HOUSTON (ABP) — Pastor Ed Hogan lost about a dozen pounds since he started walking 10 miles a day, but he's more interested in talking about what he has gained from the experience — a closer walk with God and…
In paperless age, paper letters let dads leave legacy of love
DALLAS (ABP) — As one of 70 million baby boomers, Greg Vaughn says he's not alone when it comes to the hurt he felt when his dad died. And the worst part was the absence of any written document of…
‘Genius of America’ based on individual rights, rabbi says
MACON, Ga. (ABP) — Baptists and Jews, both having suffered historically as minority faiths, share a strong commitment to religious liberty, Rabbi David Saperstein said during an inaugural Mercer University lecture series. Saperstein has directed the Washington-based Religious Action Center…
Rabbi warns of politicizing religion, says freedom from religion better
MACON, Ga. (ABP) — The model of religious freedom in the United States might not be best for other countries, but it sure works well here, Rabbi David Saperstein said during a lecture series at Mercer University. The April 4-5…
Gay student’s expulsion spawns uproar at Kentucky Baptist school
WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. (ABP) — For the fourth time in three years, a Baptist college's treatment of a gay student is causing an uproar. The University of the Cumberlands, in Williamsburg, Ky., expelled sophomore Jason Johnson, reportedly April 6. Kentucky media…
Correction
In the story April 7 ABP story, “Rex Horne to become 15th president of Ouachita,” please replace the ninth paragraph with the following: Horne will replace current Ouachita President Andy Westmoreland, who will become president of Samford University in Birmingham,…
Jimmy Carter gathers Baptist leaders, urges them to transcend differences
ATLANTA (ABP) — Leaders of Baptist conventions and organizations comprising more than 20 million adherents in North America explored “additional opportunities for fellowship and cooperation” in Atlanta April 10. President Jimmy Carter, a lifelong Baptist lay leader and Sunday school…
ABP, Baptist Standard form ‘strategic alliance’
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (ABP) — Associated Baptist Press and the Baptist Standard of Texas are creating a “strategic alliance” to improve the quality and efficiency of their news organizations. The two have cooperated closely for more than a decade, but the…
Islamic group offers $5,000 reward in Baylor attack of Muslim woman
WACO, Texas (ABP) — A 19-year-old Pakistani-American woman was attacked the night of April 1 as she walked through the Baylor University campus. Baylor senior Nohayia Javed told police a white man in his mid-30s grabbed her head scarf and…
Rex Horne to become 15th president of Ouachita
LITTLE ROCK (ABP) — The pastor of one of Arkansas' most prominent churches has been named president of the state's flagship Baptist college. Following a special called meeting in Little Rock April 6, trustees of Ouachita Baptist University announced that…
Evangelical leaders write Bush to boost immigration reform
WASHINGTON (ABP) — A group of evangelical leaders has written President Bush and Congress in support of an immigration bill that supports guest worker programs and citizenship for undocumented immigrants. Albert Reyes, president of Baptist University of the Americas and…
BGCT leader speaks out to support national immigration reform
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Albert Reyes, president of the Baptist University of the Americas Texas and immediate past president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, believes the current immigration reform debate should be informed for Christians primarily by one question:…