Conn. ‘Surprised by Grace’ of Disaster Relief Response to Storms
SOUTHBURY, Conn. (BP) -- Hundreds of Southern Baptists from 13 states are helping Connecticut residents after tornadoes destroyed 300 homes there in May, disaster relief (DR) leader
Supreme Court Rules Against California Law Targeting Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Centers
WASHINGTON (USA Today) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday dealt a major blow to a California law requiring anti-abortion pregnancy centers to inform women about publicly funded
Poor People’s Campaign Rally Ends with Vows to Keep Organizing and Protesting
WASHINGTON (RNS) — A multiracial, intergenerational crowd of social justice activists, union workers and people of faith gathered on the National Mall over the weekend
Panel Takes Stock of Southern Baptists’ Unity
DALLAS (BP) -- Engaging the topic of unity within the Southern Baptist Convention, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary President Jason Allen moderated a panel discussion
Baptists Fined, Jailed for Unapproved Worship in Uzbekistan
A court in the southern city of Karshi, Uzbekistan, has punished four members of a Baptist congregation for meeting for worship without state permission.
During his
Refugee Simulation Brings ‘Chaos’ to Life
DALLAS (BP) -- Personal belongings are confiscated, and a participant is stripped of his or her individuality. They become a number. Government workers with stern
Geneticist Francis Collins Ponders Peril of Biotechnology
WASHINGTON (RNS) — To geneticist Francis Collins, a person’s DNA can be compared to the beauty of a Gothic cathedral’s rose window.
“I think that
Evangelist-Led Worship ‘Hit the Mark,’ Pastor Reports
DALLAS (BP) -- Southern Baptist Evangelists -- preachers and singers -- provided a "Worship Encounter" Sunday (June 10) in their annual worship celebration preceding the SBC
Growing Ministries in North East India
On the campus of the Council of Baptist Churches in North East India (a regional Baptist body) in the city of Guwahati, tall trees reach up
Neal Challenges Assembly to Live into ‘Oneness’ During CBF Commissioning Service
DALLAS — “I don’t pretend that living into this oneness instead of sameness is easy business,” said Jerusha Neal, assistant professor of homiletics