Guatemalan Ministry Brings Life and Hope: Part 2

Standing in the city cemetery in Guatemala City, a contradictory mix of life and death covers the landscape. A nearby ministry started by a Guatemala Baptist leader seeks to tip the balance toward life. Because people are buried above ground, cemetery structures...

Guatemalan Baptists Train for Transforming Ministry

Guatemala often makes the news for stories of violence and death. Yet, Baptists in the Central American nation remain hopeful as they seek to bring both spiritual and physical life to their neighbors. Otto Echeverria, president of the Convención de Iglesias Bautista...

Obama Attempts to Turn Page to “Better Politics”

President Barack Obama sought to turn the page Tuesday night in his first State of the Union address following Republicans gaining control of both houses of Congress. Although religion only seeped in occasionally, important moral and ethical issues dominated the...

Cuban Baptists Praise Shift in U.S.-Cuba Relations

Leaders of a Cuban Baptist group quickly issued a statement praising the news that U.S. and Cuban leaders had announced a historic shift in relations between the two nations. The unexpected news came suddenly on Dec. 17 after more than 50 years of strained relations....