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Former drug, alcohol abuser finds freedom in Christ

After an adolescence spent in alcohol and drug abuse and a court-martial from the Air Force, Zack was in bondage until "God showed up" during a chapel service.

08/25/2010 - By admin

Seminary president says evolution ‘incompatible’ with Christian faith

Albert Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., says evolution and Christianity are not compatible.

08/25/2010 - By Administrator

DeLoach, Jackson to be nominated for BGCT 2nd vice president

Texas Baptists will choose between a veteran missions educator and a retired layman who has been active in denominational life when they elect the next second vice president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas.

08/24/2010 - By Administrator

Lumberton youth pens prize-winning essay

Nathan Webb, a senior at Lumberton High School, won the grand prize in this year’s Religious Liberty Essay Scholarship Contest, sponsored by the Religious Liberty Council of the Baptist Joint Committee.

08/23/2010 - By Administrator

Working up an appetite: Churches feed hungry in San Antonio

Baptist church participation in San Antonio Food Bank’s summer feeding program showed a marked increase this year, and local hunger relief advocates insist it’s a good thing.

08/20/2010 - By admin

Students, families minister during Kenya mission trip

A team of Wayland Baptist University students have returned from a three-week mission trip to Kenya, where they worked with students at the Christ-Like Academy and the Kenya Baptist Theological College.

08/20/2010 - By admin

Baptists give money for flood relief in Pakistan

Baptist groups in North America and Europe are donating money to assist flood victims in Pakistan.

08/20/2010 - By Administrator

Baylor student-athletesâ mission to Africa bears fruit

A 28-member Baylor Sports Ministry team that spent two weeks in Nairobi, Kenya, brought a message of the hope in Christ and received a blessing in return.

08/19/2010 - By admin

Fight over N.Y. mosque becomes a partisan wedge issue

What started as a local zoning debate about an Islamic center near Ground Zero morphed into a fight over religious expression, and now it has turned into an election-year political brawl.

08/19/2010 - By admin

Poll: More confused about Obamaâs faith, oppose church politicking

A new poll released by the Pew Research Center Aug. 19 shows a sharp uptick in the percentage of Americans who are confused about President Obama’s faith. It also shows that a slight majority of Americans don’t want churches involved in politics.

08/19/2010 - By Administrator

Analysis: Mosque decision leaves religious pluralism status unclear

The emotions and rhetoric surrounding the project suggest Islam’s role in the United States may be the latest battle front in an increasingly diverse society’s culture wars.

08/18/2010 - By Administrator

Controversial theologian Clark Pinnock dies

Clark Pinnock, an influential theologian whose spiritual pilgrimage led from a fiery fundamentalism as a young professor to an openness that caused some to brand him a heretic, died Aug. 15 of a heart attack.