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A few nights ago, just at bedtime, my husband and I heard some kind of owl — at least we assumed it was an owl — announcing its presence among the oaks in our backyard. A little research on the…

RALEIGH, N.C. (ABP) — Norman Jameson has been recommended as the new editor of the Biblical Recorder, the North Carolina Baptist state newspaper. Jameson, the executive leader for public relations for the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, met with…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — “Then God showed up, and all hell broke loose.” That's how William Willimon described Pentecost, but he added that it was a far cry from the lukewarm homilies found in pulpits today. A Methodist bishop and…

DECATUR, Ga. (ABP) — A female pastor who broke the “stained-glass ceiling” in Texas Baptist life is expected to move to a historic church near Atlanta, making it by far the largest Southern Baptist church led by a woman. A…

WACO, Texas (ABP) — Herb Reynolds, the president who led Baylor University into the Big 12 Conference and founded George W. Truett Theological Seminary, died May 25 in Angel Fire, N.M. He was 77. Reynolds, the 11th president of Texas'…

LANSING, Mich. (ABP) — Michigan's highest court agreed May 24 to hear a case on what some opponents of same-sex marriage consider an unintended consequence of banning it. The Michigan Supreme Court will hear an appeal of a lower court's…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — One of the most comprehensive studies of its kind suggests that Muslims in the United States are better assimilated into the nation's culture – and less likely to espouse extremist beliefs — than their counterparts in Europe….

LYNCHBURG, Va. (ABP) — Although Jerry Falwell did more than about anybody else to identify conservative evangelical Christians with the Republican Party in the last 30 years, top GOP leaders were notably absent at his May 22 funeral in Virginia….

DALLAS (ABP) — The Baptist General Convention of Texas will not file lawsuits to recover church-starting money mismanaged in the Rio Grande Valley. Civil litigation would be costly and complex, and the statute of limitations could prevent recovery of a…

DALLAS (ABP) — The Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board has elected a 15-member search committee to replace executive director Charles Wade, who has announced plans to retire Jan. 31, 2008. Executive Board Chairman Bob Fowler sent an e-mail…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — Drew Nichter has been named news director of the Western Recorder, a Baptist newspaper in Louisville, Ky. He started in his new role May 16. Nichter, 30, succeeds David Winfrey, who resigned after 10 years to…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — One of the most comprehensive studies of its kind suggests that Muslims in the United States are far better assimilated into the nation's culture — and far less likely to espouse extremist beliefs — than their counterparts…