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On average, first marriages that end in divorce last about eight years, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, which also said most Americans eventually marry but are marrying later and are slightly more likely to marry more... Continue Reading »

Erin Oquindo received 99 pairs of shoes and 154 pairs of socks last year for her ninth birthday. All of which she promptly gave away. No, Erin isn't unusually finicky about footwear, nor does she harbor an orthopedic obsession.... Continue Reading »

There are some things Jeana Floyd still associates with her chemotherapy 18 years ago ? red Jell-O, red fingernails and, especially, red medicine. Yet, she prays she?ll never forget the experience of having cancer.... Continue Reading »

Trustees at New Orleans Baptist Seminary added an Islamic studies instructor and welcomed two presidential appointments during an Oct. 10 meeting. After the election of Page Brooks as instructor in theology and Islamic studies, NOBTS president Chuck Kelley announced... Continue Reading »

Four months after nine local firefighters were killed in a furniture store blaze, members of Charleston Baptist Church honored emergency responders with services featuring a speaker who knows what it's like to lay his life on the line to... Continue Reading »

Hoping to head off what they call ?intimidation tactics? by liberal interest groups, several leading Christian organizations have jointly issued a letter to pastors across America, explaining what churches can and cannot legally do during an election season.... Continue Reading »

Many Southern Baptist churches that pride themselves in being ?missions-minded? might have a hard time convincing an impartial observer, an International Mission Board leader told trustees Sept. 12 at LifeWay Ridgecrest (N.C.) Conference Center.... Continue Reading »

The annual trustee meeting of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission opened Sept. 11 with ERLC president Richard Land expressing gratitude to the convention for increasing the percentage of Cooperative Program dollars the ERLC would be receiving in the... Continue Reading »

On Sept. 17, Southern Baptist Convention president Frank Page called for continued prayer for a convention-wide and nationwide revival, and gave a glimpse into what he believes it would look like.... Continue Reading »

Executive Committee members and leaders of Southern Baptist Convention entities celebrated Morris Chapman's 15th anniversary as president of the Executive Committee during a reception in his honor Sept. 17 in Nashville, Tenn.... Continue Reading »

The idea of tailgating before a baptism celebration might seem rather unusual to some, but at NewSpring Church, it"s part of an effort to reach people with the creativity and relevance found in the Bible.... Continue Reading »

'tell me. I want to know the story of Jesus.? After making cell phone calls, asking store owners for directions and riding rickshaws through downtown Dhaka, the two South Carolina volunteers knew their pilgrimage had been worth it when... Continue Reading »