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Huckabee draws heat for anti-Islam remarks

WASHINGTON (ABP) — Baptist preacher and former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has landed in hot water for comments critical of Islam. The former Arkansas governor and potential 2012 presidential hopeful criticized two Protestant churches that opened their doors to Muslims…

Awakening in the Middle East

By Jim Denison Who would have imagined a month ago that Hosni Mubarak would be displaced by a pro-democracy movement fueled by social media? Or that activists would oust the dictator of Tunisia, force the leader of Jordan to replace…

Baptist disaster-relief pioneer reflects on lessons learned

DALLAS (ABP) — A Baptist disaster-relief pioneer has published a long-awaited memoir about more than 40 years of meeting human need. John LaNoue recounts examples of the “activity of God” in Texas Baptist Men disaster relief ministries during the dedication…

World Vision wins on ‘Jeopardy!’

FEDERAL WAY, Wash. (ABP) — A Christian relief organization won big in a man-versus-machine contest pitting a computer against two human champions on the TV game show Jeopardy! Watson, the computer designed to rival a human's ability to answer questions…

Another interpreter of dreams saves Egypt

By Bob Setzer Long centuries ago, God used an obscure Hebrew ex-con to save Egypt. After serving time for most of his 20s, this young man interpreted Pharaoh’s troubled dreams and was catapulted to Egypt’s second-in-command. From that exalted position,…

National debt a new hot issue for evangelicals

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Many economists warn the government’s huge national debt is a looming threat to long-term prosperity. And according to a growing number of conservative Christians, it also is immoral. As Washington debates President Obama’s proposed 2012 budget, the…

Gospel writers harmonize; they don’t sing the melody of Jesus in unison

WACO, Texas (ABP) — Reading the Gospels is less like listening to a solo than to a choir singing in four-part harmony, a Duke University scholar said at the 2011 Winter Pastors’ School at Baylor University’s Truett Theological Seminary. Richard Hays,…

Motorcycle wreck kills Baptist pastor

EDMOND, Okla. (ABP) — A prominent Southern Baptist pastor in Oklahoma died Feb. 16 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle wreck. Alan Day Alan Day, 62, pastor of First Baptist Church in Edmond, Okla., for more than 25 years, reportedly…

Tom Elliff nominated as IMB president

RICHMOND, Va. — Tom Elliff, a longtime Oklahoma pastor and former missionary, has been nominated to be president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission Board. Elliff, 66, is the choice of a 15-member search committee to succeed Jerry Rankin,…

Tom Elliff nominee for new IMB president

RICHMOND, Va. (ABP) — Tom Elliff, a former longtime pastor and missionary, is the unanimous choice of a 15-member search committee for a new president of the Southern Baptist Convention International Mission Board, according to Baptist Press. Elliff, 66, will…

Where have all the revivals gone?

By Bill Leonard Recent articles in Baptist periodicals cite “professional evangelists” who confess that their preaching schedules have been reduced considerably since “churches are just not holding revival meetings” as they once did. For many congregations the tradition of one-to-two-week…

‘Be careful of Scripture heavy in law but light on grace,’ Wesley warns

‘Show up and do something,’ ACLU leader urges

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