BUIES CREEK, N.C. — David Moffitt, an assistant professor of New Testament and Greek at Campbell University Divinity School, is one of 10 young scholars from around the world named recipients of a prestigious international award for excellence in theological…
House passes church-funding bill
By Bob Allen The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill Feb. 13 to allow houses of worship damaged by Hurricane Sandy to receive disaster aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, despite warnings by advocacy groups that the…
Passport offers online Lenten series
By Robert Dilday Passport, a 20-year-old student ministry with ties to the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, is again offering its “Journey to the Cross” Lenten series on its devotional website. The series, which will run through the first week of Easter,…
Baptists mark Ash Wednesday
By Jeff Brumley Baptists are increasingly observing Lent this year if Facebook is any indication, with news feeds filled with announcements of morning, afternoon and evening Ash Wednesday services today. Among the first were the folks at Park Avenue Baptist…
Church, CBF responding to Miss. twister
By Jeff Brumley The images and stories from Hattiesburg, Miss., present the devastation the Sunday’s twister brought to the city. But when finally reached by phone in the Mississippi town, Rusty Edwards had to mention the miraculous. “As far as I…
Virginia Baptist Foundation awards grants to six projects developed by Baptist ministries in Va.
RICHMOND — The Virginia Baptist Foundation has awarded grants totaling $15,000 — $2,500 each — to six projects developed by Baptist ministries in Virginia. Food ministries at Columbia Baptist Church, a grant recipient, include produce gardens, distribution methods and nutrition…
As Lent begins, Passport once more offers web-based resource to observe season
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Passport, a 20-year-old student ministry with ties to the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, is again offering its “Journey to the Cross” Lenten series on its devotional website. Lent began on Feb. 13. The series, which will run through…
As Lent begins, Passport once more offers web-based resource to observe season
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Passport, a 20-year-old student ministry with ties to the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, is again offering its “Journey to the Cross” Lenten series on its devotional website. Lent began on Feb. 13. The series, which will run through…
As Lent begins, Passport once more offers web-based resource to observe season
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Passport, a 20-year-old student ministry with ties to the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, is again offering its “Journey to the Cross” Lenten series on its devotional website. Lent began on Feb. 13. The series, which will run through…
National Council of Churches, which includes 6 Baptist bodies, moves to D.C. in cost-saving measure
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The National Council of Churches is moving its headquarters from the historic “God Box” in New York City to Washington’s Capitol Hill — about a block from the offices of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty….
As Lent begins, Passport once more offers web-based resource to observe season
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Passport, a 20-year-old student ministry with ties to the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, is again offering its “Journey to the Cross” Lenten series on its devotional website. Lent began on Feb. 13. The series, which will run through…
AU opposes taxpayer repair of churches
By Bob Allen A religious-liberty watchdog group is urging defeat of a bill before Congress to authorize the Federal Emergency Management Agency to issue direct grants to churches and other religious institutions damaged last October by Hurricane Sandy. Americans United…