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Have we gone too far in the race for parenthood?

NEW YORK (ABP) — In Brazil, a 51-year-old woman gave birth to her own twin grandchildren. She used embryos from her 27-year-old daughter, who had tried for four years to conceive. In January, a Texas-based “human embryo bank” announced prospective…

Surrogacy: Ethicists in quandary when ‘Mommy’ becomes relative term

NEW YORK (ABP) — The Church of England recently issued a statement identifying organ donation — even by living donors — as a Christian duty motivated by compassion and a mandate to heal. But what about donating a womb for…

Neurotheology opens doors for scientific study of belief

NEW YORK (ABP) — Some scientists say neurotheology — an emerging discipline that addresses the correlation between neurological and spiritual activity — proves God created the brain. Others claim “the brain created the god.” At the root of the debate,…

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s … a superhero in a burqa?

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Move over, Fantastic Four. There's a new team of superheroes in town. Meet Jabbar the Powerful, a Hulk-like strong man, and Noora the Light, who can create holograms. Darr the Afflicter wields powerful pain waves. One hero,…

New book probes poetry’s power to stir the soul

CHICAGO (RNS) — Poetry is that unusual combination of words with the power to move, delight, nurture and transport readers beyond the here-and-now. It also can nourish our souls, according to the authors of a new book celebrating how poetry…

First Church, Coeburn, opens Hope Center to meet needs

First Baptist Church in Coeburn held the grand opening for its Hope Center on Oct. 27. The Hope Center Ministry began as a vision one year ago with a desire to utilize a large empty space in the church that…

IMB trustees define contextualization

RICHMOND (BP) — Making the gospel more accessible to the world's 6,500 unreached people groups is the goal of new guidelines adopted by trustees of the Southern Baptist Convention's International Mission Board Nov. 6-7. Trustees outlined five “principles of contextualization”…

Church building ministry at work in 45 countries

HAMPTON — Dois Rosser claims that his story is not a testimony of what one man can do for Christ. Rather, he says it is a testimony of what God can do with one man. Dois Rosser isn't a preacher….

European indigenous mission project expands to 24 countries

WASHINGTON (BWA) — The European Baptist Federation, with the generous help of mission partners, has developed a mission project to facilitate evangelism and the planting of new Baptist churches in Europe and the Middle East. The Indigenous Mission Project, one…

What Disclosure Day reveals about evangelicals’ fears

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6 ways the Reflecting Pool boondoggle mirrors Trump and MAGA

Pilate asked Jesus, ‘What is truth?’

Have we gone too far in the race for parenthood?

Surrogacy: Ethicists in quandary when ‘Mommy’ becomes relative term

Neurotheology opens doors for scientific study of belief

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s … a superhero in a burqa?

New book probes poetry’s power to stir the soul

First Church, Coeburn, opens Hope Center to meet needs

IMB trustees define contextualization

Church building ministry at work in 45 countries

European indigenous mission project expands to 24 countries

Who’s an evangelical? Question looms over annual meeting of scholars, theologians in ETS

Florida Baptists say alcohol disqualifies leaders from service

Finding the niche: Creative pastors finding ways to share gospel and reach communities for Christ

Nigerian Churches Are Fighting Soccer-Fueled Gambling Addictions

NY gubernatorial candidate says Brad Lander would be a ‘camp guard’ for Nazis if he could

Usha Vance’s Reason Why She Hasn’t Converted To Hubby’s Religion Has Internet Gobsmacked

Pope Leo urges outward-looking church at meeting of world’s cardinals

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What Disclosure Day reveals about evangelicals’ fears

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6 ways the Reflecting Pool boondoggle mirrors Trump and MAGA

Pilate asked Jesus, ‘What is truth?’