Churches seek to help ease stress on caregivers
The New Testament commands Christ’s followers to “bear one another’s burdens.” But applying that principle to caregivers can be challenging.
The ultimate in competition
Imagine coaching in the NFL Super Bowl. Then imagine coaching against your brother in the Super Bowl. I tried but I couldn’t imagine the effect of such a game on my relationship with my sibling Randy moments, days, weeks, months and years after the
King helped all of America
Martin Luther King Jr. helped white guys like me. His convictions and his courage helped free me to be a more complete person. His influence — and the influence of others like him — helped me to be more like Christ and
Jerry, Janet Hill hired at Windermere; Bench completes service as president
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The Windermere Baptist Conference Center Board of Trustees named Jerry Hill of Nixa as the new president and CEO when they met on
CBF-Heartland OKs updates in documents
The coordinating council of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship-Heartland approved changes to its governing documents to make them consistent with the Liberty-based Fellowship’s new name.
Baptist Home honors Burney’s 100th birthday
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Do pre-Christians need to feel they belong before they can believe and become?
It’s emblazoned on the sign outside Gayton Baptist Church in Richmond. Belong. Believe. Become. Those three verbs — in various word orders — crop up frequently in discussions on evangelism and a congregation’s role in it. For some, it’s a promising harbinger of new
Are we embracing a broader view of evangelism?
Despite estimates of more than 85 percent of U.S. Christian congregations with the word “evangelism” in their mission statements, more people are "nones." Is evangelism on the ropes?
MLK Jr. Day, inauguration: Civil right cause and result
The inauguration of an African-American president and the celebration of the contributions of Martin Luther King Jr. on the same day underscored progress in America in the arena of civil rights. President Obama, of course, is beginning his second term as the
Faith leaders call for tighter gun control
Baptist leaders are among representatives of major faith groups calling for Congress to enact stronger gun control.