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In Haiti, faith and churches continue to sprout amid the relief efforts of Baptists from Florida and elsewhere across the U.S.

Democrats for Life has been a dissenting voice in the health care bill debate and argues the nation's abortion rate will now decline.

Alabama's attorney general said March 22 he'll take over the governor's Task Force on Illegal Gambling.

Bible storying as a method of discipleship will be the focus of a "DNA 21: Discipleship Revolution" conference in New Orleans in April.

College graduates engage in overseas missions for two years, then spend a year in the U.s. encouraging others to do the same.

Columnist Trevin Wax says how a Christian spends his or her free time shows if Christ is truly King of their lives.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (BP)—Mike Bradley is a standout on his Tyner Academy basketball team here.
      The team is 24-6 this year, and Bradley, a senior, is determined that it wins the state championship.
      “We have all the pieces we need. We just have to put them together. We just have to work hard,” said Bradley, a resident of the Tennessee Baptist Children’s Home here.

JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)— Fans at the NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball National Championship in Jackson, Tenn., this week may notice that many of the players are dressing alike off the court.

MORRISTOWN, Tenn. (BP)— Southern Baptist missionary Alan Duncan was an All-American placekicker with the University of Tennessee in the late 1970s.

WACO, Texas (BP)-The Baylor men's basketball team earned its highest seed in the NCAA Tournament, securing the No. 3 seed in the South Regional - the program's sixth NCAA Tournament appearance and second in the last three seasons.

HOUSTON (BP)–Houston Baptist senior catcher Johnathon Moore went 4-for-4, stole a base and drove in a pair of runs as the Huskies rallied late to cruise past Concordia, 9-0, in their home opener March 16 at Husky Field.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (BP)--In just 100 days, soccer fans from around the world will converge on 10 South African venues to watch 32 nations battle for the prestigious World Cup.
      Up to 500,000 international visitors are expected for the month-long competition, which begins June 11. This is the first World Cup to be hosted by an African nation. The United States will open play against England on June 12 after qualifying for the World Cup tournament by defeating Honduras last October.
      The U.S.-Brit matchup pits two teammates from the Los Angeles Galaxy against each other -- midfielders David Beckham for England and Landon Donovan for the United States. The Americans also are slated to play Algeria and Slovenia in the first round of matches.