Virginia Baptist group keeps gay-led church
March 21, 2013
RICHMOND, Va. (ABP) — A Baptist church in Virginia kicked out of its state organization for ordaining a gay man to the ministry in fall 2012
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The Steadfast Love of the Lord
March 21, 2013
Sometimes a Scripture passage just leaps off the page. That was the recent impact of reading Lamentations 3:22–23. There the writer declares, “The steadfast love
Afterschool programs offer valuable ministry to working families
March 21, 2013
Working parents face tough decisions when it comes to child care in the hours between the end of school and the end of the workday.
Vietnamese villagers beat families for new faith
March 14, 2013
DANANG, Vietnam — Newly converted Christians of the Sedang ethnic minority in Vietnam’s Central Highlands were terrorized mid-February — their homes and personal property badly
Egyptian court convicts boys of desecrating Quran
March 14, 2013
CAIRO, Egypt — A court in Egypt has quietly found two Coptic Christian boys guilty of “showing contempt for Islam” but only remanded them
Islamic extremists shoot, kill Christian in Somalia
March 14, 2013
KISMAYO, Somalia — Suspected Islamic extremists in Somalia shot a Christian to death in February on the outskirts of the coastal city of Kismayo,
Friends of Baptist musician Cliburn say his faith was forefront
March 14, 2013
News reports of Van Cliburn’s Feb. 27 death in Fort Worth, Texas, extolled the internationally acclaimed pianist as one of history’s greatest classical musicians.
Christians urged to pray for unity after Chávez’s death
March 14, 2013
CARACAS, Venezuela — With the death of Hugo Chávez, Venezuelans face an uncertain future after his 14-year presidency. The nation’s evangelical community is urging Christians
