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NAE under fire over contraception funding

The National Association of Evangelicals is under fire for receiving $1 million from the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unmarried Pregnancy, an organization which promotes contraception for the unmarried.... Continue Reading »

FIRST-PERSON: Answering questions about Old Testament polygamy

In the middle of ongoing cultural convulsions over the definition of marriage, I have found one question increasingly on the minds of many people: "Didn"t God in the Old Testament allow for polygamy?... Continue Reading »

TECH: An even faster Internet & its impact on churches

What if, instead of just streaming the pastor across town, you were streaming the whole congregation? You could turn your head to the right, change a filter in your glasses, and be talking to someone a state away --... Continue Reading »

Miss. wedding refusal not indicative of SBC

The inability of an African American couple to wed at predominantly white First Baptist Church in Crystal Springs, Miss., is not indicative of Southern Baptists, denominational leaders said.... Continue Reading »

Democratic platform to endorse gay marriag

The Democratic Party"s new platform is set to include a plank endorsing the legalization of gay marriage, marking the first time that either major party has taken such a position, several media outlets reported Monday (July 30).... Continue Reading »

U.S. archer: God has used struggles to ‘deepen my trust’

Jennifer Nichols admits that the road to this year"s Olympics has been one of the most trying times of her life.... Continue Reading »

Polish immigrants pull Baptist duo to London

Doug Shaw, who has served in Poland and London with his wife Marcy, is the Olympics volunteer coordinator for Southern Baptists.... Continue Reading »

Victory in the Lord’s hands, U.S. archers say

Brady Ellison, Jacob Wukie and Jake Kaminski became the first Americans to capture a medal in the London Olympics, winning silver in the men’s archery team competition July 28. The U.S. trio scored a big win over South Korea... Continue Reading »

Restaurant church discount draws investigation

A family-owned restaurant in Pennsylvania is under a state discrimination investigation for offering a 10 percent discount for diners who present a church bulletin on Sundays.... Continue Reading »

Outside the Walls – by Lee Clamp

This past November, my wife gave birth to our third son, Corder. He was named after my grandfather, Len G. Corder, who was a Baptist pastor in our state for 37 years and 28 years at First Baptist Church... Continue Reading »

My Answer – by Billy Graham

Dear Dr. Graham: I admit I get upset and fly off the handle fairly easily, but that's just the way I am and I can't change it, no matter how hard I try. But my wife says I could... Continue Reading »

‘What a Glad Reunion’

Lois Jane Kilgore started life on this earth just on the next ridge from where she ended it. She came and went in the very same bed (when Granny Kilgore died in 1963, mom got the ancient high-poster bed,... Continue Reading »