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South Carolina Sunday School class sends 13 missionaries to oil fields of North Dakota

Published on August 23, 2011

Brandy, a rising seventh-grader, approached flag football camp in a black t-shirt that matched her disposition. She wasn't confident that she would fit into the afternoon camp, sponsored by First Church, Williston, N.D., and organized by 13 men from... Continue Reading »

Libya beyond Gaddafi: Prayers voiced for access to Jesus

Published on August 23, 2011

Tripoli, Libya, woke up Aug. 22 to the imminent end of 42 years of rule by Muammar Gaddafi -? the longest-running Arab leader ever.... Continue Reading »

STURGIS: 539 professions of faith & first volunteer fatality

Published on August 22, 2011

Encounters at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally between 160 evangelistic volunteers and 4,800-plus biker enthusiasts led to 539 professions of faith in Jesus Christ over an eight-day period at the famed event.... Continue Reading »

FIRST-PERSON: When saving a life, don’t fret the ACLU

Published on August 22, 2011

A retired Tulsa police officer persuaded a suicidal man against taking his own life in mid-August by talking about his Christian faith. He also prayed with the distraught man.... Continue Reading »

Miss Black USA to key on ‘my generation of young sisters’

Published on August 22, 2011

Ocielia Gibson impressed judges at the Miss Black USA Scholarship Pageant 2011 when asked how the nation could improve the high school graduation and college entry rates of African Americans.... Continue Reading »

Africa famine slideshow aids relief effort

Published on August 22, 2011

With Southern Baptist famine relief efforts gearing up in the Horn of Africa, support for those efforts is being mobilized with the posting of a downloadable multimedia slideshow on the crisis.... Continue Reading »

Rioters in England & Somalia show scope of human hunger

Published on August 19, 2011

While tens of thousands of young Brits rioted in the streets of England"s cities, thousands of refugees at a camp in Somalia"s capital Mogadishu rioted, fearing food meant for distribution was being stolen by government troops.... Continue Reading »

10,000 online for Sunday School training

Published on August 19, 2011

Pastors, ministers of education, state executives, deacons and Sunday School teachers traveled to the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains for the sessions at the LifeWay Ridgecrest Conference Center.... Continue Reading »

OFF TO COLLEGE: Empty nest, a world away

Published on August 19, 2011

Rebecca Millsapp* balked at returning to the mission field in 2006.... Continue Reading »

OFF TO COLLEGE: A freshman prophet

Published on August 19, 2011

Our son Joshua is beginning his freshman year at Union University where he plans to major in engineering and honors.... Continue Reading »

FIRST-PERSON: Where are the British dads?

Published on August 19, 2011

To explain the recent British riots, people are using words like greed, selfishness, criminality and lust for violence.... Continue Reading »

Intersections: Where Faith Meets Life – by Bob Weathers

Published on August 18, 2011

Do you really want CEOs with no framework for professional ethics? Scientists who have not been taught to consider the ramifications of their actions? Politicians who have no concept of history? And do we want to churn out the... Continue Reading »