20,000 gather in Phoenix for Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest 2024

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — Attorney General Alberto Gonzales chose the Feb. 20 Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee meeting to announce a new Justice Department focus on religious freedom. But some Christian leaders questioned the move, as well as the Bush…

Inside the minds and hearts of today's college students, we can see a glimpse of the how the next generation views our task of Christian engagement with culture. Here at Union University where I teach, most of our students flow…

AUSTIN, Texas (ABP) — The characterization of Muslim and Christian conflict as a “clash of civilizations” only prolongs problems and encourages dangerous forms of fundamentalism, one prominent scholar told listeners at an ethics conference Feb. 19. Charles Kimball, who has…

AUSTIN, Texas (ABP) — The movement to eradicate hunger and extreme poverty for millions of people around the world is not a lost cause, says the president of Bread for the World. In fact, despite the population explosion, the number…

AUSTIN, Texas (ABP) — Lauran Bethell likes dark streets and late nights. She loves prostitutes. She is a self-described “missionary who hangs out in red-light districts.” Bethell, who works with International Ministries of the American Baptist Churches USA, spoke Feb….