W.A. Criswell website grows to 4,000 sermons
DALLAS (BP) -- Legendary pastor W.A. Criswell passed away just as the internet age was beginning to boom and several years before high-speed internet was common. But 15 years after his death, pastors and laypeople around the world are utilizing modern technology and a free website to listen to and research more than 4,000 sermons by the long-time pastor of First Baptist Church in Dallas.
Sober faith: Former drifter jailed nearly 50 times
RUSK, Texas (BP) -- At times, Ellis Brasher still wonders why God kept him alive decades ago when he was hopping from bar to bar, town to town, and jail cell to jail cell, wanting nothing more than another beer, another buzz. Brasher, 83, testifies today to the saving power of the Gospel from his life as a drifter.