Baptists Respond to State of the Union Address

Baptists are responding to President Bush’s second State of the Union address, delivered Tuesday night amid complaints about the economy and unrest over a potential war with Iraq. The president, in a speech lasting just over an hour, spoke first about numerous...

Georgia Gov. Likens State Flag to ‘Family Secret’

Georgia voters weren’t given the chance to make their voices heard two years ago when their legislators voted to change the state flag. They may get a chance, however, with Gov. Sonny Perdue now in office. Perdue, Georgia’s first Republican governor in 130...

Governors Push for Tax Increases on Alcohol

Facing growing fiscal crises, four Republican governors began the year calling for higher taxes, a sharp move away from their party’s tax-cutting ideology. One common tax increase proposal relates to the excise tax on alcohol products. Ohio Gov. Bob Taft told...

Churches Struggle to Keep Giving Up

The Philanthropy Roundtable, an online philanthropy magazine, reported that the single largest category of giving is religious. But, it stated, religious giving is down, especially among Christians. Depending on church size, growth, congregational makeup, how fiscally...

Books About Courage

Editor’s Note: Acacia Resources, BCE’s publishing division, has unveiled its newest online resource: Courageous Churches, a 13-lesson Sunday School curriculum. As churches and individuals begin to purchase the material, we offer this list of famous books...