No political victory should be worth sacrificing moral integrity

VALLEY FORGE, Pa. (ABP) — National Ministries of the American Baptist Churches USA has given a $100,000 grant to the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship to continue building houses for those displaced 2 ½ years ago by Hurricane Katrina. CBF has been…

BAKU, Azerbaijan (ABP) — An Azerbaijani Baptist pastor imprisoned on what his supporters have called trumped-up charges has been released, according to the Baptist World Alliance. Zaur Balaev was freed from a prison in Baku, the former Soviet republic's capital,…

ATLANTA (ABP) — Organizers of the recent New Baptist Covenant celebration are recommending a repeat of the historic pan-Baptist event in 2011 but not a new denomination or other permanent organization. The event drew an estimated 15,000 Baptists from across…

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (ABP) – When it comes to ministry in Jesus' name, relieving “oppression” takes many forms — including the oppression of today's gasoline prices. As gas prices hit record levels across the country, a growing number of churches are…

Edit Caption Here ATLANTA-Breaking down barriers, healing the hurting, challenging Christians to transcend categories of "us and them" and announcing the coming kingdom of God are just a few of the roles prophetic preachers must fill, according to speakers at…

Edit Caption Here ATLANTA-Breaking down barriers, healing the hurting, challenging Christians to transcend categories of "us and them" and announcing the coming kingdom of God are just a few of the roles prophetic preachers must fill, according to speakers at…

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If you've ever traveled with children, you will inevitably hear these four words. When my children ask, “Are we there yet?” I usually try to give a response vague enough to distract them so that won't repeat the question. Of…

(ABP) — Evangelical Christians have long struggled with literature and films espousing a view of reality that confronts the values of their Christian lives. In general, if a book or movie challenges what are generally perceived as Christian values or…

(ABP) — What do warthogs, pelicans, energy swords and Spartan lasers have in common? And how do they relate to John 1:17? They're all part of a video game called Halo 3, the top-selling video game of 2007 that pre-sold…

FORT WORTH, Texas (ABP) — A federal judge has ruled that Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary's decision to fire a female Hebrew professor was akin to a church's decision to fire its pastor — and therefore outside the purview of the…

ATLANTA (ABP) — The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has received an anonymous $1 million gift for funding “micro-finance” loans in poor countries and other CBF ministries. Daniel Vestal, the moderate Baptist group's executive coordinator, announced the gift March 20, according to…