Proverbs 31 Women in Uganda is one of 19 artisan groups who are part of WorldCrafts’ Support Freedom Campaign. These artisans, who are either at-risk or have been rescued from human trafficking, now create handmade items to earn an income with dignity as they rebuild their lives. By Timothy Cockes NASHVILLE (BP) – Southern Baptists […]
What everyone is Georgia knows is that former Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran is a good man. In fact, Cochran is a hero in evangelical circles because he took on the city of Atlanta in a high-profile religious freedom case and won. Cochran has accepted a top position at Alliance Defending Freedom, the legal rights […]
Barbie Doll of Snellville, Ga., poses with a Barbie Doll. As a child, she was teased about her famous name, but, as an adult, she has found it opens a lot of doors for her. By Roger Alford SNELLVILLE, Ga. – With one of the most famous names in the world, Barbie Doll enjoys the […]
WASHINGTON – The Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission has joined other religious groups in filing a legal brief asking anew that the U.S. Supreme Court to ban abortions. The ERLC signed a “friend-of-the-court brief” on Tuesday that calls for the reversal of the infamous Roe vs. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide […]
Midway Baptist Church Pastor Todd Wright and his Treeing Walker hound Squeak look up a tree that a raccoon had climbed. Editor’s note: Pastor Todd Wright’s hound, Squeak, is Georgia’s top dog when it comes to one of the South’s oldest traditions – coon hunting. Squeak is the current leader in the Professional Kennel Club’s […]
By J. Gerald Harris DULUTH – The Sons of Jubal, founded in 1954, and the Jubalheirs, founded in 1973, were established for the purpose of glorifying God through concerts of praise, engaging in active mission work and sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The Sons of Jubal is a men’s chorus and the Jubalheirs is […]
Archalena Coats, left, and Carolyn Fountain By Diana Chandler NASHVILLE (BP) — An expressed love of missions, education and the Gospel flow from the life experiences of Florida’s Archalena Coats and Louisiana’s Carolyn Fountain, the first two Black women to serve on the SBC Executive Committee. While uniquely different, each woman told Baptist Press of […]
Judy Hayes, center, poses with two campers who happen to be her nieces, Kylie and Laila, at Camp Pinnacle. By Roger Alford CLAYTON, Ga. – Forget about alarm clocks. At Camp Pinnacle, folks rely on Judy Hayes for the morning wakeup. Around here, campers know her as Nurse Judy, and for decades she has been […]
By George Schroeder ARALAND, Ala. (BP) – SBC President Ed Litton has appointed a seven-member task force to oversee a third-party review into the handling of sexual abuse claims by the SBC Executive Committee. Calling formation of the task force his “first priority,” Litton said the seven members of the task force “represent pastors, as […]
By Tom Strode WASHINGTON (BP)—Barronelle Stutzman’s lengthy legal effort to operate a florist shop in Washington state according to her Christian convictions came to an end Friday (July 2) at the U.S. Supreme Court. The justices announced they would not review an appeal by Stutzman, a Southern Baptist, of a Washington Supreme Court ruling in […]
By Scott Barkley NASHVILLE (BP) – Following the release of a video showing similarities in a sermon, SBC President Ed Litton and his predecessor J.D. Greear said Litton had sought and received permission to use material from a sermon earlier preached by Greear. The video, which was released Thursday (June 24), contains six minutes, 57 […]
What would you be willing to do to steer a child away from a life of crime? What would you be willing to do to ensure that a child grows into a responsible adult who contributes to society in a positive way? What would you be willing to do to guide in a direction that […]