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Mother’s Day: The Greatest Legacies

Published on May 9, 2013

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

Published on May 9, 2013

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 »

Texas church, after the blast, worships

Published on May 9, 2013

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

Published on March 27, 2009

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

Published on March 18, 2009

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’

Published on March 4, 2009

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 »

Tampa newspaper delivers 56,500 Bibles to subscribers

Published on February 13, 2009

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 »

Dungy honored for ‘Lifetime of Inspiration’

Published on February 13, 2009

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 »

Economy Watch: SBC agencies, institutions cut staff, tighten budgets

Published on February 13, 2009

In recent months, several Southern Baptist Convention-affiliated institutions and agencies have announced cost-cutting measures in response to financial pressures from the worsening economy.... Continue Reading »

NFL star Warrick Dunn honored for aiding single parents

Published on February 13, 2009

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 »

Crab-fishing pastor touches lives on bayou

Published on February 3, 2009

The alarm sounds at 4 a.m. in Eddie Painter's house. In the village of Jean Lafitte, a tiny fishing community just south of New Orleans, the early November sunrise is still nearly two hours away.... Continue Reading »

Economy, reorganization, human needs top agenda for International Mission Board

Published on January 30, 2009

Facing another year of a troubled economy, International Mission Board trustees pressed forward with efforts to restructure the organization and respond to a lost world in their Jan. 26-27 meeting.... Continue Reading »