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Sledge recounts youth ministry in book

Published on July 17, 2012

After more than 35 years in the ministry, Larry D. Sledge of Lexington has written a book that recalls experiences both ?humorous and heart-touching? drawn from retreat settings with young people.... Continue Reading »

FIRST-PERSON: Keeping the dream alive

Published on July 17, 2012

Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr. has given us a vision of hope, a dream that we must keep alive in America. It is a dream that continues to overshadow a history steeped in the despair of godless attitudes and... Continue Reading »

Episcopal Church embraces gay marriage

Published on July 16, 2012

The U.S. Episcopal Church has become the largest American denomination to put its stamp of approval on same-sex unions, as delegates at its triennial convention adopted a provisional liturgy for such occasions.... Continue Reading »

Judge keeps last Miss. abortion clinic open

Published on July 16, 2012

Federal judge Daniel Jordan III extended his temporary restraining order July 11 against a state law that could close Jackson Women"s Health Organization, the last abortion clinic in Mississippi, The Jackson Clarion-Ledger reported.... Continue Reading »

What ministry assistants wish pastors knew

Published on July 16, 2012

Pastors, do you know what your ministry assistant wishes you knew?... Continue Reading »

CULTURE DIGEST: Abortion clinics giving Sunday discounts

Published on July 16, 2012

>American abortion clinics increasingly are offering discounts for their lethal procedures on Sundays.<... Continue Reading »

FIRST-PERSON: Why capitalism is the most biblical economic model

Published on July 16, 2012

Why is our economy in the doldrums and what needs to be done to restore our once-prosperous business and job climate?... Continue Reading »

FIRST-PERSON: An honest look at CDC data and homosexuality

Published on July 16, 2012

>A 2010 study by the Centers for Disease Control revealed that one consequence of homosexual behavior makes it at least as unhealthy as smoking.... Continue Reading »

Hebrew Univ. scholar praises Dead Sea Scroll exhibition

Published on July 16, 2012

>Hebrew University scholar Shalom Paul praised the Dead Sea Scrolls & the Bible exhibition at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in the opening lecture of a series complementing the six-month event at the Texas campus.... Continue Reading »

NAMB: Chaplains don’t support gay marriage

Published on July 16, 2012

The North American Mission Board"s executive director for chaplaincy, Douglas Carver, is reiterating that Southern Baptist military chaplains endorsed by NAMB on behalf of the convention do not support same-sex civil unions or marriages that might take place on... Continue Reading »

Project identifies 8 attributes of discipleship

Published on July 16, 2012

LifeWay Research surveyed 7,000 churches in 2008 to discover the principles involved with healthy congregations.... Continue Reading »

Iranian pastor, facing death, passes 1,000th day in jail

Published on July 12, 2012

Iranian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, arrested in 2009 and later handed a death sentence simply for being a Christian, has now been in prison 1,000 days.... Continue Reading »