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Pat Robertson backtracks on comments

Television host Pat Robertson said Sept. 26 that comments he made about divorce and Alzheimer's disease were ?misinterpreted.?... Continue Reading »

Iran officials pressure pastor to convert

A jailed Iranian pastor who could be put to death for his faith has been given Islamic literature and been asked to read it -- a move potentially meant to trap him into a blasphemy conviction.... Continue Reading »

WEEK OF PRAYER: Pakistani Christians thank missionaries

Aadam Channar* was only a young boy quietly listening in the shadows when Baptist missionary Hu Addleton first brought the Gospel to his Hindu tribal village in Pakistan.... Continue Reading »

BGCT approves new Baylor pact

Messengers to the Baptist General Convention of Texas annual meeting, Oct. 24-26 at the Amarillo Civic Center, approved a new agreement that gives Baylor University more influence on who the convention nominates to serve on the university"s board of... Continue Reading »

Page speaks of ‘irrecoverable moments’

Frank Page, president of the Southern Baptist Convention"s Executive Committee, underscored the importance of irrecoverable moments in messages at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.... Continue Reading »

FIRST-PERSON: The fog of blogs

For many, sorting through media in today"s information age feels much like venturing out into that dense morning fog.... Continue Reading »

55,901 SBC congregations by 2020 envisioned by Ezell

>A goal of 55,901 Southern Baptist congregations by the end of 2020 has been set by North American Mission Board President Kevin Ezell as part of the Send North America strategy NAMB is implementing in evangelistic church planting.... Continue Reading »

Turkey quake: survivors ‘need aid fast’

In eastern Turkey, hard-hit by a 7.3-magnitude earthquake Oct. 23, the living are still being pulled from the rubble -- a two-week-old baby, a pregnant mother, a grandmother, according to BBC News.... Continue Reading »

Short-term mission opens doors in India

The team originally had planned to share Christ in another section of Sikkim state, but after the earthquake their plans changed.... Continue Reading »

Quake stirs fear among Hindus, Buddhists

In northeast India, it is commonly believed that the gods were displeased with their worship and sent the earthquake as punishment.... Continue Reading »

Hindu woman in her 70s embraces Christ

Although she and other members of a missions team from The Church at Brook Hills in Birmingham, Ala., prepared spiritually and physically for months, Weber said she never expected to lead someone to Christ.... Continue Reading »

India earthquake redirects Baptist team

Because of the earthquake, several Alabama Baptists were part of more than just a trip to share Christ with the Lepcha and Nepalese people.... Continue Reading »