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WASHINGTON (BP) -- Religious liberty continues to suffer globally at the hands of extremists and totalitarian governments, according to a new report by a congressionally approved watchdog.
In its annual report, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) recommended the same countries it had proposed in …
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WATERTOWN, Mass. (BP) -- A Southern Baptist church planting resident at a Boston-area church found himself, along with his wife, in the crossfire of a police shootout early Friday morning (April 19) with the two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings.
Stephen McAlpin, who is nearing the end of a one-year North American Mission Board …
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By Meredith Flynn
Cindy Winters didn't set out to write a book. But as she journaled about her grief and pain after her husband Fred was killed in his Maryville, Ill., pulpit four years ago, she realized how healing the writing process could be. And she wanted to share that with others on a similar journey.
Pastor Fred Winters …
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By Diana Chandler
The 8.6 million who viewed the 2013 season premiere of "Duck Dynasty" no doubt enjoy family patriarch Phil Robertson's antics, from his unkempt beard to promises of poor hygiene. But the fisherman and duck caller with a master's degree in education also tells a story of faith.
Robertson's faith walk began in his late …
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By Russ Rankin
For too long there has been a disconnect between the church and issues surrounding orphan care, according to Johnny Carr, national director of church partnerships at Bethany Christian Services.
Carr addresses the issues in "Orphan Justice: How to Care for Orphans Beyond Adopting," a book from B&H Publishing Group …
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By Dwayne Hastings
The Hollywood mogul best known for producing reality television programs is behind a new production of the ultimate "reality" story -- the Bible.
Mark Burnett and his wife, Roma Downey, who played the angel Monica on the hit CBS show "Touched by an Angel," are executive producers of "The Bible," a 10-part …
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By Phil Boatwright
"Just think about all the people who don't know the Bible," said Roma Downey, co-executive producer of the miniseries "The Bible," which will air on the History Channel beginning Sunday (March 3).
"The Bible," a 10-episode special, was the dream child of Downey (star of "Touched by an Angel") and her husband, Mark …
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By Mark Dance
I had run through my adrenaline and serotonin. I was simply going through the motions. I was bone tired and worn out. My physical, mental and spiritual gas tanks were empty.
I had been called as pastor of Second Baptist Church of Conway, Ark., in 2001. We began a period of rapid -- and unexpected -- growth. We bought …
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By Mark Coppenger
It's fun to study surnames, or last names, as distinguished from Christian names, or first names. Back in history, when things got crowded, they had to add second names to sort out all the people named "John" or "James" or "Mary" or "Ruth." So they turned to four contextual features -- location (as in Lois "Hill"); …
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The writer of Proverbs 6:16-19 lists seven sins the Lord hates, but new Barna research seeks to uncover the sins current mankind loves.
While the Lord is said to hate "a proud look, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that are swift in running to evil, a false witness who speaks lies, …
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