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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 »

It wouldn't surprise you to hear that hunger remains a problem around the world, but in America? Nearly 7 percent of households in the United States are at times at the risk of hunger, according to various analysts. In... 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 »

In 1988, a baby named Swapna was born without arms or legs in India, a country where women with disabilities have little control over their lives. She was not given much hope to live. That same year, a woman... Continue Reading »

In Bridge City, a Texas community near the Louisiana border, residents are just beginning to dig out from Hurricane Ike. Much of Bridge City was underwater when the storm surge pushed water from the Gulf of Mexico through the... Continue Reading »

Addressing trustees of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, Richard Land said the state of the culture reflects the reality that it has influenced the people of God more than the people of God have influenced society.... Continue Reading »

Even though sharp drops in the stock market have many Southern Baptist pastors worried about their retirement funds, making an emotional decision to get out of the market is unwise, the president of GuideStone Financial Resources told members of... Continue Reading »

With the push of a button, Thom Rainer, president of LifeWay Christian Resources, launched the newest initiative to help people and churches know Jesus Christ and seek his kingdom: 'the Transformational Church? project.... Continue Reading »

Ministry as usual will not cut it, Jason Hayes said, for the new demographic of young adults seeking depth, authenticity and answers to the hard matters of faith.... Continue Reading »

A church in Tennessee baptized 120 people in one night following an evangelism emphasis called ?As You Go,? which challenged church members to choose a non-Christian and then pray for that person, develop a relationship and present the gospel.... Continue Reading »