Parents must take the lead in guiding children to love and learn the Bible, but the church should help, according to specialists in children’s ministry. The process begins at birth, directing children toward God long before they even know about…
CD REVIEW: There’s grace inside the sound of U2’s ‘No Line on the Horizon’
(ABP) — “This is the most thoroughly Christian thing they’ve done yet.” That was my initial reaction to the last two U2 albums in 2000 and 2004. In retrospect, that was just as true of the triad of albums U2 released…
REVIEW: ‘Knowing’ explores age-old theological conundrum
Do our lives have a purpose, or are we products of random chance? If everything is predestined, is there anything we can do to improve our fate? If not, are we without hope? These questions are discussed daily in seminary…
BOOK NOTES: Study Bible wins Christian Book of the Year award
The ESV Study Bible has been named the “Christian Book of the Year” by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association, marking the first time the honor has been given to a study Bible. The Bible, which is in the English Standard…
For the Bible tells me so
RICHMOND, Va. (ABP) — Last year, sacred music composer Christopher Teichler noted a disturbing paradox. The widely observed decline in biblical literacy among American Christians has paralleled a growing interest in developing new and enriched ways of worshipping. Some ministers…
Author seeks to offer ‘eyewitness’ account of Christ’s life
KELLER, Texas (ABP) — More than a dozen years ago, computer programmer Frank Ball became consumed with a passion — to tell the story of Jesus in a compelling way for a contemporary audience. “Just tell the story first. It…
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Iowa Supreme Court says state cannot deny marriage to gays
DES MOINES, Iowa (ABP) — Iowa will soon join the ranks of states that allow same-sex marriage, thanks to a unanimous April 3 ruling by the state’s highest court. The Iowa Supreme Court said a law limiting marriage to heterosexual…
Church-state group opposes state funds going to Baptist school
WASHINGTON (ABP) — A church-state watchdog group says the Kentucky Supreme Court should strike down a $10 million state appropriation to build a pharmacy school at Baptist-owned University of the Cumberlands, claiming it uses taxpayer funds to advance a particular…
Church-state group opposes state funds going to Baptist school
WASHINGTON (ABP) — A church-state watchdog group says the Kentucky Supreme Court should strike down a $10 million state appropriation to build a pharmacy school at Baptist-owned University of the Cumberlands, claiming it uses taxpayer funds to advance a particular…
Police raid Baptist home in Azerbaijan
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (ABP) — A Baptist minority in the South Caucasus country of Azerbaijan continues to face run-ins with police. In the latest, reported by the Baptist World Alliance April 2, officials charged three Baptists with “illegally spreading Christianity…
Former Baptist pastor indicted on murder charge
WACO, Texas (ABP) — A former pastor of Baptist churches in Texas was indicted March 25 on a charge that he murdered his wife three years ago. A McLennan County grand jury alleged that Matt Dee Baker, 37, "intentionally or…