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Judge: Controversial home-school ruling hinged on mother’s church

RALEIGH, N.C. (ABP) — A North Carolina judge, whose recent ruling that a home-schooling mother must send her three children to public school stirred national controversy, said in a written order March 17 that his decision was based largely on…

Why I am a heretic

By Miguel De La Torre Yes, I am a heretic — but then, I’m getting ahead of myself. As some of you might remember, I recently wrote what turned out to be the most controversial column in the history of…

Virginia Baptist churches launch Lenten observance

RICHMOND — Many Virginia Baptist congregations inaugurated their Lenten observance Feb. 25 with Ash Wednesday services — a tradition rooted in ancient Christianity and one increasingly common among Baptist churches across the Commonwealth. The service, which dates to at least…

Kung Fu master finds Christ at Bluefield College

BLUEFIELD — Bluefield College’s aim to be a Christ-centered institution took a new twist last summer when a Taiwanese Kung Fu master made a profession of faith following the martial arts seminar he had come to lead at the Virginia…

Students gather for ‘Burnin’ Youth Encounter’

DUBLIN — What kind of love do you have for God? Is it a “burnin’ love”? That’s the kind of love Craig Tackett presented to the students from 22 churches who gathered for the Highlands Youth EnCounter on the day…

Therapeutic robot takes center stage

RICHMOND – There’s a new resident at Lakewood Manor, one of Virginia Baptist Homes’ retirement communities. Paro is by far the furriest member of the Lakewood community and he takes his meals through a battery charger, not in the dining…

Churches struggle to respond to mental illness

Living with depression — or any other form of mental illness — is like viewing life “through a glass darkly,” according to Jessy Grondin, a student in Vanderbilt University’s Divinity School. “It distorts how you see things.” Like one in…

Well-known Kung Fu master finds Christ while leading martial arts seminar at Bluefield College

Kung Fu master find Christ at Bluefield

Evangelical groups protest new religion law in Kyrgyz Republic

(ABP) — Evangelical leaders in the Kyrgyz Republic are protesting a new religion law they say significantly restricts religious freedom in the officially secular country. A new law, titled "On the Freedom of Worship and Religious Organizations," took effect Jan….

Church arson investigation brings new charges against former pastor

BELTON, S.C. (ABP) — A Southern Baptist pastor accused of setting fire to his own church March 8 now faces additional charges of breach of trust and filing a false police statement. On March 13, sheriff's deputies in South Carolina…

PNBC plans ‘Freedom Sunday’ this weekend

Christian nationalism is neither Christian nor patriotic

High court says feds can deny reentry to Green Card holders

BNG introduces ‘Bible Divas’ podcast