Israel has inaugurated a Gospel Trail for Christian pilgrims-- 39 miles of integrated paths leading from Mount Precipice on the southern outskirts of Nazareth to the site of ancient Capernaum on the shores of the Sea of Galilee.
PASADENA, Calif. (ABP) – Evangelical supporters of Israel fired back at a September open letter by two Baptist ethicists questioning theological and moral grounds of “Christian Zionism.”
NEW YORK (ABP) – An already contentious debate about the role of faith in presidential politics took a new twist Sept. 20 when Texas Gov. Rick Perry told a New York City press conference he believes America’s continued support for Israel is a theological priority.
WASHINGTON (ABP) – The Southern Baptist Convention’s top public policy official called Barack Obama “the worst president of the United States that Israel has ever had” at a rally for social conservatives held June 3-4 in Washington.
When a catastrophic earthquake struck Haiti in mid-January, Arab Christians in Israel reached across the world to offer help and hope. In spite of the challenges they faced themselves, the churches collected $3,500 for Haiti relief through Baptist Global Response.
Last week’s editorial urging churches to look out for their pastor and staff in areas of salary, insurance, retirement and other areas prompted a suggestion that churches might consider another act of kindness — expenses-paid Holy Land travel. Countless pastors and many laypeople have discovered
Israel's holy sites took on different meaning for 120 Missouri Jews and Christians who walked in Jesus' footsteps together Jan. 9-17."We saw the Holy Land from an interesting perspective," Nodell Dennis, Blue River-Kansas City Baptist Association director of missions, explained.Dennis and his wife, Carol Sue,
