When Tragedy Strikes: Help; Don't Question Why is there so much pain in the world when there is an omnipotent God? Many struggle with this question when they reflect on Haiti. Let's not allow our questions to deter our help. (Photo: U.S. Air Force)
Woman Preacher's Legacy Spans Generations The last seven generations of the Cartledge family have been Baptists. And it all started because of a seemingly unfortunate incident and a woman preacher's spirited defense in 1770.
How Electronics Could Ease Congo Conflict An estimated 5.4 million men, women and children have been killed in the war-torn Congo since 1996. What can we do? One solution would be to insist that our electronics are made with conflict-free materials.
Maybe It's Better When We Don't Like the Sermon Many talk about whether they liked the sermon, but does that only means the message lined up with their preconceptions? Can preaching really result in changed lives if preachers feel they cannot speak honestly?
Travel with Global Baptists for 40 Days Through Lent to Easter Forty days focused on Lent might be just what we – wealthy and powerful global Baptists – need to reconnect with a more robust faith that remembers those who suffer from poverty, injustice and violence. Robert Parham
Pope Deplores Church's Violation of Children VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Benedict XVI condemned the fact that members of the Catholic Church had, at times, violated the “dignity and rights of minors.” Francis X. Rocca
"The Book of Eli" What would a world devoid of faith and religion look like? "The Book of Eli" gives us a glimpse. As Eli, Denzel Washington is a man walking by faith in a post-apocalyptic land with the last Bible. (Photo: Warner Bros.) Mike Parnell
"Up in the Air" In "Up in the Air," one of 2009's finest movies, George Clooney plays a corporate hired gun who's more comfortable flying from city to city than dealing with relationships on the ground. (Photo: Paramount Pictures) Mike Parnell
"Avatar" Settle in with your popcorn and prepare to have your breath taken away by "Avatar," an exhilarating film about an outsider who becomes immersed in an alien culture and becomes its savior. Ircel Harrison
In this clip, Sayyid Syeed, national director of the Office for Interfaith and Community Alliances at the Islamic Society of North America, speaks at the first ever national dialogue between Baptists and Muslim leaders outside Boston, Mass., on Jan. 9, 2009. Click here to learn more and to order the DVD.
