Barrett Jones, a 6-foot-5-inch, 300-pound football player for the University of Alabama, leads his third mission trip, spending spring break sharing the Gospel in Nicaragua. “I don’t want to be known as a football player who happens to be a Christian,” the 21-year-old Jones says, “I want to be known […]
Daily Archives: April 10, 2012
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Southern Baptist ethicist Richard Land warned of a political element surrounding the Trayvon Martin killing, saying President Obama and black leaders should not have been so quick to jump into the case. Land’s comments on his radio show drew criticism from a black Florida Baptist church planter who said Land’s […]
President Obama has announced his opposition to a proposed Minnesota constitutional amendment that would define marriage as between one man and one woman. The proposal will be on the November ballot and reads simply: “Only a union of one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a […]
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum announced Tuesday he is suspending his campaign, effectively clearing the path for presumptive nominee Mitt Romney to focus on a general election matchup with President Obama. Santorum announced at a press conference he was dropping out, and in a statement on his website implied that […]
America’s favorite pastime has returned for another season. But when fans pass through the turnstiles of Major League ballparks or tune in to watch their favorite team this season, they may notice the diminished visibility of something that has also been part of the baseball tradition since its earliest days […]
Prison Fellowship founder Chuck Colson remains in critical condition following surgery on the surface of his brain but has made “slow” yet “encouraging” progress toward recovery, according to a statement from his ministry. Colson has been hospitalized since Friday, March 30, when his speech became slurred during a conference. Doctors […]