Cole County Circuit Court Judge Paul Wilson set two hearings to try to move a step closer to ending a nearly eight-year-long legal battle between the Missouri Baptist Convention and five formerly affiliated entities.
Bob Hall and Dan Bench are among many individuals who have discovered
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ATLANTA (ABP) -- The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has awarded a $50,000 grant to Mercer University to provide affordable prosthetics for Haiti, where thousands of people lost limbs in the January 2010 earthquake.
Tough economic times have a way of confirming what is most important to us. Such times are a good test of our vision. Do we look inward — on ourselves and our needs — or outward — on the plight of others?
No one is certain who chose the Scripture passage tied to the theme for M-Counter, the Missouri Woman’s Missionary Union/women’s missions and ministry event April 9-10. But 1 Chronicles 28:8-10 became a starting point to honor North American Mission Board missionary Vivian McCaughan throughout the
ATLANTA (ABP) -- The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has collected more than $1.1 million for earthquake relief in Haiti, the Atlanta-based organization reported April 13.
VENTURA, Calif. — Nearly four of every 10 "unchurched" Americans avoid worship because of negative past experiences in churches or with church people, according to new research by The Barna Group.
WASHINGTON (ABP) -- With the Supreme Court’s oldest and longest-serving member announcing his long-rumored retirement April 9, advocates for strong church-state separation urged that Justice John Paul Stevens’ replacement be as devoted to preventing government establishment of religion as the retiring
Hard work, thrift and philanthropy seem counter-cultural in a time and place where debt is pervasive, with individuals, families, companies and even the government borrowing increasing amounts of money. A growing number of American Christians—and even some secular groups—are beginning to believe John Wesley had
Payday loan outlets have grown like kudzu in recent years. Texas has more payday lender outlets—about 3,000—than it has McDonald’s and Whataburger restaurants combined.