NEW YORK (ABP) — In 1991, Crown Heights became infamous. The death of a young African-American child, who was hit by a car driven by a Jewish man, sparked three days of race riots in the Brooklyn neighborhood that made…
ABC gives $100K grant to CBF Katrina relief
VALLEY FORGE, Pa. (ABP) — National Ministries of the American Baptist Churches USA has given a $100,000 grant to the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship to continue building houses for those displaced 2 ½ years ago by Hurricane Katrina. CBF has been…
Prophetic preaching breaks down barriers, builds up God’s kingdom
Edit Caption Here ATLANTA-Breaking down barriers, healing the hurting, challenging Christians to transcend categories of "us and them" and announcing the coming kingdom of God are just a few of the roles prophetic preachers must fill, according to speakers at…
Prophetic preaching breaks down barriers, builds up God’s kingdom
Edit Caption Here ATLANTA-Breaking down barriers, healing the hurting, challenging Christians to transcend categories of "us and them" and announcing the coming kingdom of God are just a few of the roles prophetic preachers must fill, according to speakers at…
Testing on Tuesday Morning
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Opinion: Are we there yet?
If you've ever traveled with children, you will inevitably hear these four words. When my children ask, “Are we there yet?” I usually try to give a response vague enough to distract them so that won't repeat the question. Of…
Fantasy: Where do Hobbits and Hebrews intersect?
(ABP) — Evangelical Christians have long struggled with literature and films espousing a view of reality that confronts the values of their Christian lives. In general, if a book or movie challenges what are generally perceived as Christian values or…
Fantasy: Should Christians use violent video games to lure teens to church?
(ABP) — What do warthogs, pelicans, energy swords and Spartan lasers have in common? And how do they relate to John 1:17? They're all part of a video game called Halo 3, the top-selling video game of 2007 that pre-sold…
Judge dismisses Klouda lawsuit against Patterson, Southwestern
FORT WORTH, Texas (ABP) — A federal judge has ruled that Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary's decision to fire a female Hebrew professor was akin to a church's decision to fire its pastor — and therefore outside the purview of the…
CBF receives $1 million from anonymous donor
ATLANTA (ABP) — The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has received an anonymous $1 million gift for funding “micro-finance” loans in poor countries and other CBF ministries. Daniel Vestal, the moderate Baptist group's executive coordinator, announced the gift March 20, according to…
A giving life
Iris Brammer loved people. She also loved books and she especially enjoyed bringing people and books together. Maybe such passion helps explain why the public library in Narrows, Va., bears her name. She worked in the Narrows library in Southwest…
Kidnapped Christians forced to ‘reconvert’
(BP) — Hindu extremists in northern India's Himachal Pradesh state kidnapped at least 60 Christian families in late February and pressured them to “reconvert” to Hinduism, despite a new law that prevents forced conversions. Lawmakers in Himachal Pradesh passed a…