NEW YORK (RNS)—Many TV network executives, advertisers and producers would sell their souls to get the kind of audience God has. But giving religion a starring role in prime time? Not so much. Religion, God and spirituality have made cameos…
James Robison hopes for rebirth of Religious Right
By Bob Allen A Southern Baptist evangelist who orchestrated the first gathering of what became known as the Religious Right in 1980 is now seeking to mobilize a new coalition of Catholic, Protestant and evangelical voters to save America’s economy….
Seminary student charged with sexual assault
By Bob Allen A student at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary was arrested Saturday, March 17, and charged with second-degree sexual offense against another male student in a campus apartment. William Birch William Watson “Billy” Birch, 43, was arrested after admitting…
Bill McConnell nominated for CBF moderator-elect
Associated Baptist Press A Knoxville, Tenn., layman has been nominated as moderator-elect of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. Bill McConnell Bill McConnell, immediate past deacon chair at Knoxville’s Central Baptist Church of Bearden, will be recommended for election at the CBF General…
At-risk children get week of camp, thanks to churches
RICHMOND, Va.—Summer isn’t just hanging around the neighborhood for more than 200 children from the Richmond area each summer. It’s a chance to sleep in a tent overnight and look at the starry sky. It’s wading in the creek looking…
LETTER: How can abortion be ignored?
There are many courageous Christians in our world today. Some of them are leaders of Christ’s church here in America. Yet there remains a terrible need for those who, with loving hearts, stand firmly and clearly upon the truth of…
LETTER: Celebrate mission, but avoid dependency
What a joy to celebrate missions and the great contribution and example of Adoniram Judson! Jeffrey MacDonald in his article, “As missionary movement turns 200, questions for the future” gives us a glimpse of the past and suggests that we…
WINN RECOMMENDS
The Collected Sermons of Walter Brueggemann (WJK) It’s unusual to encounter a top-tier academic theologian who can also preach. Brueggemann is one of these strange creatures. In this volume, gathering sermons from 1972-2009, we encounter the world where the text…
OUT LOUD
“As a Christian leader, Dr. Warren believes Christ-followers are commanded to love and respect everyone. He also believes in the common good and that those who may not agree on everything can still work together.” A. Larry Ross The media…
For first time, Averett to host Passport camp
DANVILLE, Va.—For the first time, Averett University in Danville, Va., will be a site for one of Passport’s youth summer camps with three July sessions. Passport is a Birmingham, Ala.-based camp program with ties to the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. Other…
D.C. church popular site for youth mission experiences
WASHINGTON—Calvary Baptist Church, a 150-year-old congregation in the heart of the nation’s capital, is emerging as the destination of choice for an increasing number of mission trips and summer camps for churches in the Mid-Atlantic. Calvary Baptist Church This summer…
Evangelicals voting in record numbers in GOP primaries
NEW YORK (RNS)—Making up half of Republican primary voters, evangelicals appear to be turning out to support Rick Santorum’s resurgent campaign in record numbers and are increasingly influencing the shape of the party. Perhaps just as important, conservative Christians are…