FIRST-PERSON: A trek amid Harvey's havoc | Baptist Press
Marc Ira Hooks recounts his trek along streets lined with water-logged, reeking heaps of belongings in the wake of Hurricane Harvey's onslaught across Houston and south Texas.
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Federal help after Harvey outlined to Texas churches | Baptist Press
Small Business Administration representative outlines possible federal loans and aid for Hurricane Harvey damages to churches in Texas and Louisiana.
Vegas Gunman Stephen Paddock Gambled Up to $1M a Night; Father Planned to Open Church
Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock apparently admitted in a 2013 testimony that he had nocturnal gambling habits Investigators also suggested that he had an undiagnosed mental illness
Chicago Pastor, Wife Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling $450K From Children's Food Program
Robbie Wilkerson, the founding pastor of New Birth Christian Center church in Chicago, Illinois, has been sentenced to 37 months in prison for defrauding a food program for low-income children His ...
FROM THE SEMINARIES: 9Marks conference at SEBTS focuses on church leadership; MBTS adds Spanish-language master's degrees | Baptist Press
In today's From the Seminaries: 9Marks conference at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary focuses on church leadership; Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary adds Spanish-language master's degrees.
Pastor Greg Locke Calls Las Vegas Shooting 'Terrorist Event'; Investigators Look Into Whether Gunman Was 'Radicalized'
As U S law enforcement officials and the White House hesitated to call Sunday s mass shooting by 64-year-old gunman Stephen Paddock an act of domestic terrorism earlier this week, outspoken internet ...
Ga. church's DACA ministry offering help, hope | Baptist Press
At the stroke of midnight on Thursday, undocumented residents who were brought to the United States as children will no longer be able to apply for deportation deferral. For the last five-and-a-half years, Georgia Baptists in Colquitt County have been working to help as many as possible -- in a state that reportedly has some 24,000 who are undocumented.
Hundreds of Thousands of Students to Take Part in 'Bring Your Bible to School Day'
Hundreds of thousands of students across the United States are expected to take part in a Focus on the Family-sponsored event that involves them taking their Bibles to school.
Christian Flight Attendant Fired Over Opposition to Union's Support of Women's March, Lawsuit Claims
A former Southwest Airlines flight attendant has filed a lawsuit and a complaint with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, claiming that she was fired for voicing religious ...
Talking to your kids about the Las Vegas shooting | Baptist Press
What do you say to children about the Las Vegas shooting? Phillip Bethancourt sets forth principles for Gospel-shaped conversations with your children about tragic events and complex cultural issues.
