Comfort those who are mourning the death of a loved one
Jesus identified mourning as a blessing because when we mourn the death of our loved one, God will make sure we are comforted. God uses fellow believers as comforters to those who are mourning.
Christian funeral means facing reality of death
Christians who debate the merits of burial versus cremation may miss a larger issue —- helping people deal with the reality of death, some ministers insist.
The death of journalists
The recent news of the shooting death of Associated Press journalist Anja Niedringhaus in Afghanistan and the wounding in the same attack of fellow AP journalist Kathy Gannon struck a nerve with me. The two women were traveling in a convoy in March delivering election
In wake of tragic death of infant girl, God blesses North Kansas City congregation
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Suspect arrested in death of Baptist teacher in Jordan
A suspect has been arrested in the death of Southern Baptist worker Cheryll Harvey in Jordan, according to local authorities investigating the attack on the veteran teacher.
Death of languages, culture and its effect on evangelism
One of the world's 7,000 languages dies every 14 days, and nearly half of the total likely will disappear by the next century, according to a recent National Geographic magazine story. Even if researchers are correct about the death rate, thousands of languages will survive.
Mississippi lawmaker cites Bible verse commanding death for homosexuals
A Mississippi lawmaker and bivocational Southern Baptist minister backed up his opposition to gay marriage with an Old Testament Bible passage that calls for homosexuals to be put to death.
Bin Laden’s death rated top story by religion newswriters
The death of Osama bin Laden and the reactions it produced among people of faith was rated the No. 1 religion news story of 2011 by the nation's leading religion journalists.
White House condemns death sentence for Iranian Christian
WASHINGTON (ABP) – The White House condemned Sept. 29 the conviction of a pastor sentenced to death for converting from Islam to Christianity in Iran.
Is it OK for Christians to cheer the death of a terrorist?
U.S. Special Forces did what they had to do in killing Osama bin Laden. How American Christians are supposed to feel about it is a little less clear.