In 1969, a mere eight years after the Berlin Wall was erected and 20 years before it suddenly fell, I had the opportunity to visit West Berlin and come face-to-face with the impenetrable barrier. A student trip to study the German language had brought me
Ever wake up in the wee hours after a good dream – or a bad burrito – with a marvelous thought? One that in the light of day really makes no sense whatsoever? This column takes note of similar (I suspect) Christian-based notions that no
Multicultural adoption is more than just a hot Hollywood trend. Some Baptist families consider adopting a child -- or multiple children -- from another race or culture as a divine calling.
When new pastor Ken Lovelace, wife and 10 children came to First Baptist Church, St. John, the church and Missouri Baptist Children's Home came upon a unique temporary housing solution.
Messengers to the 175th annual session of the Missouri Baptist Convention expressed differences of opinion on at least three issues last week at First Baptist Church in Raytown. Two of those issues — whether to fund lawsuits against five formerly related Baptist entities (Word&Way included)
The Missouri Baptist Convention’s Agency Restoration Group (originally the legal task force) gave its annual report to MBC messengers last week. As leader of one of the five entities being sued by the convention, I annually find myself frustrated by some of the things that
RAYTOWN -- Missouri Baptist congregations will have to formally vote during a church business meeting if they wish to protect their Cooperative Program gifts from being used to fund ongoing legal action. Messengers to the 175th Missouri Baptist Convention annual meeting adopted an Executive Board
SHREVEPORT, La. (ABP) -- On Oct. 29 lawyers took cases pro bono, a man installed a water heater for a disabled man who previously showered on his back porch and a man
Hollywood celebrities have brought increased attention to transracial adoption. Though hotly debated among sociologists and some theologians, many Baptist families love their “belly-button” children and their “heartstring” children equally.
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