Missionary videographer dies in South Asia

August 8, 2002

RICHMOND, Va. — Lee Pursley, a Southern Baptist missionary videographer, died July 20 while traveling in South Asia. Pursley, 39, suffered a heart attack, according

Missionary satisfied with kidnappers’ indictment

August 8, 2002

WASHINGTON — Widowed missionary Gracia Burnham said that she was satisfied with July 23rd’s federal indictment of five Abu Sayyaf terrorist group leaders charged with

Judge rules abstinence program unconstitutional

August 8, 2002

WASHINGTON — The state of Louisiana violated the U.S. Constitution by promoting religion in its funding of sexual abstinence programs, a federal judge decided July

Evangelical Christians attacked by Christians

August 8, 2002

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Christians fought against Christians during a mob attack July 21. Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) reported that a mob organized by

Teachers can better teach by focusing on students’ learning styles

August 8, 2002

Choices abound when teaching Sunday School, said Carl Fondren, minister of education at Gardendale Baptist Church in Corpus Christi, Texas. “Creative teaching is teaching the

Church of England relaxes wedding rules

August 8, 2002

YORK, England — After nearly 40 years of debate, the Church of England has finally decided that divorced people with a surviving spouse may be

Christian Growth Study marks 100th anniversary

August 8, 2002

Few things stand the test of time: Flowers fade, administrations change and gum loses its flavor. But that’s not the case for LifeWay Christian Resources’