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Guest opinion: The caboose of Christianity

(ABP) — We all have our blind spots. Clarity often comes only from the perspective of hindsight. That’s what leaders of Bob Jones University confessed in apologizing for the independent, fundamentalist Christian school’s past racist policies. A statement on the…

WMU WorldCrafts program brings income to impoverished

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (ABP) — Paulina Navichoc lives in San Pedro, a remote village high in the mountains surrounding Lake Atitlan in western Guatemala. This Christmas her family has food, clothes and medicine they might otherwise have gone without if it…

WMU WorldCrafts program brings income to impoverished, gifts to U.S.

Sale of one handmade Christmas ornament earns enough to feed a Guatemalan family for a week. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (ABP) — Paulina Navichoc lives in San Pedro, a remote village high in the mountains surrounding Lake Atitlan in western Guatemala. This…

Group sues Ky. for law requiring credit to God for security

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABP) — An atheist-rights group and 10 Kentucky citizens are suing the commonwealth over a law requiring that the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security credit God for keeping residents safe. The religious language, largely unnoticed when a Southern Baptist…

Whose birthday are we celebrating?

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — It's time to “Unplug the Christmas machine,” states a book with the same title by Jo Robinson and Jean Coppock Staeheli. And members of First Baptist Church in Jefferson City, Mo., are challenged to do just…

Spending time and money wisely:

• Draw names instead of giving to everyone. • Let others help; tell them your intention to give less and ask them not to buy an expensive gift. • Give family gifts instead of individual gifts. • Give gifts only…

Tough economic times don’t dim lights on Living Christmas Trees

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (ABP) — Rather than cutting back on lavish Christmas programs this year due to the economy, some church leaders insist hard times make them more valuable than ever. Billy Orton, minister of music and worship at First Baptist…

Dollars and sense: Families struggle with financial stewardship

Money demands attention — particularly in challenging economic times. Rich or poor, people think about it daily, whether paying for a hamburger or praying for a job. Lives can change quickly and drastically as a result of a few critical…

WorldCrafts gives hope to Afghan families

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — In the midst of Afghanistan — where armed conflict and oppressive poverty make every day a struggle for survival — some women and their families have found deliverance thanks to WorldCrafts. WorldCrafts, a fair trade nonprofit ministry…

Supreme Court rules in favor of Virginia Baptist Homes’ Glebe

Ordinarily Halloween is not the holiday most associated with gift-giving, but for the trustees and administrators of the Virginia Baptist Homes it was like Christmas. On Oct. 31, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled in favor of VBH, ending a three-year…

Seminars to focus on tax planning

The most important federal reporting obligation for most churches is withholding and reporting employee income taxes and Social Security (FICA) taxes. A number of unique rules apply to churches and “ministers for tax purposes.” Yet many churches do not comply…

Pastors Conference celebrates the Lord’s undergirding

The annual pastors conference of the Baptist General Association of Virginia met on Nov. 10 at North Roanoke Baptist Church in Roanoke, the day prior to the BGAV annual meeting. Pastors conference president Mark Croston presided and introduced speakers, who…

What you’re not seeing: Tens of thousands of children separated from parents

The way we were

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