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“Developing an Enduring Ministry” for pastors and church financial leaders

RICHMOND, Va. — The Office of Stewardship Development at the Virginia Baptist Mission Board is sponsoring “Developing an Enduring Ministry,” March 20 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Virginia Baptist Resource Center. The conference is designed around the…

From the Eastern Shore to Cumberland Gap

STAFF CHANGES • Paul Robert “Trey” Gilliam III, to Mulberry Grove Church, Buckingham, as pastor. • Bob Thurman, to Kearfott Memorial Church, Martinsville, as pastor. • Hoyle Bowman, to Fairystone Church, Stuart, as interim pastor. • Patrick Collins, to Story…

Southern Baptist leaders as Obama to intervene on behalf of jailed missionaries

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention urged President Obama Feb. 5 to do everything within his power to secure release of 10 volunteer missionaries jailed in Haiti. Morris Chapman, president and CEO of the SBC Executive…

Southern Baptist leaders ask Obama to intervene on behalf of missionaries

Church seeks forgiveness for mission team detained in Haiti

MERIDIAN, Idaho (ABP) — The sponsoring church of a 10-member Southern Baptist mission team charged with child kidnapping in Haiti has acknowledged that the group made "mistakes" and asked the Haitian government to forgive them. "We are absolutely convinced that…

Biker chaplains see the parking lot as their church

CARROLLTON, Texas (ABP) — In a crowded parking lot filled with chrome and horsepower, Jeff Claes finds himself most at home. Weaving through a maze of leather-clad, patch-decorated bikers, he talks with others about motorcycles, rides and miles of open…

What I know six months out

By Jinny Henson I have reassured myself in the six months since the death of my daughter, Maggie Lee, that although I have no idea what I will do without her, I honestly didn’t know what to do with her…

Prosecuting missionaries good for Haiti, families, church

By Fritz Gutwein The arrest and jailing in Haiti of 10 Southern Baptists on charges of kidnapping and criminal association is appropriate and consistent with gospel values. While I do not like to see anyone suffer, I fully support the…

Less revenge, more forgiveness

By David Wilkinson “Revenge is the rage at the movies,” proclaims The Wall Street Journal. Well, there’s a surprise. The WSJ notes that revenge, retribution and retaliation are served up (with heaping helpings of violence, naturally) in a trio of…

Southern Baptist leaders ask Obama to intervene on behalf of missionaries

Movie spotlights Darwin’s loss of faith, family crisis

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Heated debate. Loss of faith. Religious discord. Questions about death, the universe, and our place in it. According to a new film, Charles Darwin saw—and wrestled with—all of that and more as the implications of his theory…

After quake, Haiti missionaries ask: ‘Why not me?’

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Having survived a devastating earthquake during a 10-day mission trip to Haiti, Freedom Gassoway savors every minute she spends at home with her family in Beaverton, Ore. But for this 33-year-old mother of two, some of life…

Supreme Court slides into partisanship

Before the fireworks, be careful what you drink

The contemptible case of Clarence Thomas

The permanent paradoxes of Christian thinking about war

“Developing an Enduring Ministry” for pastors and church financial leaders

From the Eastern Shore to Cumberland Gap

Southern Baptist leaders as Obama to intervene on behalf of jailed missionaries

Southern Baptist leaders ask Obama to intervene on behalf of missionaries

Church seeks forgiveness for mission team detained in Haiti

Biker chaplains see the parking lot as their church

What I know six months out

Prosecuting missionaries good for Haiti, families, church

Less revenge, more forgiveness

Southern Baptist leaders ask Obama to intervene on behalf of missionaries

Movie spotlights Darwin’s loss of faith, family crisis

After quake, Haiti missionaries ask: ‘Why not me?’

From Augustine to Jefferson, the idea of separating church and state has deep religious and secular roots

Defying pope and facing excommunication, SSPX consecrates bishops at huge outdoor Mass

BWA Leader Transitions to Full-Time Role with BWA Women

The Bible verses dividing Washington: How Matthew 25 became a political litmus test

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Supreme Court slides into partisanship

Before the fireworks, be careful what you drink

The contemptible case of Clarence Thomas

The permanent paradoxes of Christian thinking about war