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March 24, 2017
Jewish Groups Says They are Relieved and Heartbroken After Arrest in JCC Threats (Washington Post) White Supremacist Blames Arson in Fire at Ex-Church Property (Bismarck Tribune) North Carolina House Delays Debate on...
“Closing the Borders” Mindset Touches All Areas of Life
Efforts to protect national security by restricting the entrance of persons from other countries have long been used as examples of a lack of the kind of hospitality that is called for in both our American heritage and...
Keeping the Right Focus Amid Dysfunctional Politics
One of my Lenten practices is to reduce the amount of "breaking news" I watch. During last year's election season, MSNBC was the steady background noise of my mornings and evenings. Most days, there was less than an...
Handing Out Cash Won’t Help People Who Beg – Part 1
A man came asking for help while I was visiting with the church's minister recently. He was not from London, but his wife had just been discharged from a local hospital following an emergency operation. They had...
March 23, 2017
Trump Will be Commencement Speaker at Liberty University (Inquisitr) Williamsburg First Baptist Church Among 16 Sites Added to Virginia Historic Register (WTKR) Rape, Incest, Parental Rights, and the Bible Take Center...
Profiles in Goodwill: David Coffey
David Coffey is global ambassador for BMS World Mission and past president of the Baptist World Alliance. 1. Where did you grow up? I was born in Purley, South London, moved at age 2 to Bournemouth (a coastal town in...
4 Observations, 4 Questions on Mission Work in Ghana
The Baptist General Association of Virginia has a partnership with the Ghana Baptist Convention to launch churches and distribute mosquito nets in the African nation. The goals are to start with about 500 congregations...
BMS World Mission Helps Villages Access Water
Everyone should have access to clean water wherever they live in the world. It's a basic need that we require to survive and thrive. But millions of people don't have that access and that is a challenge to the church:...
Escape to the high country this August
By John D. Pierce What if you could go to one of the most stunningly beautiful places on earth... ...and have all the planning, transportation and other details handled for you... ...in a fun, personal and relaxed...
Spend the day with a ‘living source’ of the Civil Rights Movement
By John D. Pierce While millions visit Atlanta each year to learn about the Civil Rights Movement, few get the personal perspective of a participant in the struggle that defined our nation. That unique opportunity will...
2 Baptist Groups Cooperate on Mission Initiatives
I have been involved in various conferences, celebrations and worship events designed to address the need for racial reconciliation for the past 50 years. The vast majority of these events were developed by an academic...
EthicsDaily.com’s 2016 Baptists of the Year Honored
Bill and Audrey Cowley, retired Southern Baptist missionaries, were honored as "Baptists of the Year" for 2016 at a March 16, 2017, dinner held in their honor. This honor was first announced in late December 2016 by...
Nat’l WMU Provides Water Filters, Supports Water Projects
Early in the morning, a mom and her teenage daughter set out for the nearest water source in which those in her village have access. It is going to be a long, five-mile walk, but it's necessary in order for her family...
March 21, 2017
Israel: Historic Restoration of Jesus' Burial Shrine Completed (Yahoo News) Haiti: Haiti and the Distortion of its Vodou Religion (CNN) Russia: Government's Plans to Ban Jehovah's Witnesses Puts Evangelicals in a Tight...
BCE Board: Organization Needed Now More Than Ever
Statement from the Baptist Center for Ethics board of directors, March 20, 2017: The Baptist Center for Ethics board of directors is grateful for the 26 years Robert Parham invested in providing positive, proactive and...
Food Drive Blossoms Into Ministry Feeding Thousands
Four elementary-aged girls helped launch one of our congregation's most vibrant ministries: Feed Miami. After hearing a missionary speak about food insecurity, these girls wanted to do something about it. That...
Eats and treats
Can anything you do at church be more fun than combining a mission project to feed others with barbecue to feed the volunteers? I was proud of my home church -- Woodhaven Baptist in Cary/Apex -- and lucky enough to be...
A good case for a good God — and a good bit more
By John D. Pierce The movie adaptation of The Shack is a wonderful gift for anyone who believes in divine goodness and human redemption. And it’s hard to imagine a greater gift than redemption. Especially those of us...
Church’s Medical Mission Teams Save Lives, Treat Thousands
Noah is a young man living in Nakuru, Kenya. His health was steadily declining for several years, and he didn't have the financial resources to pay for medical treatment. But in January 2017, Noah made his way to an...
How One Church Helped 200,000 Get Drinking Water
It is about relationships. More than 30 years ago, I had the opportunity to visit India and establish lifelong relationships with Baptists in Kerala. It is about the mystery of God. I had two opportunities to "travel...
March 17, 2017
Latino Church in North Georgia Town Vandalized for Third Time (WDEF, Dalton) Eastern Pa. Pastor Charged in Toddler's Death Could Mean Changes for Church That Shuns Medicine (Lancaster Online) Nebraska Senators Advance...