Other articles by Joni B. Hannigan

Black leaders Tony Dungy & Fred Luter call for unity

As protests continue Christmas week throughout the nation following grand jury decisions in Ferguson, Missouri, and New York City in the deaths of unarmed black men, prominent Christian African-American leaders Tony Dungy Jr. and Fred Luter Jr. spoke up about the need for prayer and for change. ...

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A Christmas miracle for a tiny Baptist college

A tiny Georgia Baptist school got a Christmas miracle Dec. 9 when told by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools its accreditation had been reaffirmed after being told in June it would be removed. Brewton-Parker College\'s president says he never gave up and students still \"believed\" ...

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Baptists defend Atlanta fire chief

Georgia Baptist Convention leaders came to the defense of Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran by urging the Christian community to take a stand after he was suspended for 30-days without pay and ordered to undergo sensitivity training -- for expressing his belief that marriage is between one man and ...

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Tebow hospital in Philippines an early Christmas gift

While some kids are waiting to see what Santa brings for Christmas, children with a cleft palate, clubfoot, or bowed legs and other congenital abnormalities in the Philippines are blessed this Christmas with the opening of the Tebow CURE Hospital in Davao City.

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Ferguson couple ties the knot after home burns

Amid a shower of rice and celebratory wedding cake, Sharonda Williams and Calvin Taylor receive the key to an apartment as a wedding gift after a ceremony by members of a Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Rapid Response Team. \"Who knew other than God that we would be involved in a wedding,\" ...

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'Ground Zero' wedding at Ferguson unites community after burnout

A Ferguson couple homeless after a house fire burned them out got married this morning with help from crisis-trained chaplains who are a part of the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team. With nowhere to go, the couple, who had been together for nine years, asked to be married in the parking lot of the ...

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Memorial for Fla. Southern Baptist pastor involved in triple murder

Tonight the Bradenton community will gather with family and friends of James \"Tripp\" Battle III at First Baptist Church of Bradenton, miles from where the popular pastor of Bayshore Baptist was shot and killed Dec. 4. They will remember Battle as the husband of wife Joy, who Sunday, at Bayshore ...

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Murder suspect arrested near Tampa Bay church after father's plea

Saturday, officers arrested Andrés \"Andy\" Avalos who shot Pastor James \"Tripp\" Battle III in the courtyard of Bayshore Baptist Church in Bradenton, Thursday, and then went home where he lived with his wife and their six children -- that is where officers found the bodies of Amber Avalos and her ...

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Southern Baptist pastor killed in triple murder

Southern Baptist Pastor James \"Tripp\" Battle, 31, was killed in a triple homicide in the Tampa Bay area Dec. 4, which also took the life of the church\'s nursery director and her friend. The pastor was found shot to death in a residence at the church, according to news reports. Ken Whitten, ...

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TuesdayNovember 26, 2024

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