Easter Faith and “Establishment” of Religion Matt Cook It was April Fool’s Day when I first heard about the bill that some North Carolina representative authored asserting “that the Constitution of the United States of America does not prohibit states…
For parents of children with autism, camp provides spiritual respite
HARTFIELD, Va. — “Every family needs a break now and then — especially families raising a special needs child,” said Niki Gourley, retreats director at Piankatank Camp and Conference Center near Hartfield, Va. The natural setting of the Virginia Baptist…
Shorthand written by religious liberty icon Roger Williams decoded after 300 years, revealing essay
DURHAM, N.C. — A team of scholars that helped translate an original theological essay written in shorthand by early American Baptist Roger Williams and interpret its significance presented its findings during a seminar at Duke Divinity School’s Baptist House of…
Christian faith compels support for comprehensive immigration reform, say ministers at N.C. rally
WINSTON-SALEM — As Congress grapples to craft legislation that would overhaul the nation’s immigration laws, a group of Baptist ministers in North Carolina called on their state’s representatives April 2 to support “comprehensive, fair immigration reform” which “builds the common…
BTSR announces new location in office park four miles north of current campus
RICHMOND — Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond will move this summer to a new location in an office complex about four miles north of its current campus, seminary officials announced April 2. The nearly 17,000-square foot building in Villa Park,…
OPINION: Marriage is back?
Last week my husband and I had dinner with a couple we hadn’t seen in two years. We spent the evening catching up, having heated debate and laughing loudly. At one point the wife leaned over to me and whispered,…
Muslim students discover Southern hospitality, interfaith dialog as church hosts feeding volunteers
ROANOKE — What some might consider a strange pairing — Baptists and Muslims partnering together in service to others — became a great opportunity to experience diversity, said Kevin Meadows, pastor of Grandin Court Baptist Church in Roanoke. A team…
HERITAGE: A man to be remembered
Henry Williams was a prominent church and civic figure in the post-Civil War period of Virginia and even entered the field of politics on the local level. He created his own Baptist newspaper and its masthead read The Shiloh Herald….
TRENDING: Family on mission
As discussed recently, Mike Breen’s “State of the Evangelical Union” forecasts discipleship entering the center of evangelical focus. That conversation puts identifying ourselves around tribal customs or doctrinal distinctives in the rearview mirror. It also reorients worship gatherings and the…