The Virginia Baptist Mission Board's disaster relief ministries are on alert for potential tropical storms, says Terry Raines, the board's disaster relief coordinator. Tropical Storm Gustav is expected to return to hurricane status and make landfall somewhere on the Gulf…
The first 75 days
WOODSTOCK, Ga. (BP) — In his first 75 days as president of the Southern Baptist Convention, Johnny Hunt has met with more than 500 Southern Baptist leaders, discussing ways to tackle challenges facing the SBC — issues such as baptism-less…
EDITORIAL: The fires of persecution
Iindex.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=133). Survivors watched helplessly from a distance as their homes and churches burned. The most recent attacks were in reaction to the murders by suspected Maoists of a Hindu Leader Laxmananda Saraswati and four of his disciples on Aug. 21….
Homeschooling a constitutional right, say some
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Until recently, more than 8 in 10 Americans were at odds with a California appeals court that ruled in February that “parents do not have a constitutional right to homeschool their children,” according to just-released data from…
Fuller Seminary professor David Scholer dies at 70
PASADENA, Calif. (ABP) — David Scholer, noted American Baptist scholar and professor of New Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary, died Aug. 22 after a long struggle with cancer. He was 70. Scholer was a specialist in several areas of New…
Baptists active in wake of Hurricane Gustav
NEW ORLEANS (ABP) — Although Hurricane Gustav apparently was much less of a disaster than 2005’s Hurricane Katrina, Baptists have mobilized throughout the Gulf Coast region to provide a wide array of disaster-aid services. From churches hosting evacuees to chainsaw…
Baptists active in wake
of Hurricane Gustav
NEW ORLEANS (ABP) — Although Hurricane Gustav apparently was much less of a disaster than 2005’s Hurricane Katrina, Baptists have mobilized throughout the Gulf Coast region to provide a wide array of disaster-aid services. From churches hosting evacuees to chainsaw…
Believers minister to delegates, law enforcement during DNC
DENVER (ABP) — Baptists were among the many Christian groups who ministered to the delegates, journalists and others who flocked to the Democratic National Convention in Denver Aug. 24-29. And while the impact of the political event will culminate Nov….
Baptists aiding after Georgia crisis; Russians seek talks
TBLISI, Georgia (ABP) — Baptists around the world continued to respond with prayer and humanitarian aid to people displaced by continuing conflict between Georgia and Russia Aug. 29. Meanwhile, Russian Baptists have invited their Georgian counterparts to discuss the future….
Social conservatives express delight at McCain’s pick of Sarah Palin
WASHINGTON (ABP) — John McCain’s surprise Aug. 29 pick of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice-presidential running mate was met with positive reviews from groups that oppose abortion rights and gay rights. “Sen. McCain made an outstanding pick from…
Citing Scripture on historic day, Obama accepts DNC nomination
DENVER (ABP) — Forty-five years to the day after a Baptist preacher shamed America into living up to its own creed, Barack Obama cited the epistle to the Hebrews in becoming the first African-American to accept a major party’s presidential…
Hawaii hosts WMU’s first-ever co-ed student-missions event
Volunteers from First Baptist Church of Jackson, Mo., load food to take to a homeless shelter. Along with other volunteers, they transported food and served a meal at the shelter during Collide in Oahu, Hawaii, June 28–July 4. Pictured (left…