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In the middle of everyday life, how do we experience the holy? This was a question I’ve been pondering since a recent road trip to the quaint little town of Lancaster, Pa. I set out to visit Lancaster with…

Call people to follow Jesus, don’t pander to lowest values, Texan urges

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Ministers contribute to the decline of churches when they appeal to people’s lowest values of selfish consumerism rather than challenging them to follow Jesus, Rick McClatchy told a regional New Baptist Covenant II assembly. “As churches, we…

Cindy Elmore joins staff of Foundation as director of donor relations

RICHMOND, Va. — Cindy R. Elmore has joined the staff of the Virginia Baptist Foundation as director of donor relations. Elmore, a former development director for non-profits in Virginia, assumed her role in early October. As the Foundation’s director of…

NEW Cindy Elmore joins staff of Foundation as director of donor relations

BWA leaders call African Baptists to ‘justice and deeds of mercy’

LAGOS, Nigeria (ABP) — Baptists should engage in deeds of mercy and address justice issues and not merely verbally proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ, two Baptist World Alliance staff members told Baptist leaders in Africa Nov. 15. BWA general…

Letter opposing Christian Zionism sparks Israel debate

PASADENA, Calif. (ABP) – Evangelical supporters of Israel fired back at a September open letter by two Baptist ethicists questioning theological and moral grounds of “Christian Zionism.” David Gushee, a Mercer University professor and columnist for Associated Baptist Press, and…

Baylor course title sparks controversy

WACO, Texas (ABP) – Baylor University officials say a blogosphere storm over a course listing of “Homosexuality as a Gateway Drug” was blown out of proportion. Several websites and news blogs posted screen snapshots of an online listing for a…

Sports complex opens with Pujols basketball game

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (ABP) — Missouri Baptist University opened a new sports and recreation complex Oct. 30 with a first-ever charity Albert Pujols All-Star Basketball Game. The first Albert Pujols All-Star Basketball Game, pitting Pujols' team of teens and young…

Economy-driven worship?

By Bob Burroughs We are experiencing unprecedented times of financial strain. Everyone, every family, every business, every church is having difficulty meeting budget and/or making ends meet. People are being laid off by the thousands — with no end in…

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

White House shooting suspect called Obama ‘the anti-Christ’

Church music wars battle for souls with song

OPINION: Finding the holy in Amish country

Call people to follow Jesus, don’t pander to lowest values, Texan urges

Cindy Elmore joins staff of Foundation as director of donor relations

NEW Cindy Elmore joins staff of Foundation as director of donor relations

BWA leaders call African Baptists to ‘justice and deeds of mercy’

Letter opposing Christian Zionism sparks Israel debate

Baylor course title sparks controversy

Sports complex opens with Pujols basketball game

Economy-driven worship?

Destiny vs. Free Will in ‘Twilight’

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

Who Decides War and Peace? Lebanon After the New Regional Agreement

54 Countries, One Survey, A Lot of Religion

From ‘feigele’ to free: What does it mean to be LGBTQ+ and Orthodox?

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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