Court dismisses Baptist church-state case

A federal court has dismissed a 10-year-old legal challenge brought by Kentucky taxpayers who questioned government funding of a Baptist social service agency.

Prominent Jews back controversial Texas pastor

JERUSALEM - Two influential Israelis defended American evangelical John Hagee on April 4, after the head of the largest group of U.S. Jews called the Texas pastor an "extremist."

George Bullard

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March marked the conclusion of a leadership experiment that temporarily put North Carolina Baptists at the head of the class in the eastern United States with the process called Sustaining Pastoral Excellence (SPE).

Small churches heartbeat of Convention

While we recognize North Carolina Baptists have a convention of small churches, in fact the majority of churches in America are small. Big churches get all the attention for the very reason they are unusual.

Basic beliefs of Mormons explained

Mormonism started in 1830 with 24-year-old year old Joseph Smith Jr. According to Smith, he had several experiences, during which God, Jesus, and the angel Moroni gave him instructions. Part of the instructions was to dig up some gold plates buried by the angel Moroni around A.D. 400 on a hill just outside of Smith's town of Palmyra, New York. Smith dug up the plates, claimed they were written in "Reformed Egyptian," and that God had given him the ability to translate them. This translation became known as the Book of Mormon, an account of the ancient inhabitants of North America between 600 B.C. and A.D. 400.

Darwin's Kool-Aid

There's a shakeup in the cult of neo-Darwinist pseudo-science, and that endearing, monotone high school teacher of "Ferris Bueller" fame is doing the shaking.

Planting healthy churches: a biblical assessment

Planting a new church can be one of the most rewarding, dynamic, cutting-edge, and Spirit-led assignments in ministry today. One can hardly read the book of Acts when the New Testament church was growing rapidly and not notice how active the Holy Spirit was in empowering God's people to start many local congregations.

James Oakley of Walnut Cove Baptist Church told disaster recovery volunteers it is OK to back away from a task that appears difficult beyond their training.

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When disaster strikes, North Carolina Baptist volunteers are willing to rush in where angels fear to tread.

Excuse is poor exegesis

I am appalled at the 2008 Staley Lecture subject on Christian unity. Steven Harmon, whom I respect but contend with on many theological necessities, provides evidence of unbiblical and anti-Baptist theology. Harmon's idea that equates Christian unity with Barack Obama's decision to not denounce his "former" pastor then seeks to support it by providing an overview of Ephesians is simply poor exegesis on his part.