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FIRST-PERSON: Penn State & a lesson on human depravity

In the sexual abuse scandal still unfolding at Penn State University, we are once again confronted with the stark, uncomfortable reality of the deep, dark depravity of human nature.... Continue Reading »

>FIRST-PERSON: A visitor’s piercing question

After numerous mission trips, I have seen how traveling to foreign cultures can yield a new perspective by immersing yourself in a culture -- sleeping where the people sleep, playing where they play and eating like they eat.... Continue Reading »

Amid famine, life-and-death decisions grip Africa aid workers

Aid workers in the Horn of Africa famine make difficult life-and-death decisions every day. Follow one couple as they work through these questions: How do you decide who lives and who dies? Who gets t... Continue Reading »

Leading company pulls out of embryonic stem cell research

Geron, which launched the first FDA-approved embryonic stem cell trial in 2010 with much fanfare, said Nov. 14 it will stop funding its stem cell trials and move that money to cancer research, a move it said is necessary... Continue Reading »

SBC name change opposed by Tenn. Baptist

Messengers to the Tennessee Baptist Convention"s annual meeting adopted a resolution opposing a name change for the Southern Baptist Convention.... Continue Reading »

S.C. Baptists approve GCR Task Force report

Messengers to the 191st annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention overwhelmingly approved the report of the state convention"s Great Commission Resurgence Task Force Nov. 15.... Continue Reading »

TRUSTEES: Elliff inaugurated, 1.5M hear Gospel, IMB-church pilot launched

Eight months after unanimously electing Tom Elliff as "God"s man" to lead Southern Baptists" global missions efforts, IMB trustees officially inaugurated him as the mission board"s 11th leader.... Continue Reading »

In Mali, new workers needed to fill a void

EDITOR’S NOTE: This year’s Week of Prayer for International Missions in the Southern Baptist Convention will be Dec. 4-11 with the theme of “His heart, His hands, His voice — I am Southern Baptist missions” from Acts 1:8. Each... Continue Reading »

Obama urged to address Indonesia intolerance

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has asked President Obama to address Indonesia"s growing struggle with religious intolerance when he visits the nation for the East Asia Summit Nov. 19.... Continue Reading »

Southern’s Nettles honored with festschrift

>Southern Baptist Theological Seminary professor Thomas J. Nettles was given a festschrift Nov. 10 at a seminary event, honoring a 35-year teaching career that helped influence the Southern Baptist Convention"s conservative resurgence.... Continue Reading »

FIRST-PERSON: 7 tips for saving money

By developing a "saving" attitude, we can begin to live a "saving" lifestyle. And with a "saving" lifestyle, you"re much better prepared to face the ups and downs of a volatile economy.... Continue Reading »

FIRST-PERSON: Help your kids learn real, not invented, history

But, in many schools, we may be fast approaching the day when children are more likely to receive sensitivity training on behalf of "sexual minorities" than a thorough grounding in authentic history.... Continue Reading »