Grandparents claim bragging rights for adopted children from overseas
Grandparents to international adoptees are encouraged to treat their natural and their adopted grandchildren equally.
MBC messengers increase authority of Executive Board over lawsuits
Messengers to the 175th annual meeting of the Missouri Baptist Convention broadened the authority of the MBC Executive Board to resolve ongoing lawsuits against five formerly related entities in their morning session on October 27 at First Baptist Church, Raytown.
Missouri Baptist Convention meets in Raytown
The Missouri Baptist Convention will hold its 175th annual meeting this week at First Baptist Church in Raytown, October 26-28. Use this link or click
Book review: The Rising of Bread for the World
Arthur Simon tells the story of Bread for the World, a "citizen's outcry against hunger," as the ultimate insider. He was Bread's founder, its first president from 1974 until his retirement in 1991 and after that its president emeritus.
Missourians packing boxes for world’s children
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acking Christmas boxes may seem out of place during the season of pumpkins and colored leaves, but that is what hundreds of Missouri Baptists, including several St. Louis churches, are doing.
Suckers are for candy bowls
Even the most cynical among us have some degree of trust. You get on a plane and expect the crew can fly it. Elevators go up or down when you push the buttons. So when we get an e-mail from a friend or see it
Summer camp triggers revival at Clarksburg
Clarksburg Baptist Church knows the power of prayer and the results of joining God at work -- double-digit salvations recorded, doubled Sunday School enrollment in three months and the reality of
Ignoring hunger needs is not an option
In the parable of Lazarus and the rich man, Jesus doesn't condemn the rich man for his wealth. The rich man's sin was that he knew what he should do, he had the means to do it, and he failed to alleviate the human suffering
Pastor’s accused killer unfit for trial
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (ABP) -- A man accused of fatally shooting a Southern Baptist pastor inside an Illinois church in March has been found unfit to stand trial.
What does Internet rumor-mongering say about our faith?
Thanks to the Internet, some gullible American Christians can engage in one of their favorite hobbies—digging up the metaphorical corpse of Madalyn Murray O’Hair and rhetorically flogging it—more easily than ever before.