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Wildfires ablaze, Texas DR units begin deployment

Published on September 7, 2011

Disaster relief volunteers with the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention, finishing up deployment following fires west of Fort Worth, were deployed Sept. 6 for more ministry after wildfires scorched more than 25,000 acres and 600 homes east of Austin.... Continue Reading »

Labor Day no holiday for Baptist volunteers

Published on September 7, 2011

Labor Day was no picnic or holiday for dozens of Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) volunteers and leaders involved in responses to flooding along the East Coast and in North Dakota and to raging wildfires across Texas.... Continue Reading »

Vt. in ‘desperate need’ of mud-out help

Published on September 7, 2011

"We"re in desperate need of some mud-out teams," said Bruce James, evangelism and men"s ministry director of the Baptist Convention of New England (BCNE).... Continue Reading »

Africa famine & unrest: ‘disaster on a disaster’

Published on September 6, 2011

However, Somalia"s independent spirit has been shaken: Miniscule rainfall in two consecutive rainy seasons has triggered the worst drought the Horn of Africa has faced in 60 years.... Continue Reading »

A Chinese woman’s poverty, an American woman’s heart

Published on September 6, 2011

This Chinese woman and her preteen daughter rent one room in a coal-blackened neighborhood, where they have no kitchen and cannot even boil water to drink.... Continue Reading »

After Irene: Baptist relief spans 11 states

Published on September 6, 2011

Twelve Southern Baptist Disaster Relief feeding units from seven state conventions had already cooked nearly 94,000 meals for Hurricane Irene survivors and first-responders as of Sept. 1.... Continue Reading »

Abortion tied to depression, suicide

Published on September 6, 2011

Women who have undergone an abortion have an 81 percent higher risk for mental health problems and are more likely to attempt suicide, abuse alcohol and suffer depression, according to a study in a mainstream British journal that is... Continue Reading »

Former NFL coach to speak on 9/11

Published on September 6, 2011

Former New York Giants head coach Jim Fassel will be the guest speaker at the Las Vegas-area Green Valley Baptist Church in Henderson on Sept. 11 for a special service honoring first-responders.... Continue Reading »

Culture Digest: Church won’t sue over state’s denial of outside baptism permit;

Published on September 6, 2011

A church in Washington state has decided not to pursue legal action after the state denied it permission to hold a baptism on the state capitol"s grounds.... Continue Reading »

Christian group expels gay man, gets investigated

Published on September 6, 2011

Psalm 100, a Christian a cappella group at the University of North Carolina, struck a few dissonant chords around the Chapel Hill campus as school started when its members voted to expel a fellow singer because of his views... Continue Reading »

Football-themed Family Movie Night airs Sat.

Published on September 6, 2011

he eighth movie in the Family Movie Night initiative will air Saturday night on NBC with the broadcast of "Game Time, Tackling the Past," at 8 Eastern.... Continue Reading »

‘Utopia,’ film with Christian values, attracts A-list cast

Published on September 6, 2011

Verbose in his faith, gentle in demeanor, David Cook is an inspirational speaker, a renowned sports psychologist, and the screenwriter of the new film "Seven Days in Utopia," starring Robert Duvall and Lucas Black.... Continue Reading »