The Southern Baptist Convention\'s North American Mission Board, which is charged with leading the denomination\'s churches in reaching the United States and Canada, has indicated its intention to leverage military chaplains endorsed by Southern Baptists to expand into international missions.The ...
Russell D. Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention\'s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, a national entity charged with representing Southern Baptists\' beliefs on issues of culture and public policy, told Baptist Press, the SBC\'s official news service, that a judge or other ...
The head of the Southern Baptist Convention\'s public policy arm says Alabama judges who in good conscience cannot issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples should resign instead of fighting the law while in office. Russell D. Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention\'s Ethics & ...
Noting there were historic same-sex marriages Feb. 9 at Linn Park across the street from Birmingham City Hall, street evangelist Cedric Hatcher took the opportunity to air his public criticism at a city council meeting. \"To me yesterday was one of the most bizarre scenes I\'ve ever seen in the ...
The non-denominational non-profit organization Faith Counts released a two-minute video February 5 featuring abduction survivor Elizabeth Smart. The social media campaign was created for the purpose of inspiring the everyday faith of individuals across various denominations
Catherine Wildes two years ago found a friend in Helen White, and today says that changed her life.Wildes, described as \"depressed, lonely and shy\" by the Capital Gazette of Annapolis, Maryland, was in her fourth year of a 15-year prison sentence for theft. White was in her fourth year as a ...
Samaritan\'s Purse announced today it topped its goal of \"10 million shoeboxes\" for 2014\'s Operation Christmas Child.Worldwide, 10.4 million shoeboxes were received, with some 8 million from the United States.
Ripping off the bandaid to expose the suffering that unites the disabled, Global Access Conference brings together resources and networking for leaders, family members, and caregivers in one place in an unprecedented way Feb. 17-20, 2015. It is a first-ever conference that forms membership into a ...
Anything could happen, says David Turner, pastor for 17 years of Little Cypress Baptist Church, where about 220 people gather for Sunday morning worship.The church, its members and the community 20 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico have endured several hurricanes, with the resultant physical and ...
A pastor\'s son was arrested Feb. 4 as the prime suspect in the brutal triple murder of his parents and 5-year-old brother in Houston.Isaac Tiharihondi, 19, was taken into custody in Jackson, Mississippi, by FBI agents and was charged today with two counts of capital murder. He is awaiting ...
Thousands of displaced people in Northern Iraq are struggling to survive the winter after being forcibly displaced by the self-proclaimed Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) extremists.Some displaced Iraqis have found shelter in abandoned schools and apartment complexes, while others remain ...
Plans were made for a four-day old-fashioned revival; an international ministry offered to supply non-perishables to give a week\'s worth of food to families; and, a fast food restaurant pledged to feed attendees one night.But a question about a lost person made organizers re-think what they had ...