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Role of faith in Bush White House examined

Published on February 1, 2011

Bush"s personal faith was the source of his hopeful nature and outlook on life, and it informed how he viewed America.... Continue Reading »

‘True Love Waits’ advocate announces engagement

Published on January 20, 2011

Singer-songwriter Rebecca St. James, a longtime supporter of the True Love Waits abstinence movement, announced Jan. 3 that she is engaged to be married.... Continue Reading »

Graham, in TV interview: ‘My time is limited’

Published on January 6, 2011

Billy Graham granted his first interview in several years Dec. 20, telling Fox News? Greta Van Susteren that if he could do it over again, he would spend less time traveling and more time in meditation and prayer. The... Continue Reading »

Frank Page loved church, knew calling from early age

Published on September 30, 2010

When Frank Page was a child, his parents were not Christians, but God used an older couple, Raymond and Elsie Hampton, to draw him to Christ, Page said as he recounted some formative influences on his path to the... Continue Reading »

Small church with big CP heart honored with M.E. Dodd award

Published on June 24, 2010

A church with 103 members and an average 30-year Cooperative Program giving rate of 32.78 percent received the M.E. Dodd Award during the Southern Baptist Executive Committee's morning report June 15 at the SBC annual meeting in Orlando, Fla.... Continue Reading »

Spiritual immaturity stymies church, Barna Group says

Published on June 22, 2009

An unclear understanding of spiritual maturity may be an underlying reason why there is so little progress in seeing people develop spiritually in the United States, despite overwhelming access to churches and unlimited products and resources, the Barna Group... Continue Reading »

Myrtle Beach relief offers chaplains’ aid

Published on May 13, 2009

A weeklong battle with a wildfire in North Myrtle Beach has prompted a disaster relief response from Southern Baptists in the state, including a significant contingent of chaplains serving as crisis counselors.... Continue Reading »

Myrtle Beach relief offers chaplains’ aid

Published on April 29, 2009

A weeklong battle with a wildfire in North Myrtle Beach has prompted a disaster relief response from Southern Baptists in the state, including a significant contingent of chaplains serving as crisis counselors.... Continue Reading »

5 Baptists among shooting victims at Virginia Tech

Published on May 2, 2007

Five of the 32 victims in the April 16 shootings at Virginia Tech University had ties to Southern Baptists.... Continue Reading »

Children plagued by unwanted exposure to porn

Published on February 20, 2007

Peddlers of online pornography are stalking children with images of naked people and people having sex, according to a new study that found an increased number of children and teenagers being exposed to unsolicited pornography on the Internet.... Continue Reading »

Health and Human Services lauds abstinence programs

Published on August 21, 2006

A pair of officials with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services defended abstinence education programs in a recent opinion piece. The goal of such programs is to delay teens? introduction to sexual activity, they wrote, noting that... Continue Reading »

Medical marijuana target of Obama admin. crackdow

Published on October 21, 0201

>California"s medical marijuana dispensaries are the target of a recent crackdown by the Obama administration even as more Americans than ever support the drug"s legalization and a major doctors" group wants to open it up to more research.... Continue Reading »