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Former Arizona foundation executives convicted of fraud, await sentencing

PHOENIX (ABP) — In what has been described as the largest case of fraud targeting a religious group, the former top executive and legal counsel for the Baptist Foundation of Arizona were convicted on multiple fraud-related counts July 24. A…

Correction

In the July 20 story “California church involved in NAMB controversy calls pastor after suit,” please change Glenn Moeckelmann's seminary to Dallas Theological Seminary in Dallas, Texas. -30-

A Mormon for president? Poll says probably not; pundits not so sure

DALLAS (ABP) — With one Mormon looking like a serious contender for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008, it may be time to ask the same question Americans asked themselves about Catholic candidate John F. Kennedy in 1960: Is the…

Evangelical leader Engstrom dies; ‘enormous loss,’ says Dobson

BRADBURY, Calif. (ABP) — Ted Engstrom, the former president of World Vision International and close friend to prominent evangelicals like Billy Graham and James Dobson, died July 14. He was 90. Engstrom, who served on the Focus on the Family…

U.S. Baptist volunteers reach safety with thanks from Lebanese leader

BEIRUT (ABP) — As fighting between Israeli forces and Islamic radicals continued to decimate Lebanon July 24, groups of Baptist volunteers from the United States who had been trapped in Beirut were reported safely evacuated. The American Baptist News Service…

News about Virginia Baptists and their ministries for July 20, 2006

STAFF CHANGES John W. “Tony” Neal, to Walnut Hills Church, Williamsburg, as pastor, effective Aug. 6. Randy Moore, to Clinchco Missionary Church, Wise, as pastor. He had been serving as interim pastor. Wayne A. Lowe Jr., to Epiphany Church, Matoaca,…

The amazing story of how God started Hungarian Baptist Aid

Second of two parts How could a disaster organization in Hungary grow in 10 short years from a $25 donation to become a dominant force in disaster relief? The answer lies in large part to the faith of its founder….

EDITORIAL: You can’t catch fish if you don’t go fishing

“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men” (Matthew 4:19). The leaders of a certain fishing society promoted global fishing. They built fishing lodges and held conferences to encourage society members to fish. They wrote…

ANOTHER VIEW: An oasis in the deserts of life

“To be faithful to the gospel may mean death.” The words were spoken so calmly and matter-of-factly that their incredible impact caught me off guard. There I was, sitting in a meeting of the Baptist World Alliance's Freedom and Justice…

Here’s the real reason Hegseth should not be confirmed

Three new bills related to child sex crimes filed in Missouri

Evangelical leaders urge Trump to preserve refugee resettlement program

Of meth sermons and puke dust