The Baptist Courier

The U.S. House of Representatives again has voted to repeal the 2010 health care reform law, and the Senate again is expected to reject the proposal.... Continue Reading »

U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D.-La., has introduced a congressional resolution congratulating the Southern Baptist Convention for electing as president Fred Luter Jr., the first African American to hold the post.... Continue Reading »

A federal judge has ruled that millions of dollars in state funding received by a Kentucky Baptist children"s agency can be challenged in court once again.... Continue Reading »

The Alliance Defense Fund, one of the nation"s leading Christian legal groups, has a new name -- the Alliance Defending Freedom.... Continue Reading »

Adoption is not for the faint of heart or for everyone, but every Christian should be involved, said panelists at the Adoption and Orphan Care Panel discussion during the Southern Baptist Convention"s annual meeting in New Orleans.... Continue Reading »

Barrett Keene is walking from coast to coast to raise awareness about the plight of orphans -- a journey "that"s crazy enough that people pause and say, "What is going on? Why is he doing this?""... Continue Reading »

James W. Nelson, executive director of the Montana Southern Baptist Fellowship (now Montana Southern Baptist Convention) from 1985 until his retirement in 1994, died July 4 in Albuquerque, N.M.... Continue Reading »

It is always attributed to St. Francis of Assisi -- founder of the Franciscan Order -- and is intended to say that proclaiming the Gospel by example is more virtuous than actually proclaiming with voice.... Continue Reading »

Stories of changed lives continue to surface weeks after a ?Go Tell? crusade was held in Anderson County. 'this is a story that needs to be told,? said Dennis Ashley, who co-chaired the crusade along with Tom Langston. ?A... Continue Reading »

Many believers live a defeated life because of their battle with sin. Believers are saved by faith, but too many times try to live by works/the Law, and so live a defeated and frustrated life. This lesson will show... Continue Reading »

Nate McMillan has heard Fred Luter preach on more than one occasion, and has even seen the pastor in action at his home church in New Orleans. McMillan, pastor of Orangeburg's Petra Community Church, said he has no reservations... Continue Reading »

Called the ?Iron Men of the SBC,? some 180 bivocational pastors and their wives from 17 states attended the third annual Bivocational Luncheon June 20 during the SBC annual meeting in New Orleans. The luncheon was sponsored by the... Continue Reading »