Methodist woman on staff of Baptist church
November 10, 2005
RUTLEDGE, Tenn. — Betty Shirley uses the word “ironic” to explain how she, a United Methodist, became associate pastor of a Baptist church in
Missouri Baptists exclude CBF, moderate churches
November 10, 2005
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) has modified its constitution to narrow membership requirements. The changes exclude churches that support any other
‘The uttermost part of the earth’
November 10, 2005
How does a pastor take a church that struggles financially from week to week and get it excited about participating in missions in an
Nashville home to world’s largest nativity scene
November 10, 2005
The holiday season has not officially begun, but hints of Christmas are surfacing all around. Christmas decorations are on store shelves. Holiday books, music
Christmas across the region
November 10, 2005
Family togetherness is a special part of the Christmaas season. Traveling to a special event as a family can create a tradition that will
Iraq Constitution survives vote, troubles some
November 10, 2005
The new Iraq Constitution, recently approved in a national election, sets forth two competing visions of democracy and human rights, according to some religious-freedom
‘He makes you feel like somebody’
November 10, 2005
I overheard the two men sitting in the booth next to ours. They were talking much too loudly. Though I tried to tune them
Methodists reinforce policy on homosexuality
November 10, 2005
HOUSTON — An openly gay United Methodist minister lost her bid to return to the pulpit Oct. 31, when the church’s highest court upheld her
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