NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP)—With the Internet closing in on television as Americans’ main source of national and international news, churches increasingly are viewing social-networking applications like Facebook as ministry tools. “Social networking tools have become an integral part of most people’s…
Looking to find your center of creativity? Unplug
Dad, I want you to confiscate all my technology this weekend so I can find the creative center of myself.” These words of wisdom from our middle child, the comedic genius of the family, brought many laughs and “likes” as…
Va. Baptists mark 11 years of work with teaching program in China
RICHMOND, Va. — When Tiffany Robertson spent several weeks in 2005 leading English conversational classes for middle school teachers in Qingyang, a city in north central China, she never expected to see her pupils again once she returned to the…
Baptist World Alliance leader calls for ‘peaceful’ steps to end Egypt protests
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — The top executive of the Baptist World Alliance called on the Egyptian government Feb. 4 to take “necessary, peaceful” steps to resolve almost two weeks of anti-government rallies in cities across the nation and for protesters…
At National Prayer Breakfast, Obama discusses personal Christian faith
WASHINGTON (RNS) — President Obama spoke at length Feb. 3 about the daily contours of his Christian faith, brushing off the skeptics who question the authenticity of his beliefs. “My Christian faith … has been a sustaining force for me…
Top 100 churches in per capita gifts to Cooperative Missions listed
The top 100 Baptist General Association of Virginia churches in per capita gifts to Cooperative Missions in 2010 have been announced. In order to appear on the list, the church must have both contributed to Cooperative Missions in 2010 and…
Top 100 churches in Virginia gifts to Cooperative Missions listed
The top 100 Baptist General Association of Virginia churches in total gifts to the Virginia portion of Cooperative Missions in 2010 have been announced. In order to appear on the list, the church must have both contributed to Cooperative Missions…
U.S. Muslim population to double in 20 years
The U.S. Muslim population is expected to double over the next 20 years, fueled by immigration and higher-than-average fertility rates, according to a new report released Jan. 27. The authors of the report, “The Future of the Global Muslim Population”…
Ala. governor off to ‘rocky start’ with Jews, Muslims
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (RNS) — Jewish and Muslim groups want to know if they have a place in Alabama after Gov. Robert Bentley, just hours into office, said people who have not accepted Jesus as their savior are not his “brothers…
Liberty University’s seminary leads ranks of would-be chaplains
LYNCHBURG, Va. — According to Air Force data, no training program is more popular among prospective chaplains than Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, part of the late Jerry Falwell’s Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va. One out of every five Air Force…
EDITORIAL: Panamanian partners and family
As I write, I am sitting on a wooden bench in a prayer garden in the shade of a huge guanacaste (enterolobium ciclocarpun) tree in Santa Clara, Panama. Strains of “Victory in Jesus” waft from the distant chapel on a…
HERITAGE: Climbing mountains
She called herself “a plain Jane.” She insisted — rightly and proudly so — that she was a housewife. True enough, she was devoted to her husband, “Greg,” and to her three sons — Harry, Gene and Joel. She did…