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Christian writers conf. adds track for ministers

Published on March 28, 2012

>Sessions for pastors and ministers looking to expand their reach through the written word have been added to this spring"s Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference.... Continue Reading »

Coup interrupts travel, but not sharing of gospel

Published on March 27, 2012

While a military coup in the West African country of Mali has rendered uncertain a South Carolina church"s immediate plans to return there, the church"s continual presence in a Malian village over the last five years means the advancement... Continue Reading »

IMB welcomes 61 new missionaries

Published on March 26, 2012

Family and friends gather around the International Mission Board"s newest missionaries to pray for them during a special service March 21 at Trinity Baptist Church in Lake Charles, La., where 61 new missionaries were appointed.... Continue Reading »

‘October Baby’ is refreshing & moving

Published on March 26, 2012

"October Baby" is an unexpected film which takes viewers through one of life"s most vulnerable times, leaving them alternately holding their heart and grabbing for tissues... Continue Reading »

High court to examine ‘Obamacare’

Published on March 26, 2012

The week will include an unheard-of five hours of oral arguments for and against the Obama Administration"s effort to forever change how Americans receive their healthcare.... Continue Reading »

Mich. abortion clinic abuses go ‘uninvestigated’

Published on March 26, 2012

>Michigan provides almost no oversight of the 32 abortion clinics in the state, a leader of Right to Life of Michigan has testified in a state Senate subcommittee hearing.<... Continue Reading »

Garvon Golden to lead Dakota Baptist Conv.

Published on March 26, 2012

>Garvon Golden, a longtime leader in the Dakota Baptist Convention, has become its executive director/treasurer.... Continue Reading »

Mali military coup prompts prayer requests

Published on March 26, 2012

Southern Baptist missionaries in West Africa are asking Christians to pray for Mali after an apparent military coup toppled the country"s government March 22.... Continue Reading »

FIRST-PERSON: America needs more free speech, not less

Published on March 26, 2012

If we are to navigate ourselves out of the political and ideological morass we now find ourselves in, it will require more speech, not less.... Continue Reading »

Turkey added to watchdog’s list of religious liberty violators

Published on March 26, 2012

Two more countries -- Turkey and Tajikistan -- are worthy of inclusion on a list of the world"s worst violators of religious liberty, a congressionally approved watchdog on the issue has recommended.... Continue Reading »

‘Kony 2012’ video draws support and criticism

Published on March 23, 2012

The film is a slick production calling for an end to the Ugandan rebel movement and its leader Joseph Kony, who has conscripted more than 30,000 children in the last 26 years to fight for his cause.... Continue Reading »

Warfare in Syria upends a once-complacent people

Published on March 19, 2012

Syrians were complacent for a long time -- at least that"s how one person familiar with the war-torn Mideast country described its people.... Continue Reading »