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Hand-cranked trikes bring hope in Nepal

Burk and his wife Sherri want to help the disabled find dignity and independence. With a grant from Baptist Global Response, the Burks opened a welding shop called Hope Haven in Dharan, Nepal, to build tricycles especially designed for... Continue Reading »

ERLC joins S.C. effort against cockfighting

The Southern Baptist Convention's ethics entity has joined in an effort to strengthen a South Carolina law against cockfighting. Richard Land, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, appears in a new video produced by the Palmetto Family... Continue Reading »

True Love Waits marks February for purity

February sometimes is called the "month of love," with Valentine"s week especially being a time when people not only send cards and gifts to loved ones, but also when families and churches give special attention to the meaning of... Continue Reading »

FIRST-PERSON: The president, abortion & religious liberty in peril

Religious organizations such as schools, colleges and hospitals will be required to pay for services that they believe to be immoral and disobedient to God.... Continue Reading »

FIRST-PERSON: When our heroes fail us

News broke last week that Josh Hamilton, the all-star outfielder for the Texas Rangers, had a "weak moment" and consumed alcohol.... Continue Reading »

Hispanic ministries adjust to immigration law

Despite dramatic changes in the life of many Hispanic congregations in Alabama with the new immigration law, the news isn"t all bad.... Continue Reading »

New Orleans pastor, Crosby, to nominate Luter

Fred Luter, pastor of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans, will be nominated for president of the Southern Baptist Convention by David E. Crosby, pastor of First Baptist Church in New Orleans.... Continue Reading »

Luter talks of priorities if elected

My prayer is just that we get going back in the right direction, depending on God to help us fulfill the Great Commission and the Great Commandment.... Continue Reading »

Rick Warren, others, credit Anabaptists

Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., and author of "The Purpose Driven Life," says that the 16th-century Anabaptists shaped his Purpose Driven model for the church.... Continue Reading »

Romney wins evangelicals in Nev. primary

A plurality of self-identified evangelicals and born-again Christians voted for Mitt Romney during Saturday"s Nevada caucuses, helping him secure his second straight victory in the Republican nomination race.... Continue Reading »

65 percent in U.S. say churches should be allowed to meet in public schools

Two-thirds of Americans believe public schools should rent to churches and other community groups, according to a new study by LifeWay Research.

The study comes as a Feb. 12 deadline banning the use of New York City schools by churches... Continue Reading »

Pastor uses Facebook to pray for ministers

While it seems a new spam or "phishing" attack occurs on social networking sites every week, a rural pastor is using Facebook to pray for people in the ministry.... Continue Reading »