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Chinese New Year: ‘make it personal’

The New Year is a time for new starts, when you shake the dust from yesterday"s steps and missteps. This is a new start for me, a first step toward having an open heart for family and rediscovering my... Continue Reading »

CULTURE DIGEST: ‘R’ movies make less money

"Middle America wants to see, rent and buy entertaining movies with Christian, biblical values that they can show to their whole family," Baehr said in a news release Jan. 4.... Continue Reading »

FIRST-PERSON:Tebow-a-phobia (why do people hate him)?

Those who attack Tim Tebow for his morality and faith are really only reacting to Christ and all He represents.... Continue Reading »

FIRST-PERSON: Why we celebrate Radical Reformation Day

While Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary continues to celebrate the biblical progress made during the Protestant Reformation with Reformation Day on Oct. 31, we are compelled to honor the recovery of New Testament Christianity with Radical Reformation Day on Jan.... Continue Reading »

NYC ban on churches ‘major opportunity’ for Christians

>A New York City pastor says a recent ban on churches meeting in schools, though troubling for constitutional and practical reasons, is an unprecedented occasion for believers to demonstrate the love of Christ.... Continue Reading »

Obama admin. reaffirms: health care plans must cover abortion-causing drugs

>The Obama administration has rejected appeals to overturn guidelines requiring health insurance plans to cover contraceptives that can cause abortions.... Continue Reading »

Land: Women less likely to support Gingrich

Allegations by Newt Gingrich"s ex-wife that he wanted to have an "open marriage" while continuing an affair will only make it harder for him to attract female voters, says Southern Baptist ethicist Richard Land.... Continue Reading »

U.S. split on candidates’ religion talk

>Presidential candidates who discuss their faith on the campaign trail may not be helping their bid for the nomination, according to a LifeWay Research survey of American adults.... Continue Reading »

Korean church planter takes Gospel to Alaska’s capital

Believing that God was stirring him to reach unchurched fellow Koreans, Peter Oh relocated his family from the largest city in Alaska three years ago to plant a Korean church in the state"s capital, Juneau.... Continue Reading »

Sudan escalates threats on churches, leaders

Sudan"s Ministry of Guidance and Religious Endowments has threatened to arrest church leaders if they carry out evangelistic activities and do not comply with an order for churches to provide their names and contact information, Christian sources in Sudan... Continue Reading »

Anti-casino prayer at legislature draws fire

York, invited by the Senate president to deliver the prayer before Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear"s budget address, spent half his 80-second prayer Tuesday (Jan. 17) talking about the evils of gambling and how it entices the poor with a... Continue Reading »

$l.5M embezzlement rallies church’s faith

First Baptist Church in a Tennessee county seat now resonates with the “Trust, but verify” outlook of former President Ronald Reagan. Sadly, First Baptist’s experience stems from the betrayal of trust by a 47-year staff member. In 2010, the... Continue Reading »