• Drake prayed for abortion doctor’s death; praying same for Obama

  (Updated) A former Southern Baptist Convention officer called the murder of a controversial abortion provider in Kansas an answer to prayer, and he told a talk show host he also is praying for President Obama to die. An SBC official insists most Southern Baptist are praying for the president's well-being—not his demise.

  06/05/2009 - By Administrator

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  Religious leaders say time running out for Palestinian Christians

  Religious leaders warned President Obama that continuing strife between Palestinians and Israelis threatens to wipe out a Christian presence in the Holy Land.

  06/05/2009 - By Administrator

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  Corsicana congregation builds trust one meal at a time

  Good News Café, a ministry of First Baptist Church in Corsicana, offers a warm, weekly meal for anyone in the community.

  06/04/2009 - By admin

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  Obama, in speech to world’s Muslims, touts religious freedom, cooperation

  In a highly anticipated speech to the world’s Muslims he delivered in Egypt June 4, President Obama called on his host government and other Muslim countries to protect the rights of religious minorities in their midst.

  06/04/2009 - By Administrator

• SBC restructuring unnecessary, Executive Committee chief asserts

  A proposal to study a restructuring of the Southern Baptist Convention is not needed, SBC Executive Committee President Morris Chapman insists. That's why he has declined to sign a proposed Great Commission Resurgence Declaration.

  06/03/2009 - By Administrator

• Texas Baptist team discovers ongoing needs in Armenia

  Three Texas Baptists on a fact-finding mission to Armenia discovered a country lacking resources and medical attention.

  06/03/2009 - By Administrator

• Would Jesus sue over WWJD letters?

  A debt collection agency is accused of harassing debtors with the WWJD acronym.

  05/28/2009 - By admin

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  Rock band’s gritty gospel, spiritual depth touch hearts

  U2 released its 12th album this year, and while many see the group as a strictly secular phenomenon, what fans connect with is actually the band’s “honest quest for spiritual meaning in a world that pays lip service to the spiritual while chasing after the transient,” said Greg Garrett, professor of English at Baylor University.

  05/28/2009 - By admin

• Scripture distribution campaign– 19 counties still lack leaders

  The Baptist General Convention of Texas is looking for individuals who are willing to take the lead in distributing Scripture in the remaining 19 Texas counties, some of which have no BGCT-affiliated church in them.

  05/28/2009 - By admin

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  Texas Hope project to blanket Georgetown neighborhood with scripture

  As part of Texas Hope 2010, the youth group at First Baptist Church in Georgetown is raising money to put Scripture in the 1,000 homes within a mile of the church’s facilities.

  05/28/2009 - By admin

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  Tallowood team helps build church in Mexico

  Tallowood Baptist Church in Houston joined with members of Fork Hill Baptist Church in Heath Springs, S.C., and Carmel Baptist in Charlotte, N.C., to build Primera Iglesia Bautista in Tetula del Vulcan, Mexico.

  05/28/2009 - By admin

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  Arlington church and its partners seek to restore hope to Sierra Leone

  Cindy Wiles and three other members of First Baptist Church in Arlington, Tx., recently returned from a visit to war-ravaged West Africa in preparation for Project Restore Hope: Sierra Leone.

  05/28/2009 - By admin