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FIRST-PERSON: Marriage’s decline in blue collar America

Published on September 7, 2011

There are two seismic -- yet under-the-radar -- trends happening in marriage and family today, but too few have taken note of them. The evangelical church would be wise to appreciate them, as we seek to minister in this... Continue Reading »

FIRST-PERSON: Remembering the grief around 9/11

Published on September 7, 2011

However, 9/11 is a cross-generational memory for depression-era seniors, baby-boomers like me and the millennial generation who may have been 9 or 10 years old in 2001.... Continue Reading »

FROM THE STATES: Okla., Tenn., & Ala. evangelism/missions news

Published on September 7, 2011

From the States, published each Tuesday by Baptist Press, relays news and feature stories from state Baptist papers and other publications on initiatives by Baptist churches, associations and state conventions in evangelism, church planting and Great Commission outreach, including... Continue Reading »

BP Ledger, Sept. 6 edition

Published on September 7, 2011

BP Ledger carries items for reader information each week from various Southern Baptist-related entities, and news releases of interest from other sources.... Continue Reading »

Africa famine & unrest: ‘disaster on a disaster’

Published on September 6, 2011

However, Somalia"s independent spirit has been shaken: Miniscule rainfall in two consecutive rainy seasons has triggered the worst drought the Horn of Africa has faced in 60 years.... Continue Reading »

A Chinese woman’s poverty, an American woman’s heart

Published on September 6, 2011

This Chinese woman and her preteen daughter rent one room in a coal-blackened neighborhood, where they have no kitchen and cannot even boil water to drink.... Continue Reading »

After Irene: Baptist relief spans 11 states

Published on September 6, 2011

Twelve Southern Baptist Disaster Relief feeding units from seven state conventions had already cooked nearly 94,000 meals for Hurricane Irene survivors and first-responders as of Sept. 1.... Continue Reading »

Culture Digest: Church won’t sue over state’s denial of outside baptism permit;

Published on September 6, 2011

A church in Washington state has decided not to pursue legal action after the state denied it permission to hold a baptism on the state capitol"s grounds.... Continue Reading »

Christian group expels gay man, gets investigated

Published on September 6, 2011

Psalm 100, a Christian a cappella group at the University of North Carolina, struck a few dissonant chords around the Chapel Hill campus as school started when its members voted to expel a fellow singer because of his views... Continue Reading »

Football-themed Family Movie Night airs Sat.

Published on September 6, 2011

he eighth movie in the Family Movie Night initiative will air Saturday night on NBC with the broadcast of "Game Time, Tackling the Past," at 8 Eastern.... Continue Reading »

‘Utopia,’ film with Christian values, attracts A-list cast

Published on September 6, 2011

Verbose in his faith, gentle in demeanor, David Cook is an inspirational speaker, a renowned sports psychologist, and the screenwriter of the new film "Seven Days in Utopia," starring Robert Duvall and Lucas Black.... Continue Reading »

In Md., none ‘of us were prepared for what we saw’

Published on September 3, 2011

Extensive hurricane damage in southern Maryland has kicked Baptist disaster relief teams into overdrive.... Continue Reading »