Book asks ‘Is God a Christian?’
MACON, Ga. (ABP) – The author of a 1996 book that critics labeled heresy has released another title that is being met with similar controversy.
Baptist World Alliance presents human-rights award
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (ABP) – A Baptist leader who helped broker peace among rival factions in the northeast Indian state of Nagaland accepted the 2011 Baptist World Alliance Denton and Janice Lotz Human Rights Award July 9.
Baptist leaders join coalition in calling for action against Iran
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.
Vietnam napalm girl now an advocate for peace
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
Pastor says God chooses who will be saved
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.
Refugees along Myanmar-Thai border joyful despite persecution, say visitors
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
CBF anticipates its future
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Chaplains in government service focus on relationships
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.
MBF files second appeal
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
CBFMO hosts state meeting in Tampa
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