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Former addict tells Valleydale Church how she found healing in Christ while being held hostage
Looking down the barrel of Brian Nichols’ gun, Ashley Smith-Robinson thought, “This must be the man who’s come to take me home because I’m not going to change.” more »
By Sondra Washington - Aug 11, 2008
Topic: Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse
Fat America tips scales toward health care crisis
America is in the midst of a debilitating health care crisis brought on almost entirely by the fact we eat too much and exercise too little.
We are too fat and excess weight causes or contributes to other primary killers. more »
By Norman Jameson - Aug 11, 2008
Health epiphany prompts Johnson to wellness theology
Carl Johnson’s health epiphany led the pastor and one-time volunteer firefighter to a lifestyle of wellness that he considers a spiritual discipline. more »
By Norman Jameson - Aug 10, 2008
Seminary, college encourages students to exercise
Among the magnolia trees scattered across Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary’s campus, joggers and walkers, as well as students headed for class, crisscross the Wake Forest campus to exercise. more »
By Dianna L. Cagle - Aug 9, 2008
The Path of Lady Liberty
The United States of America just celebrated her 232nd anniversary of independence from Great Britain. On July 2, 1776, the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution on independence from Britain and two days later agreed upon a statement known as the Declaration of Independence explaining this legal separation. more »
By Rob Chambers - Aug 8, 2008
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Religious Liberty
Caution: Robert McElvaine’s “Grand Theft Jesus” has a problem with facts
I am a hopeless bibliophile. I love reading books, fondling books, being surrounded by books, looking forward to reading books, and remembering fondly books I have read and reread. more »
By Richard Land - Aug 8, 2008 - (8)
Topic: , Faith, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship
Seminary president practices what he preaches
WAKE FOREST, N.C. — Although the trim Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary president admits to having a weakness for caffeine and salt, Danny Akin still makes a healthy lifestyle part of his daily regimen. more »
By Dianna L. Cagle - Aug 8, 2008 - (1)
In China speech on eve of Olympics, Bush declares opposition to country’s repression
President Bush declared the United States’ “firm opposition” to China’s repression of religious liberty and other human rights on the eve of the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Beijing. more »
By Tom Strode - Aug 7, 2008 - (2)
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Religious Liberty, Issues,
A firm ‘no’
July 17 was a red-letter day for Mississippians, but many may have missed the significance of the Mississippi Gaming Commission’s firm refusal to skirt state law and thereby open a new chapter in the gamblers’ march to take over the state. more »
By William H. Perkins, Jr. - Aug 7, 2008
Topic: Family, Addictions, Gambling, Citizenship, Legislation
New law causes a ‘Big Bang’ on the bayou
Secularists have exploded over the passage of the “Louisiana Science and Education Act.”
The bill recently was signed into law by Gov. Bobby Jindal after having been passed by an overwhelming majority of the Louisiana legislature. more »
By Ken Connor - Aug 7, 2008
Topic: Family, Children, Education, Citizenship, Legislation