by Cliff Vaughn | Sep 16, 2005 | News
Baker Books is getting a jump on interest in Narnia spurred by the December 2005 movie adaptation by releasing Inside Narnia: A Guide to Exploring The Lion, the Witch and Wardrobe. The 251-page book from C.S. Lewis expert and Asbury College professor Devin Brown makes...
by Bob Allen | Sep 16, 2005 | News
The former bookkeeper of the defunct Baptist Foundation of Arizona pleaded guilty on Wednesday to one count of attempting to assist a crime syndicate and agreed to testify against remaining defendants in court. Harold Dewayne Friend, 72, is one of five original...
by Cliff Vaughn | Sep 15, 2005 | News
A new collector’s edition DVD of the biblical epic “Ben-Hur” comes not only with four discs and loads of special features, but also a Bible study guide. “Ben-Hur,” the 1959 movie starring Charlton Heston that won 11 Academy Awards, was...
by Bob Allen | Sep 15, 2005 | News
After arguing about homosexuality for more than a decade, American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A. now appears headed toward schism. Directors of the American Baptist Churches of the Pacific Southwest voted Sept. 8 to begin steps to sever ties with the national body...
by Bob Allen | Sep 15, 2005 | News
The Tennessee Baptist Convention Executive Board on Tuesday rejected a proposal by Belmont University trustees to include non-Baptist Christians on their board. Trustees of the Nashville-based school in August submitted a proposed covenant to allow up to 40 percent of...
by Cliff Vaughn | Sep 14, 2005 | News
More and more, Hollywood is going after “Passion” dollars. That is the people who paid to see “The Passion of the Christ.” Mel Gibson’s controversial 2004 movie, which grossed more than $370 million in the United States alone, convinced...
