by Erin Roach CHESTERFIELD, S.C. (BP)—-A bomb plot at the local high school was thwarted several days after a prayerwalk there as part of a revival initiative by the Chesterfield Baptist Association in South Carolina.

Pastor John Scripture Reference: Isaiah 48:12-18

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)–More than two years after National Geographic released a book and aired a documentary about the gospel of Judas asserting that the biblical traitor really was a hero, an increasing number of scholars are now casting doubts on the controversial claim.

A committed socialist and the son of a socialist activist, Malcolm Muggeridge and his wife Kitty set sail from England in 1932 for the “socialist paradise,” the Soviet Union. They had jettisoned most of their “bourgeois” trappings—his dinner jacket, her only long dress, most of their books, and their marriage license. Kitty was pregnant, and they were pleased their child would be born a Soviet citizen.1

From 6 to 9 PM, Saturday, July 5, the First Baptist Church of Perryville will host another free block party for Perryville families, by Rodgers Tavern near the Susquehanna River.

Pastor Bose Scripture Reference: John 4:43-54

In July 2007, Nestlé, the world’s largest food company, warned that food prices were set for a period of “significant and long-lasting” inflation,1 and the investment bank Goldman Sachs similarly said that the world is entering a period of “sustained inflation in agricultural products.”2 Indeed, there are signs of agricultural product inflation (or “agflation”) all around. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recorded a 23% overall rise in food prices during the 18 months prior to summer 2007,3 but some key agricultural commodities have been rising at a much faster rate. World wheat prices, for example, rose about 85% in the […]

Tamara Quintana DALLAS (BP)–Unhealthy lifestyle choices can reduce your quality of life, but they can also drain your bank account. From obvious costs to more subtle ones, the price tag of an unhealthy lifestyle can put your financial well-being at risk.

Pastor John Scripture Reading Joshua 22-24

The National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI) was founded in 1994, by former White House advisor and civil society scholar Don Eberly and child psychologist Wade Horn. The mission of the organization is to improve the well-being of children by increasing the proportion of children growing up with involved, responsible, and committed fathers. NFI’s Father Facts (4th edition) is a comprehensive review of research on fatherhood and family trends. Here are NFI’s “top ten father facts” showing that children suffer greatly from the absence of their biological fathers.1