Historical drama Pressure clears the air on speaking truth to power

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — William Reynolds, long-time Southern Baptist musician and author of popular hymns including “Share His Love” and “People to People,” died March 28. Reynolds, 88, worked 25 years in the church-music department of the Sunday School Board…

AUSTIN, Texas (ABP) — More than two centuries after his birth and nearly 150 years after his groundbreaking On the Origin of Species was published, Charles Darwin is still a controversial character in Texas. And the latest battle over his…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — More than 1,000 faith leaders and activists are expected to descend on Washington this month in what planners say is one of largest and most diverse coalitions ever to fight against domestic and global poverty. Jim Wallis,…

DALLAS (ABP) — Hard times have fallen on the newspaper industry, and the Baptist journalism world isn't being spared. Recently the Utah-Idaho Southern Baptist Convention sent out a letter announcing it is ceasing publication of the Utah-Idaho Southern Baptist Witness,…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (ABP) — A Missouri appeals panel announced March 31 that it will not re-hear the Missouri Baptist Convention’s argument against Windermere Baptist Conference Center, nor will it transfer the case to the state’s highest court. Convention officials…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (ABP) — Philip Wise, a leader in moderate Baptist life who helped pave the way for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship's becoming a member of the Baptist World Alliance, died March 30, less than a year after being diagnosed…

Philip Wise, a longtime pastor active in the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and Baptist World Alliance, died less than a year after being diagnosed with metastatic melanoma.BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (ABP) — Philip Wise, a leader in moderate Baptist life who helped pave…