming for gold in 2012 Olympics
READING, England (ABP) — You may be hearing a lot more about Debbie Flood in the next 18 months. Already with two Olympic silver medals to her name, the British Baptist rower has genuine designs on a gold upgrade in…
Church names successor to slain pastor
MARYVILLE, Ill. (ABP) — Twenty-one months after its pastor was gunned down in the pulpit, First Baptist Church of Maryville, Ill., has chosen a new pastor. Tom Hufty Tom Hufty, vice president of collegiate affairs and assistant to the president…
Year in review: News makers in 2010
The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship is part of a cooperative effort to rebuild homes in Haiti. Using rubble from a family's previous home, permanent housing for earthquake victims can be built for about $3,000 (ABP) — The year 2010 began badly…
Year in review: Baptist deaths in 2010
(ABP) — Here are some notable Baptist newsmakers who died during 2010. — Bill Hogue, 82, former executive director of the California Southern Baptist Convention, Jan. 13. — Max Lyall, 71, a concert and church pianist who taught for 25…
Worth repeating: 2010 — the year in quotes
(ABP) — Here are some of the more memorable quotes that appeared in Associated Baptist Press stories and commentaries during 2010. "In the midst of your concern for me I want you to compare my situation with the 4 billion…
Year in review: Baptist deaths in 2010
Here are some notable Baptist newsmakers who died during 2010. — Bill Hogue, 82, former executive director of the California Southern Baptist Convention, Jan. 13. — Max Lyall, 71, a concert and church pianist who taught for 25 years at…
Worth repeating: The year in quotes
(ABP) — Here are some of the more memorable quotes that appeared in Associated Baptist Press stories and commentaries during 2010. "In the midst of your concern for me I want you to compare my situation with the 4 billion…
Year in review: News makers in 2010
(ABP) — The year 2010 began badly with a deadly Jan. 13 earthquake in Haiti that killed an estimated 230,000 people and affected 3 million. The 7.0 magnitude quake left what was already one of the world's poorest countries in…
Scholar objects to ‘Christian Right’ label
NEW YORK (ABP) — Observers of religion in public life have been scratching their heads about inclusion of a Baptist scholar known for advocating the separation of church and state in a recent Newsweek magazine article titled "Faces of the…
Accrediting agency issues warning to Criswell College
DALLAS (ABP) — A regional accrediting agency has issued an official warning to Criswell College, citing issues regarding “institutional effectiveness” in planning and assessment. The Bible college — established about 40 years ago by First Baptist Church of Dallas and…