Easter brings memory of the past

May 1, 2003

I write this article from Minnesota. I arrived yesterday to spend Easter with my son Bob, daughter Autumn and my precious grandchildren. I found myself

Seminaries linking environment, religion

May 1, 2003

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Academic studies of the links between religion and the environment are a fairly recent but growing development. This fall in Gainesville, Fla.,

Missionaries face faith statement

May 1, 2003

To be terminated: ‘Why we couldn’t affirm’ Missionaries who refuse to affirm the 2000 Baptist Faith and Message (BF&M) as mandated by International Mission Board (IMB)

Lutherans cut budget, lay off nine employees

May 1, 2003

CHICAGO — The nation’s largest Lutheran church will cut its operations by $1.2 million and eliminate nine staff positions to balance against lower-than-expected income. The

RLDS member now Baptist campus minister

May 1, 2003

LAMONI, Iowa — Twenty years ago Woodie Ladnier, a devout member of the Reorganized Latter-day Saints church (RLDS), now called the Community of Christ, attended

Dobson names new Focus on Family president

May 1, 2003

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — James Dobson, longtime president of Focus on the Family, has decided to expand his role as chairman of the conservative Christian

Missionaries on the field: ‘Why we did affirm’

May 1, 2003

When International Mission Board (IMB) President Jerry Rankin asked missionaries to affirm the 2000 Baptist Faith and Message (BF&M) in January 2002, a large majority