WASHINGTON (ABP) – Several Southern Baptists joined a coalition of Christian leaders claiming to represent 25 million Americans sending letters to President Obama and foreign ambassadors and heads of state opposing efforts by Iran to get the United Nations to recognize Palestinian statehood.
HARRISONBURG, Va. (ABP) -- You may not know her name, but if you were born before 1970 you have seen Kim Phuc’s picture. She is the 9-year-old girl seen running burned and naked in Nick Ut’s 1972 Pulitzer Prize-winning photo that fanned anti-war sentiment in
PASADENA, Calif. (ABP) – A Southern Baptist pastor told a California audience June 26 that the notion that God foreknew which believers would freely choose to accept Christ is false.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Blooming Night is a Myanmar refugee living just across the Thai border who has spent most of her 50-something years hiding in the jungle. But when she isn’t in actual hiding, she is bringing relief to her people -- the
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Church/state concerns can be tricky for many believers -- from stands on social issues to faith-based initiatives funded, at least in part, from government sources. That fine line can be particularly true for chaplains who minister to or through the government.
For the second time, the Missouri Baptist Foundation is seeking to appeal a Cole County judge's ruling that could force the institution to return control to the Missouri Baptist Convention. The Foundation filed a notice of appeal to the Missouri Court of Appeals on June
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The Dallas Patriots, a select baseball club, and Premier Baseball Academy of Plano—working in partnership with Buckner International—hope to hit a home run for needy children this month by collecting a record number of new shoes for orphans and vulnerable children worldwide.
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (ABP) – Baptist leaders from around the world are traveling this weekend to Malaysia for an annual gathering of the Baptist World Alliance.