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Whither — or wither — conservatism?

By Benjamin Cole Last month, I joined more than 8,000 other conservatives from across the country for the annual gathering of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington. Throughout its three-day program, disempowered and occasionally distraught conservatives plotted endlessly…

Baptists getting older, study says

HARTFORD, Conn. (ABP) — Baptists may be the grayest of any major religious group in America, according to a study released March 9 by Trinity College of connecticut. The 2008 American Religious Identification Survey, the third set of data in…

Pastor gunned down in pulpit

MARYVILLE, Ill. (ABP) — A past president of the Illinois Baptist State Association died March 8 when a gunman walked into his church and shot him down during an early-morning worship service. Fred Winters, pastor of First Baptist Church in Maryville,…

Therapeutic robot takes center stage for residents of retirement community

RICHMOND, Va. (ABP) – 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…

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

BLUEFIELD, Va. (ABP) — 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…

Va. pastor fights depression with medical, psychological treatment

RICHMOND, Va. (ABP) – Kirby Smith has his life back. After years of struggling with clinical depression — what he calls “a hell on earth” — the Virginia Baptist pastor has discovered in both medical and psychological treatment a way to…

Church shares lessons learned from ministry to mentally ill

DALLAS—Up to 25 percent of the U.S. population has a diagnosable mental illness. Christians agree 100 percent of those people deserve to know Christ, but few churches reach out to them. Believed to be the only church that counts the…

Dallas church offers lessons learned from ministry to mentally ill people

DALLAS (ABP) — As many as 25 percent of all Americans have diagnosable mental illnesses. Christians agree 100 percent of those people deserve to know Christ, but few churches reach out to them. Believed to be the only church that…

Ministers often need help caring for their own mental health

(ABP) — Congregations often view their pastors as strong, stable shepherds, but many ministers experience a disconnect between the image they project and the mental and emotional battles to which they are subject. “I have never met a clergy person,…

Through a glass darkly: Churches respond to mental illness

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — 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…

Fairness Doctrine still dead, but groups worry about possible return

WASHINGTON—A move to require broadcasters to provide equal time to all sides of controversial issues has religious radio programs worried, even though no formal proposal has been introduced and the White House likely wouldn’t support it. At issue is the…

Lanny Hall to return to Hardin-Simmons University as president

ABILENE, Texas (ABP) — Hardin-Simmons University trustees elected as their school's president Lanny Hall, president of Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas, and a past president and chancellor at Hardin-Simmons. Hall will be the 15th president in Hardin-Simmons' 118-year history,…

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