A Time to Wait: When the hero returns
Watching movies is a popular pastime in my family. At family gatherings we always spend one night watching movies. We particularly love watching action/ adventure movies.
A Time to Wait: Sitting in the waiting room
I submit that the waiting room of a reproductive endocrinologist's office is one of the most uncomfortable places in the modern world. Not physically uncomfortable, of course.
Returning veterans, families struggle to adjust
Long deployments during wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have taken a toll on vets and military families. Some return with physical wounds. Others need different kinds of healing. Some churches are exploring ways to offer comfort to wounded warriors and their families.
Some abusive predators hide in plain sight in trusted institutions
The abuse allegations at Penn State seem unthinkable—revered assistant coach and prominent community activist Jerry Sandusky preying on eight children. But such abuses of trust play out across the country over and over again.
Chaplain in Afghanistan reflects Christ’s peace
Air Force chaplain Kevin Humphrey's last quarterly report to the North American Mission Board's chaplaincy group reads like the script of a Hollywood blockbuster.
Baptist Covenant movement gains traction with regional gatherings
Organizers were disappointed in the aggregate turnout for the multi-site New Baptist Covenant II Nov. 17-19. With sites scattered coast to coast, they hoped for even more than the single-venue 2008 total of 15,000 in Atlanta. They now report that this latest version of
St. Louis ‘Covenant’ event opens with worship, ends with ministry
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Trafficking: False promises, desperation lure woman
GREENSBORO, N.C. (ABP) -- With five children to feed after her husband died “Rebecca” faced dreary prospects in Cameroon.
DBU student-athletes serve at Feast of Sharing
Nurturing a new tradition, the Dallas Baptist University Athletic Department took part in the Feast of Sharing, hosted by HEB and Central Market. The fifth annual feast fed thousands of people, many of whom were bused to Fair Park from area shelters and community centers.
Low attendance disappoints New Baptist Covenant planners
ATLANTA (ABP) – Planners of Nov. 17-19 New Baptist Covenant gatherings were disappointed with attendance but pleased with the diversity and quality of presentations, one of the organizers said Nov. 21.