• ABP directors celebrate press, religious freedom with awards

  Freedom of religion and the press are two Baptist gifts important to both church and state, two award recipients said at a May 1 ceremony sponsored by Associated Baptist Press.

  05/01/2011 - By Administrator

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  Researchers weigh value of short-term missions

  Research has revealed students who participate in short-term mission trips tend to have lower levels of materialism, greater appreciation for other cultures and a better understanding of missions as a lifestyle, according to a study by Dennis Horton, associate professor of religion at Baylor University.

  04/29/2011 - By Administrator

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  Single mothers find hope, new beginnings at Buckner

  Buckner Family Pathways, a self-sufficiency program for single parents, has helped Shanjula Harris find new hope and purpose for her life.

  04/29/2011 - By Administrator

• TBM collects more than 3,500 cases of water for wildfire relief

  Texas Baptist Men collected more than 3,500 cases of bottled water April 21-23 and have begun distributing it to firefighters and victims of Texas wildfires statewide this week.

  04/27/2011 - By Administrator

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  Royal wedding holds lessons about church-state separation, experts say

  Two American church-state experts say Friday’s British royal wedding holds lessons about why the marriage of church and state is a bad one.

  04/27/2011 - By Administrator

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  After 400 years, does King James still rule?

  Supporters have called it “the book that changed the world.” Detractors have derided it as archaic and inaccurate. But few dispute the impact the King James Version of the Bible has made over the last four centuries.

  04/22/2011 - By admin

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  Translators’ goal: Make the message clear & plain

  Barclay Newman, a longtime translator for the American Bible Society. is disappointed modern editions of the world’s most popular version do not include the 11-page opening, simply called “The Translators to the Reader.”

  04/21/2011 - By admin

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  King James-only adherents apply inerrancy to 1611 Bible translation

  Like the Old Testament prophet Ezekiel’s “wheel in the middle of a wheel,” King James-only churches represent a resilient subculture within the subculture of American fundamentalist Protestants, some scholars insist.

  04/21/2011 - By Administrator

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  Museum to feature treasure trove of biblical artifacts

  Steve Green, owner of the Oklahoma City-based craft chain Hobby Lobby, has planned a multimillion-dollar, high-tech, interactive museum of the Bible. It will include the earliest surviving New Testament written in Palestinian Aramaic among other treasures.

  04/21/2011 - By admin

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  Whose ‘majesty’ were the KJV translators exalting?

  When many readers describe the 1611 King James Version of the Bible, the word “majesty” tends to enter the conversation.

  04/21/2011 - By Administrator

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  Christianity a ‘translated religion’–into Living Word and written word

  Translation of Scripture grows naturally out of a central Christian theme—God making himself known by identifying with the commonplace, said Lamin Sanneh, professor of mission and world Christianity at Yale University.

  04/21/2011 - By admin

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  Some African-Americans bristle at ‘slave of Christ’ language

  For evangelical author John MacArthur, the best way to explain a Christian’s relationship to Jesus is what appears to be a simple metaphor—one often used by the Apostle Paul himself: "slave."

  04/21/2011 - By admin