Some watch too much news. Others ignore it altogether. Yet others suggest a balanced approach: praying the news as a way to express compassion for those in strife.
On the same day that directors and other friends of Associated Baptist Press commemorated the news service's 20th anniversary, a Baptist editor resigned his post amid threats to defund the newspaper he has served for three years.
Historic events, such as the Baptist Border Crossing, mission involvement, including several new partnerships, and another year of litigation between the Missouri Baptist Convention and five formerly affiliated institutions characterized 2009. Word&Way looks back at the year's highlights.
