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The suicide of Matthew Warren continues to reverberate not only in Christian circles but the culture which his parents, Rick and Kay Warren, have sought to impact since the founding of Saddleback Church in 1980. Matthew Warren, 27, died... Continue Reading »

The lessons this month all relate to extraordinary relationships. For Christians, the most important relationship, and the one that affects all others, is the one we have with Jesus Christ. That one relationship is fundamental and foundational to every... Continue Reading »

I travel a lot and spend a lot of time in different churches. Sadly, many times I do not feel welcome as a guest when I visit churches.... Continue Reading »

?Keep on keeping on? is an expression we often use to encourage one another to be faithful. Paul senses that the end of his earthly life is near and it is time to pass the mantle of leadership on... Continue Reading »

A child died during the night. The next morning, Auto T. Raja lays a clean white sheet on the floor of an empty room in the children's hostel and places the frail, lifeless body on it. He cleans dried... Continue Reading »

It's a familiar prayer. Too familiar, some say, to mean much. ?Lord, bless the missionaries.? For church folks of a certain age, these words are as comfortable and automatic as ?Bless this food to the nourishment of our bodies?... Continue Reading »

A few weeks ago, the IRS issued its ?Dirty Dozen? list of tax scams to avoid. In the last article, we talked about a few of them. You may have already filed your tax return by now, but these... Continue Reading »

Hundreds of Southern Baptists will arrive for Crossover Saturday in Houston on the weekend leading up to the Southern Baptist Convention's June 11-12 annual meeting. As in previous years, Crossover participants will help host block parties and special outreach... Continue Reading »

While many Christians have a grasp of important doctrinal positions, some churchgoers struggle with basic truths about salvation, the Bible and the nature of God. A LifeWay Research study on ?Doctrinal Positions,? released April 5, shows 81 percent of... Continue Reading »

"Aren't you going to pick up that paper?" a visiting child asked as I stepped over a newspaper that had slipped off the table onto the floor. "No," I answered. "I'm waiting until I drop something else. Then I... Continue Reading »

George Beverly Shea, 104, of Montreat, N.C., soloist of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, died Tuesday evening, April 16, following a brief illness.... Continue Reading »

Bill Collins, director of human resources and missions support office of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, is leaving his position after 20 years of service.... Continue Reading »