Papa Roach’s Jacoby Shaddix Opens Up About Sobriety and Becoming a Christian – RELEVANT
Papa Roach singer Jacoby Shaddix says sobriety and faith are the two things he spent most of his life trying to avoid and the two things that ultimately
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FIRST-PERSON: An evolutionist meets the Maker | Baptist Press
EVANSTON, Ill. (BP)--Harvard's Stephen Jay Gould has died. His career was devoted to bedeviling creationists. Now he's one himself, though surely not a happy one. It is a great shame that Professor Gould has gone out into eternity unprepared to meet his maker. Imagine the blessing that would have flowed…
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REVIEW: PAX’s Doc serves up the right medicine | Baptist Press
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (BP)--Several months ago, the PAX network sent me a screening video of their new show, Doc, starring Billy Ray Cyrus. To be honest, I was not looking forward to viewing it. I was probably the only person in the country who did not like singer Billy Ray's…
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FIRST-PERSON: Excellence in a mediocre world | Baptist Press
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (BP)--We live in a society that has lowered its sights so radically that it considers average as exceptional and slothful as normal.
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FIRST-PERSON: Favorite films of famous folks | Baptist Press
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (BP)--Whenever I'm introduced to someone and he or she discovers that I review films, the conversation quickly shifts to the subject of movies. No matter their profession -- banking, education, medicine, whatever -- they want to talk movies!
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Q&A: MercyMe’s Bart Millard discusses Southern Baptists & worship music | Baptist Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--MercyMe's Bart Millard grew up in a Southern Baptist church in Greenville, Texas. The 29-year-old singer and songwriter is one of three Baptists who make up the five-man band and he says the irony isn't lost that one of the nation's most popular praise and worship groups is…
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‘I Can Only Imagine’ honors take MercyMe to new level | Baptist Press
MercyMeBart Millard, the author of I Can Only Imagine, and MercyMe take honors at the 2002 Dove Awards for their hit praise and worship song. Photo by Morris AbernathyNASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--It took more than 10 years to compose but MercyMe's "I Can Only Imagine" has quickly become one of Christian…
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FIRST-PERSON: Valuing anew the First Amendment | Baptist Press
"Christianity [in America] reigns without obstacles, by universal consent," observed Alexis de Tocqueville. The French historian and political scientist rendered his analysis of America's religious scene in the early 1800s. It is safe to say that if ol' Alex were to take the religious pulse of the United States today,…
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FIRST-PERSON: Religious media not exempt from advocacy journalism | Baptist Press
OKLAHOMA CITY (BP)--In national media, apparently it is okay to mock evangelical Christians. That appears to be the theme of media whistle-blower Bernard Goldberg. His book, Bias: A CBS Insider Exposes How the Media Distorts the News, published by Regnery, doesn't tell anything really new to those who don't buy…
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Parents hold the key to stopping flow of ‘electronic filth’ into their homes | Baptist Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--As the culture continues to decay at Hollywood's hands, Christian families can't afford to stay "hunkered down in their bunker," Southern Baptist ethicist Richard Land said April 2.
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Mohler speaks out against TNIV on NBC’s Weekend Today | Baptist Press
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--The debate over the new TNIV Bible underscores why translators should concentrate more on word-for-word translations and less on interpretation, R. Albert Mohler Jr. said on NBC's Weekend Today show March 30.
