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TECHNOLOGY: Making online Bible study more helpful

Reading the Bible. It is a chance to learn the history of our faith, to discover the great mysteries of our Lord, and to read of the love that Christ lived for us.... Continue Reading »

Marijuana legalization may be on Calif. ballot again

Marijuana supporters in California began their next attempt at legalizing recreational use of the drug July 25, when the secretary of state"s office approved the circulation of ballot petitions for their proposition.... Continue Reading »

3 Baptist colleges named best workplaces

A new survey by The Chronicle of Higher Education has named three Baptist universities among the nation"s top 42 collegiate workplaces.... Continue Reading »

FIRST-PERSON: What interest does the gov’t have in marriage?

If you"ve paid any attention to the public discussion on the nature of marriage in the past few years, you"ve no doubt heard the call from some for the government to get out of the marriage business altogether and... Continue Reading »

MOVIES: Crass movie content — how’d we get here?

I love movies. They combine the essence of all the other art forms, enabling storytellers to express joy and sadness, nobility and fear, love and hate, passion and romance, and hope and faith, sometimes all in the same film.... Continue Reading »

FROM THE COLLEGES: Truett-McConnell, Campbellsville, Calif. Baptist

"From the Colleges" includes news releases of interest as written and edited from Southern Baptist-affiliated universities and colleges.... Continue Reading »

FIRST-PERSON: Strengthening & equipping pastor’s wives

A ministry wife exists in a rare environment. To live and work alongside one"s husband in Kingdom work is a precious, unique calling. Yet few career tracks in the marketplace have a dynamic quite like that of being a... Continue Reading »

FIRST-PERSON: Is your life ‘pollution free’?

Keep your "personal space" free from pollutants.... Continue Reading »

Mobile ultrasound unit rescues ‘2 babies & 2 souls’ in 1 day

A mobile pregnancy care resource center may be relatively new for the Florida Baptist Children"s Homes, but it already has become a strategic advocate for life and the health of the unborn.... Continue Reading »

TOP ‘LOTTIE’ GIVERS: Int’l missions offering fueled by churches of all sizes

A little church with a big secret sits on a sleepy stretch of U.S. Highway 71 in northwest Louisiana... Continue Reading »

Deaf Baptists embrace unreached Deaf peoples

The Deaf should be in the multitude when, as the Book of Revelation depicts it, every language, people, tribe and nation will worship the Lamb around the throne, says Aric Randolph of New Life Deaf Fellowship in Fort Worth,... Continue Reading »

Poll: Most support abortion restrictions

An overwhelming majority of U.S. adults support restrictions on abortion -- such as requiring parental consent -- that are commonly implemented on the state level, according to a new Gallup poll.... Continue Reading »