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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (ABP) — 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…

EDITOR’S NOTE:  This is one of four Christmas-themed stories in a feature package produced by ABP and its New Voice Media partners. (ABP) — Here are some suggestions to reduce and reallocate Christmas spending habits: • Draw names instead of…

EDITOR’S NOTE:  This is one of four Christmas-themed stories in a feature package produced by ABP and its New Voice Media partners. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (ABP) — Rather than cutting back on lavish Christmas programs this year due to the economy,…

EDITOR’S NOTE:  This is one of four Christmas-themed stories in a feature package produced by ABP and its New Voice Media partners. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (ABP) — It’s time to “Unplug the Christmas machine,” states a book with the same…

A Cambodian woman makes a bag sold by Trade as One in Good News Goods markets, as well as online. (PHOTOS courtesy of Trade as One) EDITOR’S NOTE:  This is one of four Christmas-themed stories in a feature package produced…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — President Bush’s administration and a host of court rulings have indelibly altered the way that the federal government relates to religious charities, according to an analysis by experts on the subject. “The heart — the core —…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (ABP) — Southern Baptist churches that have Woman's Missionary Union organizations support the denomination's missions programs at significantly higher levels than congregations without WMU, according to an analysis of reported church giving. Tensions surfaced in recent years between…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (ABP) — Southern Baptist churches that have Woman's Missionary Union organizations support the denomination's missions programs at significantly higher levels than congregations without WMU, according to an analysis of reported church giving. Tensions over several issues surfaced in…

MOSCOW (ABP) — Baptists in the city of Lipetsk, Russia, claim local authorities are using bureaucratic methods to restrict their activity. The provincial capital 235 miles southeast of Moscow has in recent years become a focal point of tension between…

SAN FRANCISCO (ABP) — Frank Pollard, one of Southern Baptists' best-known preachers and leaders, died Nov. 30 at his home in San Francisco. Pollard, 74, twice served as pastor of First Baptist Church in Jackson, Miss., for a combined total…