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Lebanon relief reflects ‘Christ’s love shining’

Published on August 21, 2006

Central Lebanon's Deir el-Ahmar was a quiet, predominantly Christian town, fairly isolated from the fighting between Hezbollah militants and Israeli forces that broke out in Beirut and towns along southern Lebanon's border with Israel. A number of its houses... Continue Reading »

Touring groups see thousands accept Christ during concerts

Published on August 21, 2006

Invitations to accept Christ have become key components of some Christian music concerts, and the rock group Disciple and the contemporary group Casting Crowns are two bands that have led thousands to the Lord across generational lines by offering... Continue Reading »

Sunday School classes to spotlight ‘3-D’ view of transformation

Published on August 21, 2006

Sunday school is alive and well. It just needs a wakeup call, LifeWay Christian Resources president Thom Rainer said.... Continue Reading »

Pastor lists ’10 commandments’ for use of music in worship

Published on August 21, 2006

With correct theology as a key theme at this summer's LifeWay Worship Music Conference, Denver pastor Jim Shaddix challenged participants with his 'top 10 commandments? for setting a theology of music in worship.... Continue Reading »

Camouflage-covered devotional making way through ranks

Published on August 21, 2006

With a camouflage cover over its life-changing message, 100,000 copies of an ?Experiencing God Day-by-Day? military edition have been placed in soldiers? hands, with another 50,000-plus copies on the way.... Continue Reading »

Naval officer, crewmates help rescue Americans from Beirut

Published on August 4, 2006

Naval supply officer Ted Kush didn't realize that his latest deployment aboard the USS Nashville would include a mission of mercy involving the evacuation of hundreds of American citizens fleeing war-torn Lebanon.... Continue Reading »

Inaugural Centri-Cruise trip takes ministry to the Bahamas

Published on August 4, 2006

It's 100 degrees in the tropical heat as the American students stand in a courtyard scattered with tireless tricycles and deflated soccer balls. Unsure of how the local orphans will accept them, the students do the only thing they... Continue Reading »

IMB trustees elect another VP, hear about tsunami projects

Published on August 4, 2006

Trustees of the International Mission Board unanimously elected a vice president for mobilization, learned projects aiding victims of the 2004 South Asia tsunami will be completed within 12 months, and heard appeals from leaders for Southern Baptists to ramp... Continue Reading »

Georgia mission team leaves hope, hearts in Lebanon

Published on August 4, 2006

For most of the congregation, it was a typical Sunday morning service at Eagle's Landing First Baptist Church. But for nine members, just back from a short-term mission trip to Beirut, Lebanon, it was anything but typical.... Continue Reading »

Eskimo children enjoy ‘Arctic Edge’ adventure

Published on July 21, 2006

You can't drive to Kiana; there's no road. The only ways in and out of this small Alaskan community in the Arctic Circle are by small charter plane, boat, four-wheeler or snowmobile. But for this one time, in the... Continue Reading »

Firepower won’t solve Mideast strife, say Baptist observers

Published on July 21, 2006

Israel and the terrorist groups Hezbollah and Hamas traded punches this month in a conflict that threatens to deepen into the first regional war in the Middle East since 1973. Israeli warplanes conducted strikes on Hezbollah targets near Beirut... Continue Reading »

Association of Baptist colleges changes name

Published on July 12, 2006

Members of the Association of Southern Baptist Colleges and Schools (ASBCS), meeting in Charleston, voted June 5 to change the name of the 51-member organization to the International Association of Baptist Colleges and Universities (IABCU). Also, Anderson University president... Continue Reading »