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While celebrating the largest number of missionaries under appointment in recent years, trustees of the International Mission Board also heard some cautionary finance reports during their Nov. 10-11 meeting in Houston.... Continue Reading »

Most pastors of smaller-membership Southern Baptist churches see what God is calling their congregations to be and do and have laid the groundwork for accomplishing the mission, but their efforts to lead are frustrated by 'turf? battles and a... Continue Reading »

At least 200 Southern Baptist Convention-endorsed military chaplains will be pleasantly surprised with a box of Christmas goodies by Dec. 25.... Continue Reading »

Amid the arid lands of Afghanistan, where hills and snowcapped mountains surround deserts and poppy fields, a cloud of war hovers over the terrain and all who inhabit it. But there are those who, with the help of WorldCrafts,... Continue Reading »

After successfully launching True Love Waits in six African countries a little more than a year ago, the ministry has received an additional $350,000 to expand its abstinence-until-marriage message into two more countries.... Continue Reading »

In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the first Armistice Day in the United States, marking the end of World War I that occurred at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 with the... Continue Reading »

Back in July, when a Field Poll was released showing that California Proposition 8 was trailing 51-42 among likely voters, the Election Day outlook for supporters of traditional marriage wasn't too bright. Two months later, when a mid-September Field... Continue Reading »

Voters in five states cast their ballots Nov. 4 on measures dealing with life issues, but pro-lifers came up short in all five cases.... Continue Reading »

Karen grew up in church. In college, she became active in student ministry and, after graduating, joined a comfortable church. Seven months later, she dropped out.... Continue Reading »

Author Vicki Courtney gets an intended laugh when she calls raunchy fashions peddled to preschoolers the ?Prosti-Tot line.? But, from Hollywood to Madison Avenue, the unrelenting pressure on girls to dress sexy is serious business, she said.... Continue Reading »

Only 17 percent of Protestant churchgoers in America demonstrate a ?decent? level of spiritual maturity, but a widespread recommitment to biblical standards has the potential to ignite revival, says a new book by Brad Waggoner, vice president of B&H... Continue Reading »

Deep misunderstandings between the United States and Muslim communities around the world are causing serious problems, and solving them will require constructing ?bridges of understanding,? says the president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission.... Continue Reading »