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Bible student turned ‘cold-medicine killer’ pleads guilty in North Carolina court
A high-profile murder case involving a one-time Bible college student and prospective minister who claimed he killed his wife after taking too much cold medicine came to a close Oct. 5 with a guilty plea. Matthew Phelps, 29, pleaded guilty…
Emotional rebuilding continues 5 years after Texas blast
The town of West, Texas, took one on the chin when an April 2013 fertilizer plant explosion flattened or damaged scores of homes, destroyed schools, killed 15 people and injured hundreds of others. But the community located about 20 miles north…
‘God don’t make junk’: Transformed vision prompted transformed community in S.C. neighborhood
Metanoia, a grassroots, asset-based community development ministry founded in 2002, is changing lives and perceptions in a North Charleston, S.C., neighborhood.
Photo Gallery: Metanoia in photos
All photos taken in this photo gallery of Metanoia are by Stephen B. Morton. [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”14″ gal_title=”Charleston: Metanoia with Bill Stanfield”] In this series, we learn what happens when a community rejects traditional concepts of charity but instead taps the existing…
Cold medicine murder suspect graduate of Baptist school
A former missions and evangelism student at a Kentucky Baptist Convention-affiliated Bible college is charged with murder in a case drawing national attention because of an unusual defense blaming the death on cold medicine.
Baptist state convention sued over rape at church camp
A lawsuit filed recently in Oklahoma claims negligence by a Southern Baptist state convention in the violent rape last summer of a 13-year girl attending a church camp. The lawsuit, filed March 8 in the district court of Oklahoma County,…
Pre-Christmas burglaries target Louisiana churches
Authorities in Louisiana are looking for a real-life Grinch following a recent string of church burglaries. The Baptist Message, news journal of the Louisiana Baptist Convention, said four Baptist congregations were among nine churches of various denominations hit by burglars…
Son stabs father at church
A 21-year-old Kentucky man is in jail after stabbing his father during Sunday morning worship at a Southern Baptist church. Members and the security team at Hillvue Heights Church in Bowling Green, Ky., subdued assailant Ethan Buckley after he stabbed…