RICHMOND — Last month the ministerial and support staffs at Huguenot Road Baptist Church were not in the office for three days–and it wasn’t spring break. On March 30-April 1 they could be found at a sister church engaging in…
Huguenot Road Church transforms sister congregation
RICHMOND — Last month the ministerial and support staffs at Huguenot Road Baptist Church were not in the office for three days — and it wasn’t spring break. On March 30-April 1 they could be found at a sister church…
Churches can become welcoming places to parents of children with learning differences
Parents of squirming children who cannot stay focused and who often end up labeled as “troublemakers” some-times feel isolated – and maybe even unwelcome in church. Author Maren Angellotti believes they are in good company. The parents of John the…
Parents look inward, not upward, for guidance
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP) — Most American parents believe their parenting skills and family lives are pretty good, but they are reluctant to describe their homes as peaceful, relaxed or joyful. They say their daily family time consists mostly of eating…
In gauging successful parenting, few consider faith
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP) — The vast majority of parents hope their children grow up to live good lives but, for many, parental success does not include faith in God — even among parents who are evangelical Christians, according to a…
EDITORIAL: If only a vote would solve our problem
No one who has talked with Southern Baptist Convention president Johnny Hunt can doubt that he is a man who is deeply concerned about dipping baptism figures in the SBC. For the fourth straight year Southern Baptist churches baptized fewer…
HERITAGE: The bishop of the Blackwater
If Baptists had bishops (and they don’t), the bishop of the Blackwater Baptist Association was Ira D. “Tuck” Hudgins. He filled the role of elder statesman, counselor and pulpit supply until his death on April 28 at age 91. Fred…
OUT LOUD
“We want this to be a political mud pit for Obama. Our mission is to tar him with the blood of the babies so he can never shake it between now and 2012.” RANDALL TERRY. The anti-abortion activist was referring…
Churches can become welcoming places to parents of children with learning differences
Parents of squirming children who cannot stay focused and who often end up labeled as “troublemakers” some-times feel isolated – and maybe even unwelcome in church. Author Maren Angellotti believes they are in good company. The parents of John the…