As part of its ongoing earthquake response efforts in Haiti, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has signed a memorandum of understanding–representing an official partnership–with the Convention Baptiste d’Haiti. Emmanuel Pierre, general secretary of the Convention Baptiste d’Haiti, and CBF Executive Coordinator Daniel Vestal, signed a memorandum of understanding representing an official three-year partnership between the Convention and the Fellowship. Gedeon Eugene, standing, is the Haitian group’s executive director and was also present for the signing.  CBF Executive Coordinator Daniel Vestal signed the agreement with leaders from the Haitian convention in Atlanta in May. The organizations agreed to a three-year development […]

  What does your routine look like? You know, the schedule of things you do every day? What? You don’t have a routine? No wonder you’re exhausted! After all, we’re busy women. We are moms, wives, friends, sisters, daughters, workers, volunteers, and so much more! It can be a wild schedule to say the least. Why is it that women are so quick to take care of everyone else, but so reluctant to care for themselves? We can rattle off our children’s sports schedules, our husband’s doctor’s appointments, and our friends’ birthdays, yet we can’t remember the last time we […]

  After four years of stalling, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) regulations went into effect June 1.   The law will work to block thousands of international gambling operations from preying on U.S. citizens and make it easier for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to prosecute illegal operations.  Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., said the new law will have an impact almost immediately. “This is going to be a new tool for both federal and state law enforcement officials,” he said, “to crack down on those who are engaged in taking bets from people in the United States at […]

Recently on MoneyLife, Crown Financial Ministries’ nationally syndicated radio program, I had the opportunity to talk with a few of our 10,000-plus Facebook fans. We had posted the question, “What have you learned from the Great Recession?” and many Crown fans contributed to the online discussion. I’d like to share with you a few of their responses, compiled by our program writer Jim Henry. – Jamie Garcia: “SAVE SAVE SAVE! You need to save at least something every month, and it doesn’t matter how much or how little. It needs to go into an account that’s not readily accessible. We […]

  Not everyone is having sex in high school, according to a government report.  The 2006-8 National Survey of Family Growth shows that 60 percent of unmarried teens in the U.S. have not had sex, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Mike McManus, president of Marriage Savers, said it proves young people will listen to the message that they should wait.  “Those who remain chaste have much lower divorce rates than those who are sexually active,” he said.  “The sexually active are about two-thirds more likely to divorce than those who are chaste.” Paul Birch, director of the […]

Domestic violence is a term we have all heard before. However, with domestic violence growing into one of Americas major health concerns, it may be surprising to learn that not only is it the leading cause of injury to women between the ages of 15 and 44 in the U.S., but there are only 1,500 shelters for battered women – compared to almost 4,000 shelters available for animals.  Contrary to what most people think when they hear the term domestic violence, it isn’t just a physical act. This violent confrontation can also come in sexual and psychological forms and is […]