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Peacemaker crosses globe to share non-violent approach to conflict

DETROIT (ABP) — Much of the global unrest that keeps political cauldrons boiling across the world emanates from a religious center, so Baptist peacemaker Dan Buttry taps the peace traditions of various faiths to bring factions to non-violent resolution. Global…

Holbrook joins Academy of Preachers leadership

Wyndee Holbrook LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) – Wyndee Holbrook, a veteran campus minister in Kentucky, has joined the staff of the Academy of Preachers, an organization formed in 2009 to identify, network and inspire young preachers from multiple denominations. “This is…

Rick Warren: 9/11 National Prayer Day Planned 2 Blocks From Ground Zero

After US hurricane, faith-based groups mobilize relief teams

Richmond churches offer showers, laundry to neighbors still in dark

RICHMOND, Va. — Two churches in the Richmond, Va., area are offering showers, laundry facilities and ice to thousands in the city still without electricity in the wake of Hurricane Irene. First Baptist Church of Richmond and Bon Air Baptist…

Religious leaders laud Martin Luther King in Washington memorial service

WASHINGTON (RNS) — An earthquake and a hurricane interrupted plans to honor Martin Luther King Jr. in the nation's capital, but religious leaders and civil rights veterans said King's legacy is unshakable. The Aug. 27 interfaith service was the last…

Texas Baptists gear up to provide assistance after Hurricane Irene

DALLAS — Texas Baptist Men received requests to provide disaster relief in North Carolina in the wake of Hurrican Irene, and leaders expect to be called on to serve in Vermont, as well. “We know there is a need in…

Religious leaders laud MLK at dedication

Baptist relief agencies begin Mid-Atlantic cleanup in wake of Irene

RICHMOND, Va. (ABP) — As Hurricane Irene continued its destructive track north Aug. 28, Baptist relief agencies in the Mid-Atlantic began deploying volunteers in the region, which was left with rising water and little electricity in the wake of the…

Mind the gap

By Bill Wilson Three years ago, our youngest son graduated from college. Yeah! Following graduation, he had no idea what he wanted to do with his degree. Boo! Solution: take a “gap year” and spend it in South Africa working…

Zionisms and the quest for peace

By David Gushee A casual newspaper reader might think there are two discrete places called “Israel” and “the Palestinian territories” but a visitor soon discovers the intertwining of these populations. That intertwining could be a good thing. There were parts…

Rise of American authoritarianism demands a choice, Perryman says

Shaving Dad goodbye

The Enhanced Games were another MAGA grift

It’s bad interpretation, not the Bible, limiting female pastors