RSS feed for Baptist Press (BPNews) Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:00-0500 A pro-life effort to prohibit funding of abortion in health-care reform failed in the House of Representatives Budget Committee March 15. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:00-0500 Young adults ages 18-29 who once were among the top supporters of legalized abortion now are its leading opponents when compared to other age groups, according to a Gallup analysis of survey trends since the 1973 landmark Roe v. Wade decision. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:00-0500 After his wife's death, North American Mission Board worker Louis Spears continues to plant much-needed congregations in Arizona, reaching an area where about 70 percent of residents don't know Christ. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:00-0500 An apology has been extended by International Mission Board President Jerry Rankin to SBC Executive Committee President Morris H. Chapman for stating that Chapman viewed cooperation among Southern Baptists as more important than fulfilling the Great Commission. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:00-0500 Penetrating the lostness of North America will require a shift in strategy -- how Southern Baptist Convention missionaries and money are distributed across the continent, members of the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force told associational directors of missions in a March 16 conference call. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:00-0500 Inmates receive "Everyday with Jesus" Bibles from the local community. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:00-0500 Columnist Peter Lumpkins cites ancient documents in arguing that the wine of the New Testament is not the same as the wine of today.