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Academy helps citizens get connected
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Relationships, relationships, relationships.
That was repeated again and again by legislators and speakers at a Jan. 6 State Capitol conference designed to teach ordinary citizens how to influence their state legislators. more »
By Barbara Shoun - Feb 12, 2009
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Legislation
Page hopeful, cautious about faith council
Former Southern Baptist Convention President Frank Page is both concerned and encouraged as he begins service on a new panel that will advise President Barack Obama on faith-based and community issues. more »
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Church and State, National
Your prayers can change our country
First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone, for kings and all those who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. more »
By Richard Land - Jan 12, 2009 - (5)
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, National, Religious Liberty
President Bush brings special gift to Marion Harrison
PINEVILLE, La. – To emphasize the value he places on volunteerism, President George W. Bush likes to honor an outstanding volunteer at every locale he visits in the United States. more »
By Karen L. Willoughby - Nov 7, 2008
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship
Obama gains historic win; conservatives watch & wait
Democrat Barack Obama made history Nov. 4 by becoming the first African American elected to the U.S. presidency, but the victory left many evangelical Christians and other social conservatives concerned his administration will undermine pro-life and pro-family policies. more »
By Tom Strode - Nov 5, 2008
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, , National
Hotelier stands up for Jesus in Branson
BRANSON, Mo.—Chris Myer, vice president of marketing for Myers Hotels in Branson, is a believer at First Baptist Church, Branson, who is passionate about living out his Christian worldview as a hotelier. more »
By Allen Palmeri - Sep 15, 2008
Topic: Faith, Family, Sexual Purity, Pornography, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship
‘God thinks big’
In one day, [Alabama] Baptists help build house for self-sacrificing teen
Dela Waites watched as her life changed before her eyes over the course of 12 hours Aug. more »
By Krista Leonard - Sep 10, 2008 - (1)
Topic: Faith, Ministry, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship,
Insight on the Role of Women in Public Life
Considering recent media coverage of Alaskan Gov. Sarah Palin and the topic of women in leadership, we thought an analysis entitled The Role of Women in Public Life written in November 2007 by Dr. more »
By staff - Sep 10, 2008
Topic: Faith, Ministry, Family, Marriage, Wives, Parenting, Mothers, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Community Service
Katrina-land no-brainers
NEW ORLEANS – In the days following Hurricane Katrina’s devastation to our part of the world, I began calling on pastors and churches to see who was still in business and who needed our immediate help. more »
By Joe McKeever - Sep 3, 2008
Topic: Faith, Ministry, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship
40/40 Prayer Vigil calls Christians to prayer
The great 19th century evangelist D.L. Moody once said, “Every great movement of God can be traced to a kneeling figure.” E.M. Bounds, a contemporary of Moody who also sounded the clarion call to prayer, added, “A revival of real praying would produce a spiritual revolution.” more »
By Doug Carlson - Aug 19, 2008 - (1)
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, , National