Faith & Culture
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Early into children’s services, Baptists trying to keep pace with changes
In the first decades following the Civil War when poverty shadowed widows and children of fallen soldiers in a dramatically disrupted South, Baptists and other Christian denominations started orphanages to care for them. Today, the South is dotted with campuses created to meet the needs of orphans—a need that barely exists now.
07/29/2011 - By Administrator
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Singer/songwriter connects students to gospel through songs of hope
Whether Howard Payne University graduate Roger Cullins is performing on stage in front of thousands or leading worship for a small-group Bible study, his goal remains the same—to share the gospel through music.
07/29/2011 - By Administrator
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Afterlife debate raises many questions, limited answers
For millennia, people have been trying to imagine what happens after death. Is there an afterlife—a heaven? Who gets in? And what happens to those who don't? Books trying to provide answers to these age-old questions continue to be bestsellers, and some, like Love Wins by Michigan mega-church pastor Rob Bell, have ignited intense debate.
07/29/2011 - By Administrator
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Amish thrift makes sense by saving cents, author insists
Lorilee Craker researched her new book, Money Secrets of the Amish, by visiting communities of Amish folk in Lancaster, Pa. Soon, she was rethinking her modern-day clotheshorse, latte-loving, cash-frittering ways.
07/29/2011 - By Administrator