Denton Lotz, who led the Baptist World Alliance through some of its most challenging years, died April 23 at age 80
Religion Notes: End Times described in hieroglyphs discovered by Baylor prof
-CBF urges comments on payday lending
-BWA launches new evangelism award
Terrified yet courageous in the face of violence, Mountain Moms survive together
I was undoubtedly one of the only men ever to visit Mountain Moms, a group formed precisely to heal the wounds that men have inflicted on their wives, their girlfriends, their mothers, even. What reason did they have to trust me with their stories?
After a shoot-from-the-hip email, this skeptical pastor sits face to face with CBF’s new CEO
Will there be a place in CBF life for folks like me? Armed for bear, a skeptical pastor sits down for coffee and conversation with the new leader of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. Here’s what she discovered.
Living in poverty is hard work
Too often people in the United States see individuals like Glynda Jackson and Tamara Daffron and completely misjudge them. They associate low income or receiving eligible benefits with laziness as if living in poverty was a choice. “I don’t know anyone who would choose to live in poverty.”
Southeast Kentucky: Enduring images
Despite — and possibly because of — the struggle and vulnerability in Kentucky’s rural communities, the images that truly endure are those of strength, resilience and the grace to still discover both within yourself.
Photo Gallery: Southeast Kentucky
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Video: Scarlette Jasper reflects on the compassion of a family in need
Watch the interview with Scarlette Jasper who reflects on the compassion of a family in need
Video: Scarlette Jasper Reinterprets Rural Poverty
Watch the interview with Scarlette Jasper who reinterprets rural poverty