Brownback Opens Religious Freedom Summit with Plea to Fight Persecution
WASHINGTON (RNS) — U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback opened a summit at the State Department this week by urging leaders from a
Eritrean Christians Released from Shipping Container Prisons
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) – Eritrean Christians and human rights advocates are cheering the release of 35 Christian prisoners as a new peace pact between Eritrea
SBU Selects 25th President
On July 24, Southwest Baptist University announced its new president, Eric A. Turner, who will replace the retiring C. Pat Taylor. Elected as the 25th president
Encountering Obstacles on the Way to the Promised Land
It’s safe to assume that everyone reading this column has faced some type of obstacle this week. It’s almost a given that life is going to throw
Seminary Education: Does It Stick?
Returning home after a memorial service for former Midwestern Seminary President Dr. Milton Ferguson, I started thinking. What do I remember from my seminary days? Does my
Seniors Say ‘Yes’ to VBS
OKLAHOMA Okla. (BP) -- Demonstrating that no one is too old to learn, Portland Avenue Baptist Church hosted a senior adult version of Vacation Bible School
Labrador Retrievers Put Their Paws on the Gospel
DENHAM SPRINGS, La. (BP) -- Johnny Morgan's life has really gone to the dogs, and he couldn't be happier.
How White Evangelicals Are Outliers Among US Faith Groups
(RNS) — A new poll conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute and The Atlantic shows that when it comes to politics, white evangelical Christians stand
CBF Head Announces Leadership Transition
DECATUR, Ga. — Suzii Paynter, who in March 2013 became only the third executive coordinator of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, announced today that she is working with
Why Mariia Butina Wasn’t the Only Russian Attending the National Prayer Breakfast
WASHINGTON (RNS) — In an unsealed affidavit this week charging 29-year-old Mariia Butina with “conspiracy to act as an agent of the Russian Federation” was buried a