55+ Adults: Get in Shape
Many of us are planning to invest our retirement years in making a positive change in society. Our great plans can be cut short if we
Sharing the Right 1,000 Words
Back in 1911, newspaper editor Tess Flanders was first credited with “Use a picture. It’s worth a thousand words.” While that may not be literally
Near Yellowstone, 6-Member Church Impacts the World
GARDINER, Mont. (BP) -- Most churches would consider closing their doors if their active membership dipped to six people, but Gardiner Baptist Church is
As Wildfires Rage, California Town Rallies for Material, Spiritual Help
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — Pick any road in Redding, Calif., and community members will tell you they aren’t surprised to see handmade thank-you signs lining the
Sex Scandals Fester at Unhealthy Organizations, Experts Say
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Of all the horrific details contained in the Pennsylvania grand jury report on child sexual abuse in the Catholic
Stop Calling the Mormon Church ‘Mormon,’ Says Church Leader
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — On Aug. 16, Mormon church President Russell M. Nelson said he wants people to stop using "Mormon," or
Satanists Erect Statue Outside Ark. Capitol
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (BP) -- A group from The Satanic Temple temporarily erected a goat-headed, winged statue on the Arkansas State Capitol grounds on
Aretha Franklin Started with Gospel, Ended with Soul at Age 76
(RNS) — Aretha Franklin, a singer who began her career with gospel music and was later crowned the “Queen of Soul,” died Thursday (Aug. 16) after battling
Religious Liberty Requires a Free Press
For more than 400 years, Baptists have urged religious liberty for all. The advocacy of Baptists like Isaac Backus and John Leland helped enshrine religious liberty rights
Baptists Responding to Lombok Earthquakes
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Earthquakes that shook the Indonesian island of Lombok over the past week have resulted in at least 430 deaths, and