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.
SAN FRANCISCO (BP)--Love for God and for people are the critical ingredients for lasting ministry, President William O. Crews told graduates of Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)--Before Meriwether Lewis and William Clark set out on their expedition of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, they faced a difficult question, "What do we bring with us on this trip?"
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (BP)--The return of the Southern Baptist Convention to the faith of its fathers came full circle at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, N.C, May 17, when the seminary's elected faculty lined up to sign the Baptist Faith and Message during the annual Awards Chapel.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--Spiritual confusion exists in churches today because many Christian ministers have watered down the truth of the gospel, R. Albert Mohler Jr. told graduates of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary May 18.
RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP)--Phase one of revitalization plans for LifeWay Ridgecrest (N.C.) Center and for LifeWay Glorieta (N.M.) Conference Center was launched a breakfast and groundbreaking ceremony May 15 for a new hotel and conference center space at Ridgecrest.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--LifeWayLINK, the Internet hosting service for ministries offered by LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention, has expanded to offer free, advanced websites for Southern Baptist associations.
PENSACOLA, Fla. (BP)--Few can deny that the mapping of our genetic makeup by the Human Genome Project represents one of the greatest scientific feats of our generation. The impact of this project's quest for the "Holy Grail of Biology" is only beginning to be realized by the scientific community and…
MILL VALLEY, Calif. (BP)--Trustees of Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary voted to hire the institution's first chief financial officer during their regular spring meeting Apr. 23-24 in Mill Valley, Calif.
ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (BP)--Hired to haul out empty boxes and bags of trash, a man working through a temporary employment agency accepted Jesus minutes before an Elizabethtown, Ky., LifeWay store opened in March.
FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--A "new breed" of student buoyed by prayer stirred at least 60 people to Christ from the neighborhoods surrounding Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
