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6 months & counting in Haiti: Volunteers toil & shed tears

Tue, 08/24/2010 - 3:00pm
Six months & counting in Haiti: Baptist disaster relief volunteers continue to toil and shed tears.

Vacationing Chinese receive Bibles

Tue, 08/24/2010 - 3:00pm
A shy 10-year-old is transformed into a bold witness by a "family-friendly" mission trip that includes handing out Bibles to Chinese tourists at night and working with local ministries during the day.

5th-grader pens Asia mission trip journal

Tue, 08/24/2010 - 3:00pm
Ten-year-old Ty Rasmussen shares journal excerpts from a family mission trip to Southeast Asia where the Church at Canyon Creek, Austin, Texas, distributed Bibles to Chinese tourists.

'Big Day' to focus on personal evangelism

Tue, 08/24/2010 - 3:00pm
Southern Baptists' "Big Day" will focus on personal soul-winning.

FIRST-PERSON (Craig Vincent Mitchell): God and global warming

Tue, 08/24/2010 - 3:00pm
Columnist Craig Mitchell says a "cap and trade" bill would have a negative impact on the poor.

FIRST-PERSON (Rebecca Hagelin): Saving your family from music porn

Tue, 08/24/2010 - 3:00pm
Columnist Rebecca Hagelin says parents need to be aware of artists such as Rihanna, Katy Perry and Lady Gaga.

Relief workers risk lives in Pakistan flood chaos

Sat, 08/21/2010 - 3:00pm
Relief workers are risking their lives to help an estimated 8 million people in urgent need of assistance in Pakistan's flood crisis, Southern Baptist humanitarian workers report.

Adult stem cells succeed for lethal disease

Sat, 08/21/2010 - 3:00pm
University of Minnesota researchers have used non-embryonic stem cells to treat successfully children with a lethal skin disease.

Down parents file 'wrongful birth' suit

Sat, 08/21/2010 - 3:00pm
Two Australian couples have sued doctors because they failed to detect Down syndrome in their unborn babies and thereby prevented them from aborting those children.

Bill would hinder crisis pregnancy centers

Sat, 08/21/2010 - 3:00pm
The Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission has called on congressional leaders to proceed no further on legislation to regulate advertising by pregnancy help centers.

N.C., Ark. job corps sites recognized

Sat, 08/21/2010 - 3:00pm
Christian Women's Job Corps in N.C. and Ark. were recognized by the WMU Foundation.

Event equips, encourages missionaries

Sat, 08/21/2010 - 3:00pm
A recent NAMB sought to equip, encourage and re-energize some 140 missionaries.

Glorieta offers unique family vacation

Sat, 08/21/2010 - 3:00pm
Families gathered in Glorieta, N.M., this summer for "Family Camp," a unique vacation experience focused on fun and spiritual growth.

FBC Albuquerque fire ruled arson

Sat, 08/21/2010 - 3:00pm
A fire that heavily damaged the historic downtown building of First Baptist Church in Albuquerque, N.M., Aug. 18 has been ruled an arson, according to the local fire department.

Land again on religious freedom panel

Sat, 08/21/2010 - 3:00pm
Southern Baptist church-state specialist Richard Land has been chosen for a fifth term on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.

LIFE DIGEST: Abortion doctor suspended

Sat, 08/21/2010 - 3:00pm
The Florida Board of Medicine has suspended the license of abortion doctor James Pendergraft for the fourth time but will still allow him to resume his practice.

FIRST-PERSON: Why we should be thankful for Clark Pinnock

Sat, 08/21/2010 - 3:00pm
Columnist Russell D. Moore explains why conservative evangelicals should be thankful for theologian Clark Pinnock, who died recently.

FIRST-PERSON: How to lose friends & alienate people

Sat, 08/21/2010 - 3:00pm
Columnist Kelly Boggs says builders of the Ground Zero mosque would do well to read, "How to Win Friends and Influence People."

Pro-lifers: FDA-approved 'ella' is really an abortion pill

Tue, 08/17/2010 - 3:00pm
The federal government has approved for sale another pill as an emergency contraceptive, but critics say it actually is an abortion drug.

Pollster: Most 'gay marriage' polls skewed

Tue, 08/17/2010 - 3:00pm
A leading pollster whose company favors liberal causes says most polls on "gay marriage" can't be trusted because Americans -- not wanting to be labeled intolerant -- are hesitant to state their position on the issue to a live interviewer.