Bibles to be available at China Olympics

LONDON - Despite controversy earlier this year, thousands of Bibles and Gospel booklets will be distributed to athletes and visitors at this summer's Olympic Games in Beijing - with the approval of the Chinese government.

IMB task force to take future look

ROCKVILLE, Va. - Trustees of the International Mission Board (IMB) created a task force to examine future directions for Southern Baptists' 163-year-old missions enterprise during their June 23-25 meeting at the International Learning Center in Rockville, Va.

Stories show how lives change

Leaders of the Juvenile Justice Project at Campbell University School of Law say the program and others like it have helped victims and offenders. Here are some of their stories.

Mediation program brings justice that transforms

Can't we just get these people together?"

The road of sorrow and the glory to come

Whether it is the destruction of entire cities by the elements of nature or the general unease surrounding our modern economic times, an unspoken fear desires to understand what all these things mean. Of course, Jesus warned us not to be alarmed at what we see around us. In fact, he called them "birth pains" (Matt. 24:8). Birthing is a laborious and enduring process. The physical pain that accompanies childbirth or the mental and emotional toil associated with the workplace, the church, and even sometimes leadership in the home can be almost unbearable. Until that moment when the process has ended and the goal has been achieved it is difficult to believe that enduring the trial is worth the cost.

Laura Cuthbertson, dental hygienist, cleans teeth using portable equipment provided by North Carolina Baptist Men's medical/dental ministry.

NCBM Photo by Mike Sowers

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Residents of Grifton have seen thousands of North Carolina Baptists at work since Hurricane Floyd in 1999. Based at the Grifton Mission Ministry warehouse, Baptist volunteers have helped rebuild homes, churches and families.

Wonders about VBS song

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