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Christians urged to pray for end to human trafficking 7 Jan 2013 | 03:17 pm
Christian organizations across the country — including Woman’s Missionary Union of Texas — are encouraging believers to pray Jan. 11-13 for an end to human trafficking, the world’s third-largest crimi...
Comment: 'Les Misérables' and reaching for grace 4 Jan 2013 | 02:19 pm
The release of Tom Hooper’s Les Misérables film couldn’t have been more timely than at the end of a difficult year.
Missiologist Justice Anderson dead at 83 2 Jan 2013 | 08:53 am
Justice Anderson, veteran Baptist missionary and retired seminary professor of missions, died Dec. 29. He was 83.
Mike Toby, FBC Woodway pastor, dies 31 Dec 2012 | 02:32 pm
Mike Toby, pastor of First Baptist Church of Woodway in Waco, died Dec. 29 at his home with his family.
Remembering Baptists who died in 2012 31 Dec 2012 | 09:18 am
Baptist journalists, pioneers in racial reconciliation and beloved leaders in the Southern Baptist Convention and Cooperative Baptist Fellowship were among deaths reported in 2012.
From nuns to 'nones,' religion shaped the news in 2012 27 Dec 2012 | 01:34 pm
From the nuns to the “nones,” religion dominated the headlines throughout 2012. Faith was a persistent theme in the presidential race, and moral and ethical questions surrounded budget debates, mass k...
Christmas Eve fire damages church in Fort Worth 26 Dec 2012 | 02:30 pm
The fire that heavily damaged Chinese Baptist Church of Fort Worth on Christmas Eve left its congregation shaken during one of the most sacred seasons of the year.
Commentary: Time for gun owners to lead 20 Dec 2012 | 08:47 am
I believe it is time those of us who own guns face some common-sense reality and lead in calling for the enactment of effective gun laws that meet the constitutionality test. Gun owners need to lead t...
Commentary: Christian compassion demands care for the mentally ill 18 Dec 2012 | 04:37 pm
I am convinced that loving my brother who is sick means that I have to find a way to address that illness. This includes my brother who is mentally ill.
Faith of presidential candidates raises questions for Christians 12 Oct 2012 | 05:40 pm
Never before in American history has the faith of both presidential candidates been so hotly debated, writes Jim Denison, president of the Denison Forum on Truth and Culture.