Institutions and ministries partnering with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship potentially could receive more funding than recently proposed, and the number of theological schools eligible for the maximum financial support could be greater than previously announced, judging by the final report…
Creator of Living Bible, Ken Taylor, dies at 88
WHEATON, Ill. (ABP) — Kenneth Taylor, whose Living Bible made Scripture understandable for millions of people, died June 10 at the age of 88 at his home in Wheaton, Ill. Taylor based his Living Bible paraphrase, first published in 1971,…
IMB appoints missionaries, sets partner guidelines
Trustees of the Southern Baptist Convention's International Mission Board appointed 116 missionaries-the second-largest group of new missionaries in board history-during their May 19-21 meeting in Midland, Texas. They also adopted guidelines for cooperating with other Great Commission Christian partners overseas;…
Resources help churches celebrate freedom without ‘civil religion’
WASHINGTON, D.C. (ABP) — Three Baptist organizations are teaming up to provide churches with the tools to celebrate American freedoms “without watering down their devotion to God with civil religion.” The First Freedoms Project — led by Associated Baptist Press,…
North Carolina pastor apologizes for church sign about Quran
A North Carolina Baptist pastor has reversed course, removing a sign outside his church suggesting the Muslim holy book should be put in a toilet. In the face of national media attention and overwhelmingly negative response to his actions-including critiques…
Women’s job ministry helps 51-year-old rebuild her life
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — Holding all her worldly possessions in a half-full garbage bag, Dorothy Ray got off the bus from Nebraska with her 14-year-old daughter. She had lost everything — her home, her car, her pride. Her oldest son,…
Proposed SBC resolution encourages churches to investigate homosexuality in publ
A group that tried last year to get Southern Baptists to encourage parents to pull their children out of public schools is now asking the Southern Baptist Convention to urge churches to investigate whether their local school systems support homosexuality….
Letters for June 9, 2005
Disturbed by article The May 26 article, “Surrender All,” by Margaret Bernstein of the Religion News Service, disturbed me. My great dilemma is being uncertain of why I was most disturbed. It bothered me that a Baptist pastor such as…
Who is this new guy?
Editorial for June 9, 2005 By Jim White If I were you, I would want to know something about this new guy who is serving as editor of the Religious Herald. Assuming you are at least as curious as I,…