Center for Congregational Song Launches as Antidote to ‘Worship Wars’
(RNS) — Praise team leaders, organists, gospel choir members and other lovers of church music will gather in Dallas this weekend to launch the Center for
Herod Antipas: A Rash King (11-12-17 Formations)
In the plainspoken New Testament letter called “James,” the writer contrasts two opposing ways to live (James 3:13-18). The first way is marked by “bitter jealousy
Man Who Spent Year in Church to Avoid Deportation Walks Free
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man who'd been living in a Philadelphia church for nearly a year to avoid deportation to Mexico has walked free.
Helping, Spring Cleaning Make a Lousy Combination
The maddest I ever saw my childhood pastor during a sermon was when he commented on the clothes that had been donated to our church’s clothes
Hardin Retires from Missouri Baptist Foundation
John Hardin retired on Sept. 30 as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the Missouri Baptist Foundation. Hardin has served the Foundation since 1988
Calif. Wildfires Rage, Churches ‘Jumping into Action’
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (BP) -- Amid Northern California wildfires that have killed at least 13 people and burned more than 1,500 buildings since Oct. 8,
Broken Tooth for Broken Tooth
I recently lost a tooth. And the tooth fairy didn’t even bother to give me a quarter — or whatever the going rate is these days.
55+ Adults: Aging Attitude
Numerous research studies have found that a person’s attitude about aging greatly influences how he or she ages. Those with a negative attitude about growing old tend
Herod the Great: A Violent King (11-5-17 Formations)
My wife and I attended worship with family members in a large Baptist church in Ft. Worth, Texas. It was Father’s Day and the sermon was
Freedom and Responsibility (10-29-17 Formations)
Freedom is an intoxicating idea. When we are growing up we long for the day when we can make our own choices and not be under