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Mercer Press to begin filling gap in kids’ Sunday school literature

MACON, Ga. (ABP) — In an attempt to meet needs and re-connect with its Baptist constituency, the publishing arm of Mercer University will begin offering children's Sunday school literature this fall. The move, according to Mercer University Press officials, is…

Suspect arrested after fire destroys church buildings in rural Kentucky

OLNEY, Ky. (ABP) — Lafayette Baptist Church, a rural Kentucky congregation that dates back to the late 1800s, lost its church facility in an apparent arson attack May 20. The fire, reportedly set early Saturday morning, was not discovered until…

Baptist groups send workers, supplies, funds to help victims of Java quake

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (ABP) — Several Baptist groups have joined the worldwide outpouring of support for victims of a deadly 6.3-magnitude earthquake, which killed more than 5,700 people May 27. More than 200,000 people remain homeless, according to the Indonesian government….

Ex-IMB missionaries find funding, return to Brazilian mission field

DALLAS (ABP) — Don and Angie Finley, Southern Baptist missionaries since 1988, resigned from their post in Brazil in July 2003 and returned to the United States rather than affirm the denomination's new, more conservative doctrinal statement. Now — three…

ANOTHER VIEW: Always preach for commitment — and expect a response

Another View for May 4, 2005 By Rick Warren Baptist Press When we were getting ready for the first service of Saddleback Church 26 years ago, I planned to extend a traditional “come forward” altar call at the end of…

ANOTHER VIEW: Fear factor slows growth of gospel in Egypt

Some time ago, the elder sister in an Egyptian Muslim family decided to follow Jesus Christ as Lord. Instead of keeping her faith a secret, as many Muslim-background believers do, she told her younger sister-who also became a believer. One…

ANOTHER VIEW: Entertaining ourselves to death

Aerican society and even Christians, it seems, are surrendering to the insatiable desire to be entertained. Our quest for amusement has become not only a national pasttime, it has become an addiction. There is little about life in the United…

The house of educators

Heritage Column for May 4, 2005 By Fred Anderson There is a pretty brick house tucked away on a side residential street in a Petersburg suburb. There are signs of life everywhere-in the flower garden so lovingly tended, in the…

EDITORIAL: Discovering the missing power of evangelism

After they had observed the Passover in the upper room, as the end approached, Jesus allowed his disciples to overhear a conversation with his Father. How well they listened is evidenced by John's Spirit-assisted recollection of Jesus' prayer. Jesus prayed…

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

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Mercer Press to begin filling gap in kids’ Sunday school literature

Suspect arrested after fire destroys church buildings in rural Kentucky

Baptist groups send workers, supplies, funds to help victims of Java quake

Ex-IMB missionaries find funding, return to Brazilian mission field

ANOTHER VIEW: Always preach for commitment — and expect a response

ANOTHER VIEW: Fear factor slows growth of gospel in Egypt

ANOTHER VIEW: Entertaining ourselves to death

The house of educators

EDITORIAL: Discovering the missing power of evangelism

ANOTHER VIEW: Manners and respect at the movies

ANOTHER VIEW: The Judas of my life

EDITORIAL: Reel time reality

Pro-Palestinian, pro-Israel symbols to be banned after British government backs NHS antisemitism reforms

Catholic Archdiocese Fires Prominent Exorcist After Unexpected Claim About Demons

Draft of King’s ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ found at Virginia seminary archives

Some Republican governors are rebranding June with conservative alternatives to Pride

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

The way we were

Talarico’s pastor pushes back on Daily Wire’s claims

Spiritual formation is how churches learn whom to hear