Baptist Press (BPNews)

Chinese pastor, wife slain at church served by Lottie Moon

Sat, 3 Sep 2010 15:00-0500 - A Chinese pastor and his wife were slain Aug. 31 at Penglai Christian Church, where Lottie Moon, an icon of Southern Baptist mission work, served in the early 1900s in Penglai, China.

Wartime hurts conquered by prayer

Sat, 3 Sep 2010 15:00-0500 - Through prayer, elderly Korean-American couple lose their resentment toward the Japanese.

Cambodian Baptists seek partnerships

Sat, 3 Sep 2010 15:00-0500 - God has blessed Baptist work in Cambodia -- with 304 churches started since 1993 -- but partnership is needed for the work to move forward, the president of Cambodia's Baptist Union said.

CULTURE DIGEST: Wallis admits funding from Soros; wealthy urged to give it away

Sat, 3 Sep 2010 15:00-0500 - After initially denying it, Jim Wallis, a leader of the evangelical left, has admitted his Sojourners organization has received funding from leftist billionaire George Soros, who has financed groups promoting abortion, atheism and "gay marriage."

Okla. Ten Commandments display could carve new church-state path

Sat, 3 Sep 2010 15:00-0500 - Seven years after Alabama removed a Ten Commandments monument from a government building under federal court-order, the state of Oklahoma is preparing to erect its own Ten Commandments monument on capitol grounds.

Homeschooling continues to grow

Sat, 3 Sep 2010 15:00-0500 - Recent media reports have pointed to the growing trend of homeschooling, with Texas alone seeing a 20 percent increase in the number of homeschooling families in the past five years.

FIRST-PERSON: Sexuality, smoking & movies

Sat, 3 Sep 2010 15:00-0500 - Columnist Kelly Boggs says if smoking in movies can influence teens -- as the CDC says -- then so can film sexuality.

FIRST-PERSON: Seeking God in Hollywood, coming up short

Sat, 3 Sep 2010 15:00-0500 - After pondering "Eat Pray Love" and "Get Low," editor suggests the words of the psalmist.