Longtime Mizzou Bible professor, BSU director Fred Neiger dies
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Bible reading shaped life and decisions, Bush writes
Former President George W. Bush made no secret his politics were tinged by his religious faith, but in his recently released memoir, Decision Points, he never would have made it to the White House without a fateful—and faith-filled—decision to quit drinking in 1986.
‘Good News Bible’ translator Bob Bratcher dies
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (ABP) -- Robert Bratcher, the New Testament translator for the Good News Bible, died July 10 at the Carol Woods retirement community in Chapel Hill, N.C. He was 90.
Reading the Bible through the eyes of poverty yields different interpretations
Status in society can influence how people read and interpret the Bible—and often how they will act on it, according to some Christian leaders.
Making a memorable Bible study hour
Despite the importance many place on this book, even by those outside the church, studies continue to show a woeful ignorance of what's between the covers. In 2007, a book on religious literacy gave Americans an "F" in religion. A 2009 United Kingdom survey concluded
Basketball, Bible team up at Jefferson City church
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Basketball, Bible team up at Jefferson City church
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The sound of bouncing balls echoed across Memorial Baptist Church, Jefferson City, as elementary students completed basketball drills. More than 50 first- through sixth-graders attended
Historic Baptist ordination practices reveal a tangled web of Bible, theology and tradition
Pragmatism and tradition have stood alongside biblical and theological principles in shaping Baptist ordination practices, church historian Karen Bullock told the B.H. Carroll Theological Institute colloquy.
Swine flu scare postpones Texas Bible drill
DALLAS — The Baptist General Convention of Texas has postponed this weekend's state final Bible Drill and Speakers' Tournament due to the swine flu scare.
Lecturer says Bible shaped MLK’s ‘beloved community’
ABILENE, Texas — The beloved community — an ideal that shaped the American civil rights movement — was built upon the Bible, Emmanuel McCall stressed during the annual Maston Lectures at Hardin-Simmons University's Logsdon School of Theology.