The demographics of Halifax County, N.C., are appalling. Unemployment is above 13 percent and one resident in four earns income below the poverty line. The county is part of the fourth poorest congressional district in the nation. LaCount Anderson, a field coordinator with the Cooperative
Julian H. Pentecost, editor of the Religious Herald during one of the most tumultuous periods of Baptist history in the American South, died May 31. He was 88.
The Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission is pulling the plug on agency head Richard Land's radio show over recent controversial remarks about the Trayvon Martin killing.
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Steadily declining mission trips to Mexico due to drug violence has left many Mexicans feeling abandoned just when their anxiety levels are peaking, missions experts in Texas say.
I'm always a little envious when meeting mechanically inclined people. They can look under the hood of car and know the engine size. They know where all the parts are located. If you are considering a purchase, they can help evaluate vehicles. Purchasing a computer,
Sometimes women struggle with understanding God's will regarding rearing a family and pursuing a career. But what about those women who face economic challenges. For many, choice is a luxury they can't afford.
For more than 100 years, the Missouri Baptist Children's Home Strawberry Festival has been a favorite event for Baptists from across the state. A new venue and new family friendly activities will make the festival even more attractive.
Watching construction of their new building, anticipating its completion by year's end and continuing to minister to the community have gone a long way in fostering unity and helping members of Harmony Heights Baptist Church recover from last year's EF-5 tornado that ripped through Joplin.
As more doors open to Baptist women in ministry, increasing numbers of pastor moms—and their churches—are looking for ways to balance the competing demands of the ministry and motherhood.