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Chris Tomlin wants young worshipers to give ‘glory to God in the highest’

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — Throughout his December concerts, Christian recording artist Chris Tomlin is seeking to do more than spread Yuletide cheer. He wants young worshippers to find new meaning in traditional Christmas carols. No caption submitted “The lyrics of…

For five decades, Houston couple has brightened children’s Christmas

HOUSTON (ABP) — George and Novice Bruner’s Christmas list includes the names of more than 200 needy Houston children. George and Novice Bruner of Tallowood Baptist Church in Houston have given more than 40,000 gifts to about 4,000 children over…

Christmas Around the World: Global Baptists celebrate the holiday

The 180-member Suwon Central Baptist Church sanctuary choir, a 60-voice women’s choir and the 60-member children’s choir presented the music of Christmas. (ABP) — Christmas in the United States is both a secular and sacred holiday. There’s the hustle…

Evangelical leaders support abortion compromise in health-care plan

WASHINGTON (ABP) — Thirty-nine pro-life Christian pastors and leaders released a statement Dec. 18 applauding alternative language aimed at preventing health-care reform from being derailed by debate over abortion. With bill supporters in the Senate lacking a filibuster-proof majority to…

Appeals court allows suit over Ky. Baptist institution to proceed

CINCINNATI (ABP) — The full 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined Dec. 16 to review the August ruling of a three-judge panel allowing a case challenging taxpayer funding of a Baptist children's home to move forward. Sunrise Children's Services,…

N.C. judge strikes down law banning sex offenders from church

PITTSBORO, N.C. (ABP) — A North Carolina judge has ruled in favor of two registered sex offenders arrested in May for attending a Baptist church near Raleigh. Francis Demaio and James Nichols were indicted May 11 for violating a state…

Christian Christmas chronic lyricosis

By Michael Ruffin I am at times afflicted with chronic lyricosis — which is, on the off chance you have not heard of it, a malady characterized by the habitual misunderstanding of song lyrics. When I was a child, I…

Study says majority of world’s population faces religious restriction

WASHINGTON (ABP) — Nearly 70 percent of the world's 6.8 billion people live in countries with high restrictions on religion, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life. Titled Global Restrictions on…

Day with a legend: Belmont students meet Baptist activist Will Campbell

Belmont University students pose with Will Campbell outside his cabin in Mt. Juliet, Tenn. MT. JULIET, Tenn. (ABP) — Religion majors at Belmont University ended their semester on a high note Dec. 14, visiting and chatting with legendary Baptist civil-rights…

Oklahoma company debuts funds that keep faith with Christian investors

OKLAHOMA CITY (ABP) — An Oklahoma investment company has unveiled what is believed to be the first Christian-themed line of exchange-traded funds in the United States. FaithShares Trust in Oklahoma City announced two new products, FaithShares Baptist Values Fund and…

Light in the midst of darkness

By Amy Butler I don’t know if you feel it this time of year like I do. But in the midst of the twinkling lights, all my eyes seem to focus on are the burned-out bulbs. And rushing crowds outside…

Missouri Baptists give board more authority in lawsuit

RAYTOWN, Mo. (ABP) — The Missouri Baptist Convention broadened authority of its Executive Board to resolve ongoing lawsuits against five formerly related entities at the convention's 175th annual meeting Oct. 27. Messengers at First Baptist Church in Raytown, Mo., voted…

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