• 

  Is marriage a ‘dying’ institution?

  A conference in April by the conservative think tank Ethics and Public Policy Center examined “a retreat from marriage” over the last 50 years as fewer adults are getting married. Is marriage a "dying" instituton?

  06/18/2011 - By Administrator

• 

  Tim Tebow memoir details blessed life rooted in faith

  Woven throughout Tim Tebow’s new memoir, Through My Eyes, is the bone-deep religious side of the evangelical young football player who writes Bible verses beneath the play codes on his wristbands.

  06/17/2011 - By Administrator

• 

  Rebecca St. James shines spotlight on Christ

  A leading role in the pro-life movie Sarah’s Choice prompted Christian singer Rebecca St. James to support the work of crisis pregnancy centers

  06/17/2011 - By Administrator

• 

  Southern Baptists look to minorities to jumpstart growth

  The Southern Baptist Convention adopted a plan to try to boost minorities in their top leadership posts as the convention faces continuing reports of stagnant baptism rates and declining membership.

  06/17/2011 - By Administrator

• 

  Courtroom drama about pistol-packing preacher offers lasting lessons, author says

  A new book by David Stokes called The Shooting Salvationist examines J. Frank Norris, the controversial pastor of First Baptist Church in Fort Worth, and his sensational trial and aquittal for murder in the mid-1920s.

  06/17/2011 - By Administrator

• 

  Study examines what families want from their church

  In 2004, Baylor University researchers polled more than 3,000 members of churches in 12 states affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship or both. While not statistically representative of all Baptists, researchers Diana Garland and Jo Edmonds said findings shed light on the struggles church families face at different stages of life.

  06/17/2011 - By Administrator

• 

  Ministry seeks to make marriages divorce-proof

  America’s divorce rate is the highest in the world, double that of Canada and triple either England or France, but most divorces don’t need to happen, marriage specialists Mike and Harriet McManus insist.

  06/17/2011 - By Administrator

• 

  Bible Drill students memorize, internalize Scripture

  Sherissa Blender of Lakeview Baptist Church in Mathis won first place in the youth Bible Drill competition. Yana Genke of First Baptist Church in Tenaha and Silas Henderson of First Baptist Church in Atlanta tied for second place.

  06/17/2011 - By Administrator

• 

  Capital campaign at Abilene church benefits missions

  First Baptist Church in Abilene held a capital campaign to raise money for missions last year and set a $5 million goal.

  06/17/2011 - By Administrator

• 

  Faith Digest

  A new Gallup poll finds 92 percent of Americans say they believe in God, a figure that has dropped by only a few points since Gallup first asked the question in the 1940s.

  06/16/2011 - By Administrator

• Southern Baptists support path to legal status in immigration reform

  The Southern Baptist Convention adopted a debated resolution June 15 calling for “a just and compassionate path to legal status” for undocumented immigrants.

  06/15/2011 - By Administrator

• 

  Southern Baptists ‘cannot commend’ new NIV Bible translation

  The Southern Baptist Convention went on record June 15 saying it “cannot commend” the 2011 New International Version Bible translation and its use of gender-neutral language. The resolution expressed “profound disappointment” with NIV publishers Biblica and Zondervan Publishing House for their “inaccurate translation of God’s inspired Scripture.”

  06/15/2011 - By Administrator