Baptist race-relations pioneer dies
CLINTON, Miss. (ABP) – Richard “Dick” Brogan, a pioneer in building bridges between white and black Baptists in the South, died of a heart attack April 25 at Baptist Hospital in Jackson, Miss. He was 73.
‘Inerrantists’ aim to keep women ‘in their place’
(ABP) -- Any time the word “inerrancy” is mentioned with regard to the interpretation of Scripture, the subject of “woman’s place” is never far behind. Whenever women challenge the status quo, it takes only a moment for husbands and church leaders threatened by loss of
Tenn. ACLU accuses school district of promoting Christianity
GALLATIN, Tenn. (ABP) – The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee has filed a complaint accusing a county school board of violating the separation of church and state by promoting Christianity.
Royal wedding holds lessons about church-state separation, experts say
WASHINGTON (ABP) – Two American church-state experts say Friday’s British royal wedding holds lessons about why the marriage of church and state is a bad one.
Tornado stirs up unity
ELIZABETHTOWN, N.C. (ABP) -- Eight days after a tornado demolished much of their campus, members of Elizabethtown Baptist Church in North Carolina were cleaning up and thanking God for the unity among churches and neighbors the tornado spawned.
The Bible: For God’s sake, read it!
The King James Version of the Bible -- featured in our cover package in our April 28 issue -- turns 400 years of age this year. To say that it has been an enduring translation certainly would be an understatement. While some insist that only
First, Ferguson, hit by Good Friday tornadoes
Disaster relief teams and area school children already are assisting with cleanup after tornadoes ripped through portions of St. Louis on Good Friday. The National Weather Service confirmed on April 26 that four tornadoes touched down in several suburban neighborhoods, damaging homes and businesses, including
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Church libraries are places of promise
On Easter, my pastor asked, "What if life is like a big iceberg?" He encouraged the congregation to think of God's working beyond the small bit of reality — the tip of the iceberg — of members' experience. Perhaps an argument could be made that
CBTS dedicates new Baugh-Marshall Chapel
Central Baptist Theological Seminary culminated two days of celebration with an open house and the dedication of its new Baugh-Marshall Chapel April 8, offering tours, testimonies and a ribbon-cutting.