Philanthropist Sir John Templeton dies at 95
July 24, 2008
NASSAU, Bahamas — Sir John Templeton, the American-born investor and philanthropist who devoted his later life to funding the scientific study of religion, died July
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Seven students get taste of Baptist work in China
July 24, 2008
At a Buddhist temple in Xi’an, China, a heartbroken Lauren Dean watches a 10-year-old girl mimic her mother offering incense and prayers to a false
Seven with Alabama ties appointed as Baptist representatives overseas
July 17, 2008
Seven Baptists with Alabama ties were among 72 new International Mission Board (IMB) representatives appointed to missions work in June. The appointment services were held
Baptists prepare to head to Beijing for Olympic Games
July 17, 2008
This August, thousands of people from the ends of the earth will gather in Beijing for the 2008 Olympic Games. They will witness record-setting sports
Hub of world Christianity shifts to ‘Global South’
July 17, 2008
Sounds of laughter, tambourines and native instruments reverberate through a tiny apartment as a small group of Christians gathers for fervent worship. Despite oppression under
Eleven years after near-fatal church-construction accident, team returns to site to work
July 17, 2008
There is a giant bloodstain under the carpet inside the sanctuary of Freedom Baptist Church in rural Ranburne. The blood is Billy White’s. The stain
Prayers over fabric offer comfort for hundreds
July 17, 2008
Last February, Betty Estes said a prayer that most would consider odd. She prayed for a sewing machine’s well-being. Estes is part of the Busy
Alabama wins national high school Bible Drill for third year running
July 17, 2008
With a quick memory and fast fingers, an Alabamian came away with the big win at the national high school Bible Drill for the third
