My husband and I are in our early 30s and have been married 11 years. We have no children because of my husband's infertility. Some friends have suggested his brother donate sperm so that I can get pregnant through in…
David Wilkinson to become ABP’s executive
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (ABP) — Veteran Baptist communicator David Wilkinson has been named executive director for Associated Baptist Press. Wilkinson, who currently serves as development director for the Baylor University School of Social Work, will replace current ABP Executive Editor Greg…
Diet-discipleship believers are convinced, ‘We are what we eat’
WASHINGTON (RNS) — When Marilyn Lorenz of Alma, Mich., talks about living out her faith in daily life, she starts by describing what's inside her refrigerator. The produce is grown on nearby farms, and the milk is organic and hormone-free….
Muslim policewoman argues for right to wear head scarf
PHILADELPHIA (RNS) — Just weeks after joining the Philadelphia Police Department in 1995, Kimberlie Webb converted to Islam and sought permission to wear a head scarf on the job. Her supervisors continually rejected her request over the years. Last year,…
Virginia Baptists disaster relief units ministering to hurricane victims
RICHMOND — Virginia Baptist disaster relief units are on the field in Texas following Hurricane Ike, reported Terry Raines, coordinator for mobile missions and disaster relief for the Virginia Baptist Mission Board. BP photo by John R. Kennedy Communities like…
FAITH DIGEST
Digital conservation of Dead Sea Scrolls started. Sixty years after their discovery, Israeli authorities have begun the process of conserving the Dead Sea Scrolls through digital technology. Israeli archaeologists said the project — now in its pilot stage — will…
SECOND OPINION: How do I spell trust? T-I-T-H-E
In the gospel, God has granted to believers many precious and magnificent promises, even that we may become partakers of the divine nature. And in this life he has promised to abundantly supply all our needs. Yet we live most…
Global Women founds endowment, sets priorities at board meeting
SAN ANTONIO (ABP) — Global Women established its first endowment, created a funding plan for its projects and adopted next year’s projects at a recent board meeting. Gathering in San Antonio, board members established an endowment to ensure the future…
Houston school suffers from Ike; Baptists respond in Texas, La.
HOUSTON (ABP) — Baptists continued Sept. 17 to send relief teams into hard-hit areas along the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast in the wake of Hurricane Ike, which battered the area five days earlier. In the storm’s path, Houston Baptist…
Houston school suffers from Ike; Baptists respond in Texas, La.
HOUSTON (ABP) — Baptists continued Sept. 17 to send relief teams into hard-hit areas along the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast in the wake of Hurricane Ike, which battered the area five days earlier. In the storm’s path, Houston Baptist…
Missions in a Dangerous World: Don’t deceive, expert says
PLANO, Texas (ABP) — Deception is never an appropriate stance for mission workers, a former employee of both the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and the International Mission Board insists. But that’s not the same as telling everything one knows or does,…
Missions in a Dangerous World: Tell the whole truth?
(ABP) — Christian workers who serve in countries closed to traditional missions outreach should tell the truth — but that doesn’t necessarily mean full disclosure, some Christian ethicists and missiologists say. “It is not correct to lie about the reason…