Keith Hinson

GLORIETA, N.M. (BP)–Educating children at home is rewarding, challenging and definitely possible for parents who are creative and persistent as home educators, according to speakers at a national conference on home schooling, Aug. 17-20, and Glorieta (N.M.) Baptist Conference Center.Vicki Brady, hostess of “Homeschool Live” on the Home Education Network, said parents should be as […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP)–Christians today should study the lives of Christians from ages past, said a speaker at the Southern Baptist Founders Conference, July 22-25, at Samford University, Birmingham, Ala. Timothy George, dean of Samford’s Beeson Divinity School, told conferees they should study Christian biography and history for three reasons: — to overcome the “heresy of […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP)–Calvinistic doctrines have a firm foundation in Scripture and a strong tradition in Baptist history, said speakers at the 15th annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Founders Conference, July 22-25 at Samford University, Birmingham, Ala. “It needs to be said very plainly that the primary founders and leaders of American Baptists and Southern […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP)–Christians who yearn for church growth and revival should avoid worldly methods and rely instead on the power and wisdom of God, said speakers at the 15th annual Southern Baptist Founders Conference, July 22-25 at Samford University, Birmingham, Ala. Bill Ascol, pastor of Heritage Baptist Church, Shreveport, La., criticized church leaders who look […]

Whatever happened to the value of objectivity in American journalism? Not so long ago, editors and the public demanded that reporters keep their stories free of personal opinions. Journalists were occasionally allowed to write commentaries, but those columns were clearly marked "editorials" OT "analysis." A reporter who dared infest a news story with personal opinion […]

The divorce rate is down in Modesto, Calif. — thanks in large part to a "Community Marriage Policy" established ten years ago by the Greater Modesto Ministerial Association. More than 100 area evangelical churches have closed ranks and established three key requirements for couples who want to be married in church: (1) an engagement period […]

FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--A well-known Southern Baptist professor's attack on Calvinism has drawn sharp responses from adherents to reformed theology within the convention.

FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--A church historian's claim that Calvinism is not a part of Southern Baptist heritage has fueled sharp disagreement from Baptists who hold to reformed theology.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--For years, Jeannine K. Carter had searched for a book on a topic near to her heart: volunteer missions trips.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (BP)--Contrary to rampant rumors, churches and ministers are not being targeted for special scrutiny by the Internal Revenue Service, said Richard R. Hammar, an attorney and specialist in tax issues for religious workers and organizations.