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>N.Y. Senate committee passes church/school

Published on January 30, 2012

A New York State Senate committee has stepped in on behalf of churches that soon will not be allowed to meet in public schools in New York City\... Continue Reading »

Congregation sets goal: 100 new church plants

Published on January 30, 2012

Perhaps church planting was in Jimmy Scroggins" spiritual DNA, with the 40-year-old pastor now setting his sights on starting new churches among South Florida"s an estimated 6.6 million unreached people.... Continue Reading »

‘Courageous’ hits No. 1 in nationwide DVD sales

Published on January 30, 2012

The church-made film "Courageous" is once again surprising the pundits thanks to strong DVD sales that have made it the No. 1-selling DVD nationwide.... Continue Reading »

Some Starbucks to sell beer

Published on January 30, 2012

The Starbucks coffee chain plans to sell beer and wine in as many as 25 of its U.S. locations in an experiment to boost sluggish evening sales.... Continue Reading »

FIRST-PERSON: Time to give up on the GCR

Published on January 30, 2012

The bottom line is this: we face a real, evil, spiritual enemy who does not want us to experience a Great Commission resurgence, and victory will come only when we realize that the battle is God"s, not ours.... Continue Reading »

FIRST-PERSON: ‘Safe sex’ is a myth, & CDC stats prove it

Published on January 30, 2012

An examination of the research reveals the idea of "safe sex" is nothing more than a myth.... Continue Reading »

ST. LOUIS: 75 new churches is goal

Published on January 25, 2012

"I"m thinking that there can be a faithful Gospel presence literally in every community in St. Louis," said Kenny Petty, a Southern Baptist church planter in St. Louis.... Continue Reading »

Barbershop patrons stir a church plant

Published on January 25, 2012

So Boone started a church, New Beginnings Christian Fellowship, three years ago to reach people no one else was reaching -- the kind of people who frequented his barbershop.... Continue Reading »

GOP candidates: Congress was right on Schiavo

Published on January 25, 2012

The case of Terri Schiavo was spotlighted during the Republican presidential debate Monday, with the candidates expressing sympathy for the plight of her parents.... Continue Reading »

Christian colleges: Obama trampling freedoms

Published on January 25, 2012

Christian leaders are considering their legal options after the Obama administration announced that many religious-affiliated institutions will have to provide free birth control for employees.... Continue Reading »

DR teams deploy after Ala., Ark. tornadoes

Published on January 25, 2012

Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers from a half-dozen local associations in central Alabama are responding to three tornadoes that struck the state early on Monday, Jan. 23, including one that raked the northeast Birmingham area, killing two people.... Continue Reading »

Young people dominate Washington pro-life march

Published on January 25, 2012

Meanwhile, tens of thousands of pro-lifers joined together Jan. 23 for the annual March for Life that followed a weekend of pro-life events in the Washington area.... Continue Reading »