Faith - news
LIFE DIGEST: Appeals court gives partial-birth ban new life
The U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals announced July 28 the full court will reconsider a decision by a three-judge panel that invalidated Virginia’s ban on partial-birth abortion, providing hope the law may survive after all. more »
by: Tom Strode - Aug 5, 2008 - topic(s): Faith, Bible, 10 Commandments, Life, Abortion, Birth Control, End-of-Life Issues
4 TV ministries won’t comply with probe
Four television ministries still have refused to comply fully with a U.S. Senate committee’s probe into their financial records nearly nine months after first being asked. more »
by: Tom Strode - Jul 25, 2008 - comments: 4 - topic(s): Faith, Ministry, Pastoral Integrity, Citizenship, Religious Liberty
A personal reflection on a ‘faith healer’
Todd Bentley’s healing ministry has gained national attention. His daily meetings for the past three months in Lakeland, Fla., have attracted hundreds of thousands from all over the world. more »
by: William A. Dembski - Jul 24, 2008 - comments: 8 - topic(s): Faith, Ministry, Family, Living, Health
Birmingham Association care ministry reaches dozens of families each week
Although Green Springs Baptist Church closed its doors in 2005, its ministry lives on.
Each week, the building once used by the former Birmingham Baptist Association (BBA) congregation now serves many people in Jefferson County. more »
by: Greg Heyman - Jul 23, 2008 - topic(s): Faith, Ministry, Citizenship, Hunger/Homelessness,
Faith and Politics
If the results of a recent study are at all accurate, most Americans don’t consider the precepts of their faith when they make their decisions on which political candidates to support. more »
by: Dwayne Hastings - Jul 21, 2008 - comments: 1 - topic(s): Faith, Citizenship, Legislation, National
Pastors, Pulpits, Pews and Potluck
I spoke recently at a wonderful church in New England. The church is part of a denomination that is fragmenting over the issue of homosexuality, and it is smack dab in the middle of one of our country’s most liberal (theologically, politically and culturally) regions. more »
by: Mike Goeke - Jul 17, 2008 - comments: 13 - topic(s): Faith, Ministry, Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality
R/6 programs help ex-offenders regain livelihood
More KBC churches need to assist and disciple participants
Crestwood, KY—One week before she was to be released from a 33-year term in a correctional facility, Dawn Albert learned that her living arrangements at a halfway house had fallen through, leaving her with no place to go. more »
by: Garrett Winshall - Jul 3, 2008 - topic(s): Faith, Ministry, Citizenship, Hunger/Homelessness,
What does ‘God Bless America’ really mean?
We have always been a moral and religious people—and evidently we are becoming more so, according to a January 2006 poll conducted by the Barna Research Group. more »
by: Richard Land - Jul 1, 2008 - comments: 1 - topic(s): Faith, Citizenship, National
Baptists have long history in China
When most Southern Baptists think of Baptist history in China, they think of Lottie Moon, the beloved missionary to China who is the namesake of the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions (LMCO). more »
by: Manda Gibson - Jun 28, 2008 - topic(s): Faith, Ministry
Religious freedom varies in different parts of China; churches reach out accordingly
To take a single picture of the church in China would be tough — in fact, it would be nearly impossible.
Why? “This place is huge,” says Jamie Tatum, a Southern Baptist representative in the region, and the face of the church is as varied as the nation is big, she explains. more »
by: Grace Thornton - Jun 27, 2008 - topic(s): Faith, Ministry, Citizenship, Religious Liberty