Many American households are drowning in debt and see no way out of the pit that continues to grow deeper by the month. For example, 71 percent of all credit card accounts have only the minimum monthly payments being made…
ANOTHER VIEW: Room at the inn
Jesus seeks the forgotten, the downtrodden and the rejected people of this world. Why? Because He embodies God's love. He also understands the plight of the rejected: He was born an outcast. On the first Christmas Eve, the subjects of…
Summit calls global church to focus to AIDS crisis
When 5,500 people die of AIDS every day, the need is not for charity but for justice, says Bono, and the church must do something about it. “That's a lot of our brothers and sisters to be losing for no…
His ‘dream come true’ carries nativity to the big screen
Ironically, production of The Nativity Story took about as long as the period of time the movie portrays—from just before Christ's immaculate conception to just after his miraculous birth. That such a breakneck production schedule actually worked and the movie…
Gay marriage now legal in South Africa
South Africa became the fifth country to legalize gay marriage Nov. 30 when Acting President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka signed a landmark bill into law. South Africa is the first African country to take such a step. Canada, Spain, Belgium and the…
SBCV marks 10th anniversary
The Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia kicked off their annual meeting Nov. 13-14 with a look back at the 10-year-old convention's history through videos and testimonies telling the story of God's work through the SBCV's nearly 500 churches. Nearly 1,300…
Md./Del. Baptists encouraged to ‘Embrace the Call’
Baptists in Maryland and Delaware were challenged to “Embrace the Call” to worship, disciple, serve and witness during their 171st annual meeting in Solomons, Md., Nov. 13-14. Robert Smith Jr., an associate professor of divinity at Beeson Divinity School in…
Maryland court to hear arguments in marriage case
For a few months at least, the epicenter of the nationwide legal debate over gay marriage will reside in Maryland. The state's highest court was to hear oral arguments Monday, Dec. 4, in a case that could make the Old…
What do they think?
Southern Baptists were viewed favorably by 57 percent of adults interviewed as part of recent research conducted by the Southern Baptist Convention's North American Mission Board's Center for Missional Research through Zogby International. The positive outlook toward Southern Baptists, United…
Missouri convention disqualifies 19 churches, challenges Wal-Mart
Messengers to the Missouri Baptist Convention elected a slate of theologically conservative officers for the 10th consecutive year and disqualified 19 churches under the convention's single-alignment stipulation approved at last year's annual meeting. Messengers also approved a resolution encouraging Missouri…
ANOTHER VIEW: As U.S. tops 300 million, what about the church?
The population of the United States soared past 300 million in October, with no signs of declining anytime soon. Only two other countries contain more than 300 million people: China and India, with more than 1 billion each. Like those…
ANOTHER VIEW: Middle East peace: A Kingdom road map
The apostle Paul didn't know anything about Hezbollah or the Israeli defense ministry. But he did know something about hatred and hostility between irreconcilable people groups. And, more importantly, he knew something about the Kingdom of Christ. Everyone watching the…