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JACKSONVILLE (FBC)—From the mouth of Florida’s St. John's River to the mouth of Brazil’s Amazon River, members of the Jones Road Baptist Church in Jacksonville are traveling across two continents to reach “thousands upon thousands who have never heard the Gospel.”
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Conservative leaders rallied against “activist” courts Aug. 14, calling for Americans to rein in a court system that has defied public opinion on a number of issues, including partial-birth abortion and Ten Commandments displays.
JACKSONVILLE (FBC)—Perico, a Missouri-based insurance claims business, donated over $50,000 worth of office furniture to 18 Florida Baptist churches upon closing their Jacksonville office in late July.
RICHMOND, Va. (BP)–A federal appeals court Aug. 10 upheld the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in Virginia’s public schools, ruling that the phrase “under God” does not violate the U. S. Constitution’s prohibition of government-established religion.
HONOLULU (BP)–Former Hawaii Pacific Baptist Convention executive director and longtime Hawaii pastor O. W. “Dub” Efurd died in Wahiawa, Hawaii, Aug. 9.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)– Much like test driving a car, an increasing number of couples today say they want to “test drive” their relationship by living together before marriage. What they don’t know, a new report says, is that they may be dooming the relationship from the start and increasing their chances for divorce if they eventually do marry.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)–Disputing claims to the contrary, researchers Robert Rector and Kirk Johnson have found that, overall, adolescents who make virginity pledges are less likely to engage in any form of sexual activity.
Wiley Richards is a retired professor of theology and philosophy at The Baptist College of Florida in Graceville.
Wiley Richards is a retired professor of theology and philosophy at The Baptist College of Florida in Graceville.
Troy Bush is the minister of evangelism and missions at Olive Baptist Church in Pensacola.
Troy Bush is the minister of evangelism and missions at Olive Baptist Church in Pensacola.
ORLANDO (FBW) – Leaders of a coalition supporting a state constitutional amendment to protect traditional marriage announced at three simultaneous news conferences Aug. 19 the effort has virtually reached an important “milestone” and called on Florida Secretary of State Glenda Hood, Attorney General Charlie Crist and the state Supreme Court to “expedite” their review of the proposed amendment.