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Land: God calls some into public service

>God calls some Christians to public service in order to uphold justice, Southern Baptist ethicist Richard Land told law and government students at Regent University.... Continue Reading »

Courageous books are NYT bestsellers

A pair of books based on biblical themes from the movie "Courageous" has made The New York Times" bestseller list.... Continue Reading »

Courageous has another solid weekend

The church-made movie "Courageous" dropped to No. 11 in its fourth weekend but maintained a strong per-theater average, finishing seventh.... Continue Reading »

Mont. Baptists embrace 2020 Vision

Nearly 100 messengers from 65 of Montana"s 135 Southern Baptist churches and missions voted at their annual meeting for the 2020 Vision developed over the summer by pastors and leaders from across the state.... Continue Reading »

Alaska Baptists cut budget by 14.6%

Messengers to the 66th annual meeting of the Alaska Baptist Convention reduced their 2012 budget by 14.6 percent.... Continue Reading »

FIRST-PERSON: How to have a God-honoring Halloween

I encourage you to look at Halloween a bit differently this year.... Continue Reading »

FIRST-PERSON: When opposing homosexuality threatens your job

In New Jersey, the Township of Union Public School District has suspended a special education teacher named Viki Knox because she sat in her own home, on her own computer, and expressed her Christian faith on her personal Facebook... Continue Reading »

BP Ledger, Oct. 24 edition

BP Ledger carries items for reader information each week from various Southern Baptist-related entities, and news releases of interest from other sources.... Continue Reading »

Hemphill: God fed soul amid cancer battles

Paula Hemphill"s job was to look at cells through a microscope and help diagnose cancer. She never imagined she would one day be on the other side of the microscope as a patient.... Continue Reading »

Gay play at school creates parental uproar

Students and parents alike were shocked in mid-October when a homosexual-themed play, which included a kiss, was staged for students at Hartford Public High School in Connecticut -- and kids weren"t given the option ahead of time not to... Continue Reading »

LIFE DIGEST: Abortions drop after law passed

Abortions in Arizona dropped by nearly one-third in September after a pro-life law went into effect.... Continue Reading »

FIRST-PERSON: More schools need to read the First Amendment

Those hostile to the Christian faith in the United States seem to have a reading comprehension problem with respect to the First Amendment of the Constitution.... Continue Reading »