The Baptist Courier

With the global population nearing 7 billion and approximately 3,800 unengaged, unreached people groups -- those with no active church-planting strategy and less than a 2 percent evangelical presence -- the task of narrowing down which people group to... Continue Reading »

A federal appeals court struck down a critical part of the new federal health care law Friday, marking the first time an appellate court ruled against it and moving the suit a step closer to the Supreme Court.... Continue Reading »

Shortly before he was scheduled to address thousands at the annual Willow Creek Leadership Summit, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz withdrew, prompted by a petition signed by only 700 people on the liberal website Change.org that said Willow Creek Community... Continue Reading »

Judge Timothy Black, whom President Obama nominated in 2009 to the federal bench in Ohio, ruled Aug. 1 that a defamation lawsuit by former United States Rep. Steve Driehaus against the Susan B. Anthony (SBA) List could go forward.... Continue Reading »

An opponent of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was freed on parole July 20 after Chavez -- who is being treated for cancer -- called for clemency for prisoners with health problems.... Continue Reading »

As a result, he has initiated a petition on the website Change.org that seeks to persuade the children"s program "Sesame Street" to "let Bert and Ernie get married.... Continue Reading »

In an era when teachings from Scripture are often ridiculed in movies, The Help makes it clear that nothing changes without obedience to God and faith in His love.... Continue Reading »

Some youngsters -- including the pastor"s -- had just run across the street from New Beginnings Baptist Church to the parsonage for a drink of water when the shoot-out began.... Continue Reading »

Social hostilities relating to religion or government restrictions on religion rose substantially for more than 2.2 billion people -- nearly a third of the world"s total population -- between 2006 and 2009, according to a new study released by... Continue Reading »

Sudan"s president, Gen. Omar al-Bashir -- an indicted war criminal -- is now ferociously targeting the 1 million Nuba and various other peoples to ensure that oil-rich Southern Kordofan remains under Khartoum"s control.... Continue Reading »

The value of GuideStone 100 -- the long-range plan of GuideStone Financial Resources -- was noted by O.S. Hawkins, the Southern Baptist entity"s president, during GuideStone trustees" July 25-26 summer meeting in Chicago.... Continue Reading »

As riots, looting and arson continue to plague urban England, IMB missionaries are looking for ways to minister to those left in the aftermath.... Continue Reading »