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Home Improvement Meets the Gospel

How two co-founders of the home-supply store TreeHouse infuse their business with environmentally sound faith.

Chances Improving for Ex-Episcopalians in Property Fights

Court cases in Texas and South Carolina could reshape other disputes—and denominations.

Sibling Filmmakers Set Out to Free Austin's Sex Slaves

John and Michelle Nehme are tackling human trafficking in their own background.

The Regnerus Affair

The embattled sociologist talks to CT about the controversy over his study of homosexuality and parenting.

Q & A: Ron Paul on Leaving the Episcopal Church, and Whether to Legislate Abortion, Narcotics, & Same-Sex Marriage

The congressman who won the Values Voters Summit straw poll tells CT that he believes marriage is a sacrament but laws cannot change morality.

Migrating Ministry

One refugee pastor is key to the resettlement of Bhutanese in Texas.

Putting Evangelism on Hold

Will the Global Faith Forum's "evangelistic model" of engaging Muslims and Jews catch on?

Q & A: Kenneth Starr, Baylor's Next President

The former solicitor general of the United States explains his vision for the Christian university.

Where Jerusalem and Mecca Meet

One Baptist college's social (and evangelistic) experiment in having Muslim students on campus.

Faith on the Frontera

Drug violence halts church trips to short-term missions mecca.

Tiptoeing through TULIP

Layoff allegations reveal Calvinism tensions at Baptist seminary.

Darwin Divides

Christian college professors split on Texas science standards.

Churches Begin Cleanup after Ike

Some congregations worry that storm fatigue could cause exodus.

Criswell Crisis

President resigns, alleging pastor plotted to sell school assets.

Change of Address  Subscriber access only

Kenneth Copeland turns to IRS to avoid Senate inquiry into prosperity ministries.

Methodist Restructuring May Empower Non-U.S. Churches — Or Silence Them

With 3 of 10 delegates from abroad, general conference will consider creating an Americans-only body.

Free from State Oversight  Subscriber access only

Texas Supreme Court says state has no business regulating Christian schools.

Trusted Guides

Texas Baptists want to help immigrants become citizens.

Giving Spirit

These 10 cities have the highest rate of residents who volunteer in religious venues.

Glocal Church Ministry

Bob Roberts has an idea that may change American congregations, if not the world.

McKissic Resigns as Southwestern Seminary Trustee

Texas pastor cites conflict over private prayer languages at the Southern Baptist seminary.

Max Lucado Stepping Down

Plus: Zimbabwe cracks down on church leaders, Israel considers anti-evangelism bill, and other stories from online sources around the world.

Ghost Growth  Subscriber access only

Baptist report: Some 'failed' church plants never existed.

God Really Is Winning  Subscriber access only

America has fewer non-religious, new survey asserts.

The NBA? Or the UN?  Subscriber access only

It's called the National Basketball Association, but it's looking quite international—thanks in great part to a Christian GM for the Dallas Mavs.

Church's Ties to Ministry Mean Broken Ties to Denomination  Subscriber access only

Baptist pastor says church disapproves of homosexual behavior, but Texas convention says connections to "affirming" ministry is unbiblical.

Pastor Electrocuted in Baptismal

Pastor of University Baptist Church in Waco dies after adjusting microphone.

Rita's Punch Strains Gulf Churches  Subscriber access only

Following Katrina, relief efforts overwhelmed by second flood of evacuees.

I Was a Stranger  Subscriber access only

Ministry in the Astrodome and beyond.

Amid the Evacuees  Subscriber access only

How churches in Houston, among other cities, began picking up the pieces.

Houston's Religious Communities Scramble to Help Evacuees  Subscriber access only

"We're in this thing for the long haul" without government money, church leaders warn.

Divine Comedies  Subscriber access only

A report on Baylor's Art & Soul conference, version 2005.

Don't Bury Baylor  Subscriber access only

Sloan's resignation doesn't mean secularism won the day.

Where Community Is No Cliché

Forty-three families in rural Texas blend Pentecostal fervor and Anabaptist simplicity.

Springtime for Baylor Still Lies Ahead  Subscriber access only

Sloan's move out of the presidency isn't bad news. A view from inside Baylor.

Baylor's Sloan: 'It's Time for Someone New'  Subscriber access only

Controversial president to become university chancellor in June.

Twentysomethings for the Lord  Subscriber access only

Ministries try to channel the next generation's idealism.

Faith, Fear, War, Peace  Subscriber access only

Snapshots of the grim and 'happy' ministry of today's military chaplains.

Baylor's Sloan Keeps His Job—Again  Subscriber access only

Regents steer clear of vote on president; unanimously reaffirm Vision 2012.

Nothing Personal  Subscriber access only

The dustup at Baylor is not about its president. It's about change.
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A Book Doctor in Dallas Patches Up Well-Loved Bibles
The Bibles that Candice McKay repairs can be the marked-up ones of regular churchgoers or ones old enough to have palm leaves stuck in them from when Grover Cleveland was president (The New York Times)
Conservative evangelical Christians sign on for immigration overhaul pitch
A coalition of religious leaders in Texas and elsewhere, many with strong credentials as social conservatives, is engaging congregations in a coordinated call for Congress and the White House to deal with 11 million illegal immigrants. (Dallas Morning News)
Sam Hinn: Benny Hinn's brother steps aside as Sanford pastor - OrlandoSentinel.com
In a letter to the congregation, Sam Hinn, 51, said he was temporarily stepping aside to devote time to his marriage, after ending a relationship, a church member said. The letter did not specify what kind of relationship Sam Hinn was involved in or with whom. (Sentinel)

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