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No traffic lights

By Patrick Anderson Carolyn and I split our residence between Cedar Key, Fla., and Beech Mountain, N.C. Both communities are at the end of the road. No one can knock on our door at either place and say, “We were…

Falling in love with the church

By David Wilkinson Valentine’s Day is a reminder that what the church needs today is a lot more love affairs. Both the church universal and your church — the local body of baptized believers where you belong — need your…

Episcopalians, Moravians inaugurate full communion

Philippine church celebrates 100 years of Protestantism

Baylor regents vote to allow non-Baptists on governing board

DALLAS — The governing body of Baylor University, the world’s largest Baptist academic institution, now may include Christians who are not Baptists. Baylor’s board of regents voted Feb. 11 to amend the university’s bylaws, allowing members who are active in…

For relationships, technology a two-edged sword, experts insist

After Jason Krafsky introduced his wife, Kelli, to Facebook, he wasn’t sure how to respond when she told him she had just connected online with her “first love.” “It took me a couple of days to sort through my feelings…

Technology unites missionaries, families around the world

Missionary Chad Phillips, who coordinates missionary kids programs for the Assemblies of God, joins missionary kids on a Skype online video chat. (RNS PHOTO/Courtesy Bianca Flokstra) WASHINGTON (RNS)—Janine Winkler loves reading books to her 2-year-old grandson Judah. But instead of…

Teen website changes lives through laughs and relationship

HARRISON, Ark.—With just the click of a mouse, Doug Hutchcraft and Jon Taylor are pointing teenagers and young adults to Jesus. Desiring to communicate the gospel to a generation that has grown up on the Internet, they have developed a…

Recognize children’s digital proficiency, but be alert to dangers

When it comes to digital communication, children are natives, and their parents are immigrants. And that puts parents at a distinct disadvantage in protecting children from online danger, according to the president of a nonprofit advocacy group devoted to guarding…

Churches view social networking as ministry tool

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP)—With the Internet closing in on television as Americans’ main source of national and international news, churches increasingly are viewing social-networking applications like Facebook as ministry tools. “Social networking tools have become an integral part of most people’s…

Looking to find your center of creativity? Unplug

Dad, I want you to confiscate all my technology this weekend so I can find the creative center of myself.” These words of wisdom from our middle child, the comedic genius of the family, brought many laughs and “likes” as…

Cal Baptist athlete pleads guilty to felonies

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (ABP) — A California Baptist University women's basketball player pleaded guilty Feb. 9 in Virginia to two felonies after hitting a construction worker last summer while driving drunk. Vitalija Vasciunaite in her team photo (left) and her police…

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

‘Show up and do something,’ ACLU leader urges

From the South Side to the South Lawn and back again

Democracy as a moral practice, not just a system