A Christian think tank says Canada’s flagship disability benefit falls far short of lifting people with disabilities out of poverty, warning that the program’s size, eligibility rules and provincial clawbacks risk leaving millions no better off than before. In a report released Jan. 6, Cardus, a nonpartisan research organization based in Ontario, said the Canada Disability Benefit is only a fraction of what is needed to close the poverty gap for Canadians with disabilities.
FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary officially dedicated and opened the J.W. "Jack" MacGorman Conference Center, an $11 million component of the newly constructed $22 million Ralph M. Smith Leadership Development Complex, in a special ceremony Sept. 10.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--The first draft of this column wasn't much of a read, less than hundred words to be exact. One word: Horror. Over and over and over again. Horror horror horror. Forgive me, I just couldn't write anything else. Punctuation seemed self-indulgent and sentences superfluous. Terror. Sorrow. Horror. Fear.…
GLORIETA, N.M. (BP)--In a day of meetings overshadowed by terrorism attacks on the United States, trustees of LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention completed their semiannual meeting Sept. 11, adopting a record operating budget for 2002.
FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--It is impossible to fully comprehend the nature, grace and glory of God, but God wants to show his children more than they can imagine, a well-known Christian author told students and professors at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
SAN FRANCISCO (BP)--The kind of leadership crucial to the church today begins with character and ends with "getting the job done," seminary President William O. Crews told new students gathered at Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary's first chapel service Aug. 23.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Developing a healthy lifestyle in a world of fast food and little physical activity can be difficult. Health statistics tell us we're not doing a good job. As Christians, we are called to be good stewards of every area of life and that includes our health. By making…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)--City Union Mission, only blocks from Kansas City's skyline, provides a beacon of hope for the homeless, the addicted and the down-and-out. The mission, now located at 10th and Troost, has been offering needy people physical and spiritual food for more…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Forced terminations among Southern Baptist pastors and other full-time church staff appear to have leveled off, annual surveys of state Baptist conventions indicate.
GLORIETA, N.M. (BP)--Unlike baby boomers who respect authority and Gen-Xers who ignore authority, the generation of Americans born since 1983 - the Millennials -- will choose their authority, Jim Toole said.
CRAWFORD, Texas (BP)--Good evening. I appreciate you giving me a few minutes of your time tonight so I can discuss with you a complex and difficult issue, an issue that is one of the most profound of our time.
