Baptist Hymnal in Braille: The library at First Baptist Church, Richmond, has a complete 4-volume set of the Baptist Hymnal, 1975 edition, in braille which is available free to another church. Contact David Jackson at 804-370-9896 or [email protected]. WORSHIP LEADER:…
In Iraq, man distributes study Bibles to soldiers facing ‘ultimate sacrifice’
DALLAS (ABP) — As a civilian contractor in Iraq, Brad Blauser has seen a lot when it comes to war. He's lost friends in combat and faces the possibility that more will follow. That knowledge, however, doesn't get him down….
Baptist conventions pledge $1 billion in Katrina relief
DALLAS (ABP) — In the largest cooperative effort of its kind, three historically African-American Baptist denominations have agreed to raise $1 billion for ongoing recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The National Baptist Convention USA, the National Baptist…
CBF nominates Robert Nash for top missions position
ATLANTA (ABP) — Robert Nash has received the nomination for the global missions coordinator position at the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. CBF council members will vote to approve the nomination at their annual meeting June 21 in Atlanta. The nomination comes…
Humility the key for common ground, stress Baylor inauguration speakers
WACO, Texas (ABP) — Humility and civility offer common ground where faith and reason can exist in harmony — whether in a nation or on a Christian university campus, speakers stressed at the inauguration of John Lilley as Baylor University's…
Playboy calls for Baylor women; officials tell students to resist the call
WACO, Texas (ABP) — Playboy photographers held an open casting call April 18 at Baylor University, despite the university's discipline and suspension in recent years of students who posed in the magazine. The magazine's photographers traveled to Baylor to solicit…
Louisiana Baptists begin plans to build 1,000 New Orleans homes in two years
NEW ORLEANS (ABP) — In a move that one official termed a “God-sized” task, Southern Baptists have pledged a Herculean effort to rebuild homes and churches destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Jim Burton, director of volunteer mobilization for the Southern Baptist…
Students plan day of speech to counter ‘Day of Silence’
WASHINGTON (ABP) — The culture wars over homosexuality are coming to your local high school soon, featuring a two-day battle. As an estimated 500,000 high school and college students nationwide plan to participate in the national “Day of Silence” April…
New Orleans-area CBF church emerges in Katrina’s aftermath
ATLANTA (ABP) — Amid disaster-response efforts to rebuild homes and lives after Hurricane Katrina, a new Cooperative Baptist Fellowship church has been born in western St. Tammany Parish, La. Bridgewater Church, launched Feb. 12 with a worship service at Madisonville…
Survey results: Church not important for spiritual growth, Americans say
DALLAS (ABP) — Almost three-fourths of Americans claim to be Christians, but only a small fraction consider church the place to deepen their faith, a new survey says. Less than 20 percent of American adults believe participation in a congregation…
Jim Towey to leave White House faith-based post for academia
WASHINGTON (ABP) — President Bush's lieutenant for promoting government funding for faith-based social programs announced April 18 he is leaving his post. Jim Towey, director since 2002 of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, will leave at…
As social norms for clothing change, so do definitions of ‘Sunday best’
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (ABP) — Depending on where you worship, wearing your “Sunday best” to church today might not mean what it once did. On Sunday mornings, more and more people are passing on dresses or ties and opting for blue…