Will we be the right kind of light to the world?

LAKE FOREST, Calif. (ABP) — Saddleback Community Church is the largest congregation in the Southern Baptist Convention. But is it really Southern Baptist? Pastor Rick Warren told a group of high-profile journalists in May that the 40,000-member church no longer…

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (ABP) — In Matara, Sri Lanka, school teachers have moved all the classes to the upper floor because the children refuse to meet in the school's ground-level rooms. The memory of the Dec. 26 tsunami is still…

TAIZE, France (ABP) — The legendary founder of a monastic community that united Christians from Anglican, Lutheran, Catholic and evangelical traditions was stabbed to death during a prayer service Aug. 16. Brother Roger, leader of the Taizé Community in the…

SOUTH BARRINGTON, Ill. (ABP) — Church leadership grows out of an unrelenting compulsion to follow God, speakers repeatedly told participants in the 10th annual Leadership Summit Aug. 11-13. Simulcast live from Willow Creek Community Church in suburban Chicago, the conference…

SOUTH BARRINGTON, Ill. (ABP) — Attitude, relationships and love have set Southwest Airlines apart from the rest of the industry, President Colleen Barrett told thousands of religious leaders. And those qualities, which have made Southwest Airlines a success, are transferable…

Part one: (ABP) — As students load their backpacks for school this fall, a growing number include the Bible among their textbooks. But critics — including Christians eager to see teenagers seriously study the Scriptures — say some public-school Bible…

Part two: (ABP) — Not only does a popular Bible curriculum for public schools promote one religious point of view, it lacks academic credibility, says reviewer Mark Chancey. The Bible in History and Literature, a 290-page curriculum resource produced by…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (ABP) — While the cultural debate about religion in schools is nowhere near settled, the Supreme Court has resolved at least this much: Students should know what's in the Bible. In the Supreme Court's 1963 ruling on Abington…

(ABP) — Many Christian public school teachers see their vocation as more than a job. They view it as a divine calling. But some wrestle with how to follow Christ without stepping out of bounds. Teachers should start by keeping…