A Southern Baptist-endorsed Air Force chaplain portrayed recently in national media as watching approvingly the blessing of a same-sex civil union in the chapel he oversees informed officials at the SBC North American Mission Board July 19 that he is leaving the Southern Baptist Convention.[Read story]
A fire apparently sparked by a mechanical failure in a dryer unit destroyed a 46-bed lodge before dawn July 22 at Windermere Baptist Conference Center in Roach, Mo. [Read story]
The Colorado gunman who turned a 'Batman' screening into a real-life horror will face eternal consequences for his actions, but so will the rest of us who helped to arm him. [Read commentary]
It's a recurring scenario in America's Christian congregations. As members grapple with their church's future -- eager to increase attendance or renew spiritual energy -- one suggestion inevitably emerges. It's time to start a contemporary worship service. [Read story]
-- Bob Setzer, pastor at Knollwood Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, N.C., on the Colorado shootings
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