By Bob Allen Former President Jimmy Carter commended 15 Christian leaders whose recent call for Congress to investigate human-rights violations by Israelis against Palestinians caused tension between Jewish and mainline Protestant denominations in the United States. The Atlanta-based Carter Center…
Ministry reaches out to strippers
By Kaitlin Warrington Jesus loves strippers, too, but fear of the unknown too often hinders Christians from reaching out to women trapped in the sex industry, a leader in an outreach ministry to exotic dancers said at a recent conference…
Sandy delays Passport camp booking
By Bob Allen A youth ministry aligned with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has postponed the normal Nov. 1 registration for its popular Passport camps by one week in light of anticipated power outages in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast caused by…
Looking for an undecided voter? Check the pulpit
(RNS) — Pollsters and politicians hunting for the rare and elusive undecided voter might want to train their sights on the pulpit. A whopping 22 percent of Protestant pastors haven’t settled on a presidential candidate, according to a survey released…
Power outages in Mid-Atlantic, Northeast delay Passport camp bookings for 2013 summer sessions
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (ABP) — A youth ministry aligned with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has postponed the normal Nov. 1 registration for its popular Passport camps by one week in light of power outages in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast caused by…
Churches in Mid-Atlantic lashed as Sandy makes landfall, leaving millions flooded, without power
Churches joined thousands of other organizations across the Mid-Atlantic Monday in closing facilities and cancelling activities as Hurricane Sandy made landfall, leaving millions without power and flooding most coastal areas. Much of Ocean City, Md., was underwater as Hurricane Sandy…
Churches in Mid-Atlantic lashed as Sandy makes landfall, leaving millions flooded, without power
Churches joined thousands of other organizations across the Mid-Atlantic Monday in closing facilities and cancelling activities as Hurricane Sandy made landfall, leaving millions without power and flooding most coastal areas. Much of Ocean City, Md., was underwater as Hurricane Sandy…
OPINION: We’ve got skills
Church planter and consultant Doug Murren spoke at the NorthStar Church Network annual meeting last week. Doug’s the type of guy who tells it like it is in a warm, funny and extremely down to earth kind of way. You…
OPINION: A call for unity, love and prayer
Journal entries in response to our Virginia Baptist division Romans 13: 8-10 (NIRV) says, “Pay everything you owe. But you can never pay back all the love you owe each other. Those who love others have done everything the…
Churches in Mid-Atlantic lashed as Sandy makes landfall, leaving millions flooded, without power
Churches joined thousands of other organizations across the Mid-Atlantic Monday in closing facilities and cancelling activities as Hurricane Sandy made landfall, leaving millions without power and flooding most coastal areas. Much of Ocean City, Md., was underwater as Hurricane Sandy…
Churches in Mid-Atlantic lashed as Sandy makes landfall, leaving millions flooded, without power
Churches joined thousands of other organizations across the Mid-Atlantic Monday in closing facilities and cancelling activities as Hurricane Sandy made landfall, leaving millions without power and flooding most coastal areas. Much of Ocean City, Md., was underwater as Hurricane Sandy…
Power outages in Mid-Atlantic, Northeast delay Passport camp bookings
TEASER: Passport, Inc. will delay its annual Nov. 1 registration start date by one week due to massive power outages along the eastern seaboard. Registration for next summer’s camps is now scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 7. Bob Allen BIRMINGHAM,…