“Don’t call Shiloh! Shiloh is dead!” With those words there begins a story which is legendary in the annals of Virginia Baptist history. When the Portsmouth Baptist Association met in 1871, the clerk called the roll of the churches. When…
China Christian Council plans Bible exhibition in four U.S. cities
SHANGHAI — The China Christian Council — the country’s official Protestant organization of churches — is hosting a Bible exhibition in four cities across the United States this fall, beginning Sept. 28 at the Mount Vernon Place Methodist Church in…
China’s Christians are thriving, marked by both unity and diversity
SHANGHAI — At the appointed time, they entered: the ministers wearing clerical vestments and the robed choir singing “The Lord is in his holy temple.” As the organist transitioned from the call to worship to “Come, Thou, Almighty King,” the…
Virginia disaster relief agency hopes faith groups will adopt projects
RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Department of Emergency Management is asking faith-based organizations and volunteer groups to adopt repair and reconstruction projects in Virginia to help with continued recovery from last spring’s destructive tornadoes. “We want to encourage Virginia Baptist…
Baptist teams renovate, repair facilities at Bluefield College
BLUEFIELD, Va. — Fifty-five members of Baptist churches from across Virginia and Tennessee spent part of their summer on the campus of Bluefield College on a mission to support their Baptist partner. The volunteers from eastern Tennessee and across Virginia…
KINGDOM VISION: Dreams and missions
Have you ever woken up from a night full of dreams and you just lay there and wonder, “What in the world was that all about, all those crazy dreams?” And you lay there and try to recall what it…
OUT LOUD
“Heliocentrism becomes ‘dangerous’ if it is being propped up as the true system when, in fact, it is a false system. False information leads to false ideas, and false ideas lead to illicit and immoral actions ….” Robert Sungenis Sungenis,…
VITAL SIGNS: The two most dangerous words
Yes, but …. Two of the most dangerous words in a minister’s vocabulary. Two of the most destructive words a congregation will ever utter. Yes, but …. The order of their utterance is important. Bill Wilson First we say, “Yes….
TRENDING: Multiplying life by imitation
“Remember your leaders, those who spoke the word of God to you; consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith” (Hebrews 13:7, NRSV) Well, Twitter, thanks for re-activating the language of “following” people. Love it (millions)…
test
Test
Global Baptists to explore talks with Orthodox and Pentecostals
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Baptists will begin preparatory conversations later this year with representatives of both Orthodox Christianity and Pentecostal churches, aiming for eventual formal theological dialogue with both, a Baptist World Alliance leader announced July 7. BWA general secretary…