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On 08/08/08 at eight minutes past 8 p.m., the summer Olympics began in Beijing, China, fully in tune with Chinese tradition down to the tiniest detail, even to its kickoff time.... Continue Reading »

To take a single picture of the church in China would be tough ? in fact, it would be nearly impossible. 'this place is huge,? says Jamie Tatum, a Southern Baptist representative in the region, and the face of... Continue Reading »

When most Southern Baptists think of Baptist history in China, they think of Lottie Moon, the beloved missionary to China for whom the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions is named. Lottie Moon arrived in China in 1873,... Continue Reading »

Broadcast television by far depicts sex in the context of marriage as either ?nonexistent or burdensome? while portraying adultery and premarital sex as acceptable and desirable, a new study by the Parents Television Council says.... Continue Reading »

Two months after the tragic accident that claimed the life of his 5-year-old daughter Maria Sue, Steven Curtis Chapman appeared with his wife and three oldest children on CNN's ?Larry King Live? Aug. 7 to testify to the solid... Continue Reading »

Men who attend religious services regularly are more likely to have happy and stable marriages, more likely to be involved with their children and less likely to divorce, new research says.... Continue Reading »

In spite of obstacles that prevented a traditional disaster relief response, Southern Baptists have found creative ways to help victims of Cyclone Nargis in the two months since the storm unleashed its fury on Myanmar.... Continue Reading »

John Dever, former William Walker Brookes Professor of Church and Society at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, died of a heart attack July 4 at the age of 72.... Continue Reading »

Trustees of the International Mission Board created a task force to examine future directions for Southern Baptists? 163-year-old missions enterprise during their June 23-25 meeting at the International Learning Center in Rockville, Va.... Continue Reading »

A new Pew Research Center poll result showing evangelicals holding universalistic beliefs regarding salvation may have been skewed at least somewhat because of how the question was worded.... Continue Reading »

Bill Gaither of gospel music's Gaither Vocal Band told Southern Baptists the answer to the nation's economic pressures is not a political solution but a spiritual solution based on God's people learning to ?give it away.?... Continue Reading »

Korean Baptist leader Billy Kim, former president of the Baptist World Alliance, received the Distinguished Baptist Statesman Award from the SBC Executive Committee for his lifelong service in global evangelism and leadership among Baptists.... Continue Reading »