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'Billy' is inspiring, entertaining - Added 1 day ago

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (BP)--"I purchased the Love Dare book for my daughter and her husband. They saw it (Fireproof) Friday night and my son-in-law went to church today for the first time in about 5 years." A fellow church...

Polls, polls, polls - Added 1 day ago

ALEXANDRIA, La. (BP)--"Opinion polls," someone once said, "measure the public's satisfaction with its ignorance." While that assessment might seem somewhat cynical, it is probably not too far from the truth. Which is...

Br'er Bear & the Briar Patch - Added 1 day ago

EVANSTON, Ill. (BP)--Today's top Chicago Tribune headline screams, "All signs pointing to panic," and Matt Drudge crowns his webpage with the photo of a snarling bear. These are, indeed, tough bear-market times.But I'm...

'Fireproof' opening in 59 new cities - Added 1 day ago

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--"Fireproof" will open in 59 additional cities -- from Olympia, Wash., and Portland, Ore., to Binghamton, N.Y., and Fairmont, W.Va. -- this weekend thanks to its success during the first two...

New Orleans seminary remembers Leavell - Added 1 day ago

NEW ORLEANS (BP)--New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary paused Oct. 7 to celebrate and remember the life, ministry and legacy of President Emeritus Landrum P. Leavell II.Leavell, who led the seminary from 1975-95,...

INTERNATIONAL DIGEST: Iraq's Christians protest abolishment of election law - Added 1 day ago

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Hundreds of Christians staged street protests around Iraq's northern city of Mosul Sept. 28, protesting the abolition of a quota system that guaranteed they would be represented in Iraq's...

Not too young to share the Gospel - Added 1 day ago

EDITOR'S NOTE: This year's Week of Prayer for International Missions, Nov. 30-Dec. 7, focuses on missionaries who serve in South America as well as churches partnering with them, exemplifying the global outreach...

In Brazil, his fluency is missions catalyst - Added 1 day ago

EDITOR'S NOTE: This year's Week of Prayer for International Missions, Nov. 30-Dec. 7, focuses on missionaries who serve in South America as well as churches partnering with them, exemplifying the global outreach...

NAMB commissions 108 for service - Added 1 day ago

NEW ORLEANS (BP)--Declaring "you have been sent by the Father," North American Mission Board President Geoff Hammond and other NAMB leaders commissioned 108 missionaries and chaplains to the North American mission field...

IN THEIR OWN WORDS: Barack Obama & John McCain on immigration, border security - Added 1 day ago

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is part of a special series of stories focusing on the election that Baptist Press will run between now and Nov. 4. Stories will run on Wednesdays and Fridays.NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--This is the fifth...

AFA ends boycott of McDonald's - Added 1 day ago

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--The American Family Association announced Oct. 9 an end to the boycott it had organized against McDonald's, citing the restaurant chain's willingness to "remain neutral in the culture war...

ELECTION 08: 2 years after loss, Ariz. considers marriage amendment again - Added 1 day ago

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is part of a special series of stories focusing on the election that Baptist Press will run between now and Nov. 4. Stories will run on Wednesdays and Fridays.PHOENIX (BP)--Two years after Arizona...

Connecticut Supreme Court legalizes 'gay marriage' - Added 1 day ago

HARTFORD, Conn. (BP)--Connecticut became the third state in the nation to legalize "gay marriage" Oct. 10 when its Supreme Court issued a much-anticipated ruling declaring that homosexual couples are guaranteed the...

WORLDVIEW: Than silver or gold - Added 2 days ago

EDITOR'S NOTE: An audio version of this column is available here.RICHMOND, Va. (BP)--Stock markets are tanking. Banks are struggling to survive. Credit has all but dried up. A worldwide recession looms as overseas...

N. Orleans resident works for God's rewards - Added 2 days ago

NEW ORLEANS (BP)--He'll be knee-deep in weeds at the Interstate 10 underpass at Franklin Avenue in New Orleans or setting sod at a neighborhood home, but one thing is certain: Robert Claverie, 64, won't be in one place...

EDUCATION BRIEFS: Midwestern enters MBA partnership; ... NOBTS tackles gas price pain - Added 2 days ago

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)--It's a unique partnership between two institutions of higher education -- one tasked with theological education and the other offering a master's degree in business administration, with both...

Scholars explore doctrine of the church - Added 2 days ago

FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--Historical and contemporary Baptist views on the doctrine of the church were examined during Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary's fourth annual Baptist Distinctive Series at the Fort...

Triathlon a spiritual race for SBTS student - Added 2 days ago

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--Southern Baptist Theological Seminary student Michael Diaz recently faced the most arduous day of his seminary career.But it wasn't difficult because of tests, papers or staying up late to parse...

Utah/Idaho's exec multiplies his ministry - Added 2 days ago

DRAPER, Utah (BP)--Rob Lee knew what he was getting into when he was called as executive director for the Utah-Idaho Southern Baptist Convention.He's been ministering in Utah since 1987 and on the state staff since...

Calif. marriage amendment supporters have fundraising lead, but know it could evaporate - Added 2 days ago

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (BP)--With less than one month before voters go to the polls, supporters of a proposed California constitutional marriage amendment have built an impressive fundraising lead they hope will carry them...

USCIRF urges action on Kazakhstan, Burma - Added 2 days ago

WASHINGTON (BP)--The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has urged the federal government to promote democracy, human rights and religious freedom for people in Kazakhstan and Burma.Amendments...

Religion today - Added 2 days ago

In a suburban landscape dotted with evangelical megachurches and auto malls, followers of an Indian religion thousands of years old spent days decorating marble idols and lighting incense to herald the opening of one of...

Religion news in brief - Added 2 days ago

Mormons should strive for unity at home, in the church and with those whose backgrounds and opinions differ from Latter-day Saints, a senior church leader said. Henry B. Eyring, the senior counselor in the First...

FIRST PERSON: Coaching your Sunday School leaders to win - Added 3 days ago

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Enlist, equip, encourage. Enlist, equip, encourage. That's the cycle of work for the Sunday School leader. It's a lot like being a coach. The following are a few ideas for coaching your Sunday...

'Million Dollar Man' finds it all in Jesus - Added 3 days ago

HOLTS SUMMIT, Mo. (BP)--Ted DiBiase made himself famous with the phrase "Everybody has a price." He was billed in professional wrestling as the "Million Dollar Man," a villain in a black and gold suit with a...

FamilyNet building sale closes TV era - Added 3 days ago

FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--The North American Mission Board has sold its broadcast building in Fort Worth, Texas, closing a chapter on Southern Baptist involvement in broadcast media.The FamilyNet (previously known as the...

Collegians respond to spiritual emphasis - Added 3 days ago

BLUEFIELD, Va. (BP)--What's the most important cause for Christians in the world today -- to spread the Gospel or feed the hungry, to evangelize or comfort the lonely?Bluefield College in Virginia challenged its...

Ending Sudan violence: USCIRF hearing - Added 3 days ago

WASHINGTON (BP)--What Richard Williamson saw on the streets of a Sudanese village made even the ethnic cleansing in Bosnia and Kosovo of the early 1990s seem tame. He saw churches burned to the ground, marketplaces in...

McCain, Obama offer contrast in second of three debates - Added 3 days ago

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama expressed strong disagreements Tuesday on a host of issues in a town hall debate that was dominated by questions about the ailing economy. It was...

Neonatal intensive care is ministry's focus - Added 4 days ago

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (BP)--Many babies admitted to this neonatal intensive care unit —- those born unexpectedly early, some even before their own baby showers -— receive their first gifts from Dana Gallahair."Yes, I'm the...

Economics & the soul of America - Added 4 days ago

!P>HAMPSTEAD, N.C. (BP)--For perhaps the first time in my life since the final exam, I wish I had paid more attention in Economics 101. About all I can now recall is that economics has something to do with guns and...

Mont. Baptists to strengthen churches - Added 4 days ago

KALISPELL, Mont. (BP)--A new executive director, new strategy and newly revived newspaper were key highlights of the Montana Southern Baptist Convention's Oct. 1-2 annual meeting at Easthaven Baptist Church in...

U.S. aid blocked to abortion provider - Added 4 days ago

WASHINGTON (BP)--The Bush administration has cut off federal aid to a leading international provider of abortions because of the organization's alleged support of China's coercive population control program.The U.S....

New poll: Calif. marriage amend. leading - Added 4 days ago

!P>SACRAMENTO, Calif. (BP)--A proposed constitutional marriage amendment in California has taken a lead in a new statewide poll, days after supporters of the proposal began airing their first statewide television ad.The...

Platform comparison published by ERLC - Added 4 days ago

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Voters have a lot on their minds as they ponder which candidate to support in the upcoming presidential election -- a shaky economy, the war on terrorism, the energy crisis, increasing pressure to...

Philly archdiocese warns teens of sexual violence - Added 4 days ago

In the wake of the priest-abuse crisis, the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Philadelphia debuted a short film that urges teens to report sexual violence. The film reminds teens that victims are never to blame and that...

Scary halls, walls & stalls - Added 5 days ago

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--My family and I recently attended a church we had never visited before, and we pulled into the parking lot eager to worship in a new place and to interact with new people.At the door, we were...

Youth leaders' needs on conference agenda - Added 5 days ago

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--The "main reason" for the National Youth Workers Conference "was to answer a need that Southern Baptist youth workers had been making known to us," said Paul Turner, national student ministry...

Houston univ. adjusts to Ike's disruption - Added 5 days ago

HOUSTON (BP)--It has been good to get back into the routine of campus life at Houston Baptist University, said Martha Morrow, HBU assistant vice president for communications. Students have completed two weeks of classes...

Without arms or legs, art is her expression - Added 5 days ago

BOLIVAR, Mo. (BP)--In 1988, a baby named Swapna was born without arms or legs in India, a country where women with disabilities have little control over their lives. She was not given much hope to live.That same year, a...

'Fireproof' still a box office hit - Added 5 days ago

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--In its second week at the box office, "Fireproof" topped $12 million in total receipts and stayed among the top five movies in average theater revenue.Fireproof averaged $4,776 in 852 theaters,...

Egyptian court: Muslim father gets custody of Christian boys - Added 5 days ago

ISTANBUL, Turkey (BP)--Following a decision by the Appeal Court of Alexandria in Egypt to grant custody of 13-year-old Coptic Christian twins to their Muslim father, their mother lives with the fear that police will...

Saintly surfers praise divine waves in California - Added 6 days ago

He may not be able to walk on water, but when the mood strikes, Father Matthew Munoz can ride one gnarly wave all the way into the beach. So Sunday at dawn, on the white sands of the town where the U.S. Surfing...

Pa. Episcopal diocese OKs split over Bible, gays - Added 1 week ago

Clergy and lay members of the theologically conservative Pittsburgh diocese voted overwhelmingly Saturday to break from the liberal Episcopal Church, with which it differs on issues ranging from homosexuality to...

Episcopalians meet in Pa. to apologize for slavery - Added 1 week ago

Episcopal leaders gathered in Philadelphia expect to formally apologize Saturday for their ancestors' slave ownership _ and to discuss the "white privilege" they say endures. In a solemn repentance service,...

'Bailout' vs. prosperity - Added 1 week ago

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--Now that the economic "bailout" plan has been passed by Congress, expect all parties involved to claim credit if it appears to work and deny blame if the crisis worsens. Though the primary problem...

Pulpit politicking and the IRS - Added 1 week ago

ALEXANDRIA, La. (BP)--On Sunday, Sept. 28, a few dozen pastors across the United States endorsed or opposed political candidates from pulpits during their churches' worship services. The coordinated effort apparently...

Missions video stirs husband to new birth - Added 1 week ago

HAWTHORNE, Calif. (BP)--Forget art imitating life. Try art ushering in new life.That's what happened when Arturo Carrillo showed a segment of the 2008 California Mission Offering video to a man in his church he had been...

CULTURE DIGEST: Evangelicals now are more environmentally conscious, Barna says - Added 1 week ago

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Millions of evangelicals have become more environmentally conscious in the last year, according to a study by The Barna Group dubbed as the most comprehensive look at the Christian community and...

IN THEIR OWN WORDS: John McCain & Barack Obama on the energy crisis - Added 1 week ago

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is part of a special series of stories focusing on the election that Baptist Press will run between now and Nov. 4. Stories will run on Wednesdays and Fridays.NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--This is the...