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Wounded Warriors: Returning veterans, families struggle to adjust

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Sitting around the kitchen table, the Riverses are a picture of the quintessential American family. Over a freshly prepared meal, they share stories of the day’s events. The room is filled with the warmth of smiles,…

Congregations reach out to vets with PTSD, traumatic brain injury

NEWTON, Mass. (RNS) — Some wounds of war are all too visible — a missing leg, a shattered arm. The invisible wounds of mind and soul often are more difficult to spot and equally hard to treat. But those who…

Wounded Warriors: Returning veterans, families struggle to adjust

Duke divinity school students aim to heal â€˜unseen war woundsâ€™

DURHAM, N.C. — Combat veterans, pacifists, pastors, and military leaders gathered at a Duke Divinity School event Nov. 11-12 to discuss how the church, the military, and academia can understand and begin to heal the unseen wounds of war. Initiated…

Chaplain in Afghanistan sees close calls, reflects Christâ€™s peace

ANDAHAR, Afghanistan (BP) — Capt. Kevin Humphrey’s last quarterly report to the North American Mission Board’s chaplaincy group reads like the script of a Hollywood blockbuster. But the combat incidents are real — true wartime stories of battlefield death, horrific…

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St. Louis ‘Covenant’ event opens with worship, ends with ministry

ST. LOUIS (ABP) — The regional meeting of the New Baptist Covenant II hosted by St. Luke Memorial Baptist Church in St. Louis began with a spirited worship service and an estimated crowd of about 500 on Nov. 17 and…

Trafficking: False promises, desperation lure woman

GREENSBORO, N.C. (ABP) — With five children to feed after her husband died “Rebecca” faced dreary prospects in Cameroon. There are no jobs in that African nation located just above the equator on the western coast. Still, she was…

Confession from a consultant

By Bill Wilson Time for a confession. Let me tell you a consultant’s dirty little secret: congregational strategic planning is frequently a waste of time and can be counterproductive. There, it’s out. Now, it’s time to explain. Many congregations, for…

Always reforming

By Bill Leonard Ecclesia Semper Reformanda, so the saying goes, “the church is always reforming.” Those words came to mind last week when I heard sociologist-prophet-iconoclast Tony Campolo preach at the New Baptist Covenant II meeting, that multiracial effort at…

Responding to child abuse

By Jim Denison On Nov. 14 the Associated Baptist Press published an essay I wrote on Herman Cain and Joe Paterno. Here’s the background behind my article. I write a cultural commentary for our ministry each weekday morning based on…

Except for white evangelicals, Americans have soured on Trump’s leadership

CBF approves $16 million budget, leaders challenge more mission

The Black Church was not meant to save America

Caner sues Truett-McConnell for wrongful firing

Wounded Warriors: Returning veterans, families struggle to adjust

Congregations reach out to vets with PTSD, traumatic brain injury

Wounded Warriors: Returning veterans, families struggle to adjust

Duke divinity school students aim to heal â€˜unseen war woundsâ€™

Chaplain in Afghanistan sees close calls, reflects Christâ€™s peace

Test

St. Louis ‘Covenant’ event opens with worship, ends with ministry

Trafficking: False promises, desperation lure woman

Confession from a consultant

Always reforming

Responding to child abuse

Pope Leo has initiated the conversation Black Catholics have been waiting for

As reports of anti-Christian incidents in Israel increase, advocates press police to act

The Arc de Trump is Worse Than You Think

Together for Hope marks 25 years by asking, “How do you write the future?”

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Except for white evangelicals, Americans have soured on Trump’s leadership

CBF approves $16 million budget, leaders challenge more mission

The Black Church was not meant to save America

Caner sues Truett-McConnell for wrongful firing