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TobyMac wins K-LOVE ‘artist of the year’

TobyMac won the “Artist of the Year” award June 1 at the first K-LOVE Fan Awards, held at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Other Christian artists nominated for the award were Casting Crowns, MercyMe, Newsboys and Third Day. Casting... Continue Reading »

New Baptist campaign targets global hunger

Writer: Mark Kelly Worldwide, 870 million people don’t have enough to eat — and the vast majority of them have no idea how much God loves them. A new initiative involving the Southern Baptist World Hunger Fund (WHF) aims... Continue Reading »

Viewpoint: Who Determines a Bible Verse’s Meaning?

Writer: David Roach Any seasoned attendee of Bible studies knows the scene all too well. The group reads a Scripture passage. Then the leader asks, “What does this passage mean to you?” only to receive a collection of answers... Continue Reading »

Mother’s Day: The Greatest Legacies

Writer: Kathy Chapman Sharp People say my daughter looks like me. She does, but it is not the only similarity we share. We both love to decorate. I am in my French country stage of life, having gone through... Continue Reading »

N.C. plan aims to plant, strengthen churches

The Baptist State Convention of North Carolina’s Executive Committee has approved a plan to “tear down silos,” streamline the organization and better assist churches in making disciples, evangelism and church planting among people groups of every ethnicity and cultural... Continue Reading »

Worshipers

Texas church, after the blast, worships

As pastor John Crowder stepped onto the makeshift altar in a field, the sun peeked through the overcast morning in West, Texas. Words of hope pierced through the cool morning air as members of First Baptist Church gathered for... Continue Reading »

Faith-based adviser Page ‘frustrated’ with administration

A member of President Obama's faith-based advisory council says he has been ?frustrated? at the administration's policies concerning life issues and that he plans on seeking clarification as to whether the president opposes all or only certain types of... Continue Reading »

Cowboys’ Jason Witten takes on domestic violence

Jason Witten remembers the pain. The Dallas Cowboys tight end remembers the screaming, the confusion and all the other terrible consequences of domestic violence. He doesn't want others to experience what he did growing up. So he's doing something... Continue Reading »

Executive Committee postpones determination whether Texas church is in ‘friendly cooperation’

The Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee unanimously agreed Feb. 17 to continue to study whether the convention should remain affiliated with Broadway Baptist Church, a historic Fort Worth, Tex., congregation that was involved last year in a controversy over... Continue Reading »

Dungy honored for ‘Lifetime of Inspiration’

The 10th annual Super Bowl Gospel Celebration turned into a lively, sustained tribute to recently retired Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy for his faith in Jesus Christ and his mentoring of others.... Continue Reading »

NFL star Warrick Dunn honored for aiding single parents

The best of the NFL, both caught and taught, was evident at the 20th Annual Super Bowl Breakfast, where Tampa Bay running back Warrick Dunn was honored as the 2009 Bart Starr Award recipient.... Continue Reading »

Tampa newspaper delivers 56,500 Bibles to subscribers

A 200-plus-page New Testament featuring Tony Dungy was distributed the Saturday before the Super Bowl to 56,500 subscribers of the Tampa Tribune.... Continue Reading »

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