Bethlehem much changed since Jesus' time
Each Christmas, thousands of Christian pilgrims descend upon the no-longer-little town of Bethlehem to mark the event that put the village on the map 2,000 years ago. Bethlehem is more than a name in the Bible or the subject of Christmas carols. It is an actual place ... (read the story)

Journey to Bethlehem must have been grueling
Today, the 100-mile journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem takes two or three hours by car. But 2,000 years ago, when the Bible says Mary and Joseph traveled to participate in the census of Caesar Augustus, the trip could have taken eight to 10 days ... (read the story)

Hope Builders refurbishes homes, offers love
"Hope Builders," a local partnership between the city of Raleigh Community Development Department and concerned citizens working through the Raleigh Baptist Association (RBA) and N.C. Baptist Men, got off the ground in late September ... (read the story)

Tar Heel Baptists donate 6,500 coats for North Korean children
"I am amazed at how many coats were given on very short notice," Richard Brunson said in a message sent to several directors of missions in associations across North Carolina. Brunson, director of N.C. Baptist Men which coordinated the project, was referring to about 6,500 coats which were donated by Tar Heel Baptists for children in North Korea ... (read the story)

America looking for inclusive religious vision, Moyers says
Moyers compared discussions at Wake Forest about how to retain the school's Baptist heritage while serving an increasingly diverse student body to interfaith conversations in his recent PBS series on Genesis. Despite its simple format -- seven people in a circle discussing the first book of the Bible -- Moyers said the show created more media response than anything he had done on television for 25 years ... (read the story)

Elon College's First Church puts love in action
Nearly 200 members and friends of First Church, Elon College, reached out into their community Oct. 11 for "Project Love In Action." Throughout the day they used their gifts in service to individuals and groups in Alamance County ... (read the story)

Lennon's Cross Roads Church marks Bicentennial
George Washington was in the last year of his second term as president of the United States. The republic was very young and the Revolutionary War was less than 20 years in the past ... a small band of Baptists, led by Elder William Hawthorne and Elder William Bryan, established the church known today as Lennon's Cross Roads Baptist Church in Bladen County ... (read the story)