Dear Jimmy, I'm writing to tell you about a conversation I had this afternoon when we were over at Dolly Mayhew's that I think might make a good article for the Religious Herald. Her daughter Kelly and her new husband…
Md./Del. cuts budget amid financial hardships
DOVER, Del. (BP) — Messengers to the Nov. 10-11 annual meeting of the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware approved an overall budget of $6.2 million for the coming year, down from $7.1 million in 2008. Anticipated Cooperative Program giving from churches…
Gentle warrior
Earl Scott claimed that he was “no hero.” As proof, he cited that he won no medals. But he did have war stories. He liked to tell about his “window on the Battle of the Bulge.” It was a pilot's…
N.C. Baptists nix plan to forward CBF gifts
GREENSBORO, N.C. (ABP) — North Carolina Baptist churches soon won't be able to support the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship through the state convention, messengers decided at their annual meeting Nov. 12. The Baptist State Convention of North Carolina voted to kill…
SECOND OPINION: Dear Michelle
Dear Michelle: I'm probably supposed to call you something more important now that you'll soon be our country's first lady, but I'm not sure what I should call you exactly, and, anyway, we're not much for titles around here. I…
A ‘Simple Christmas’ suggestion box
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one of four Christmas-themed stories in a feature package produced by ABP and its New Voice Media partners. (ABP) — Here are some suggestions to reduce and reallocate Christmas spending habits: • Draw names instead of…
Tough economic times don’t dim lights on Living Christmas Trees
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one of four Christmas-themed stories in a feature package produced by ABP and its New Voice Media partners. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (ABP) — Rather than cutting back on lavish Christmas programs this year due to the economy,…
Have yourself a simple little Christmas
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one of four Christmas-themed stories in a feature package produced by ABP and its New Voice Media partners. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (ABP) — It’s time to “Unplug the Christmas machine,” states a book with the same…
Fair trade fights poverty, allows gift giving with a clear conscience
A Cambodian woman makes a bag sold by Trade as One in Good News Goods markets, as well as online. (PHOTOS courtesy of Trade as One) EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one of four Christmas-themed stories in a feature package produced…
Fair trade fights poverty
A Cambodian woman makes a bag sold by Trade as One in Good News Goods markets, as well as online. (PHOTOS courtesy of Trade as One) DALLAS (ABP) — Any so-called gospel that fails to take seriously Jesus’ proclamation of…
Have yourself a simple little Christmas
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (ABP) — It’s time to “Unplug the Christmas machine,” states a book with the same title by Jo Robinson and Jean Coppock Staeheli. And members of First Baptist Church in Jefferson City, Mo., are challenged to do…
Bush administration leaves major mark on faith-based funding, experts say
WASHINGTON (ABP) — President Bush’s administration and a host of court rulings have indelibly altered the way that the federal government relates to religious charities, according to an analysis by experts on the subject. “The heart — the core —…