‘Ministry of trash’ grows out of fitness habit
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Rangers all-star tells story of ups and downs
DALLAS (ABP) -- Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton told a Texas Baptist mega-church Nov. 7 that he would not have overcome the alcohol and drug addiction that nearly cost him his baseball career without God's help.
Adoptive mother of three says not to call her a hero
Most people who meet Angela Richardson have trouble connecting her up-beat, breezy attitude to her role as a foster mother-turned-adoptive mother who cares for three emotionally wounded children. Richardson welcomes the challenge, but she resists any suggestion she’s special.
Award-winning Christian musician advocate for adoption
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Learning from emotional HLG debate
No issue was quite as emotionally charged at last week's Missouri Baptist Convention annual meeting as the Hannibal-LaGrange College name change. To say that emotions ran high among alumni and students over the past few months would be an understatement.
Columnists cite faith factor in Republican sweep
ARLINGTON, Va. (ABP) -- A political consultant who received national attention for religious outreach for Democrats in 2006 said this year's election results show the party cannot afford to ignore faith and values voters.
Online clicks more than ‘slacktivism’
Advances in technology and the shrinking of the world now make it easier to reach out and minister to the world.
Maybe too easy, some think. Critics have coined the new term, "slacktivism," a combination of "slacker" and "activism."
After debate, HLG becomes Hannibal-LaGrange University
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Motion to drop Cooperative Program from rules tabled
SPRINGFIELD - Confusion over membership requirements led messengers to the Missouri Baptist Convention annual meeting to table eliminating Cooperative Program language from credentials committee rules.
Messengers resist effort to drop almost nine-year litigation battle
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