Another View for February 16, 2006 By David Briggs Religion News Service A Protestant and a Catholic murdered in a pub because they were friends having a drink together. A young woman killed in her bed. A journalist assassinated. All…
Going for the gold
Editorial for February 16, 2006 By Jim White Like millions of other Americans, I have been watching the winter Olympics. I have been looking for an athlete with whom I can identify. You know, mid-50s, out of shape and in…
Farewell to a born fixer
Heritage Column for February 16, 2006 By Fred Anderson Joyce Journey signed on with one of those temporary job agencies; and one day they told her that they needed to place her in an office job with Virginia Baptists. “We…
Giving not yet showing fatigue some feared would occur
News reports and televised images of suffering by South Asia tsunami victims or hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast residents prompted Americans to reach deep into their pocketbooks to give last year. Americans gave more than $2.7 billion to aid Gulf Coast hurricane…
Mercer leaders ponder role as national Baptist university
By John Pierce and Greg Warner Associated Baptist Press Can Baptists build and sustain a national Baptist university? It hasn't been done yet, said top leaders at Mercer University, but Mercer has as good a chance as anyone. “Mercer may…
IMB trustees tried power of press to silence dissent, Burleson says
By Greg Warner Associated Baptist Press A new staff policy, which gives trustees of the Southern Baptist Convention's International Mission Board power to censor news stories about their work, reportedly was used Jan. 11 to try to persuade a trustee…
N.C. agency to elect its own trustees
The Baptist Retirement Homes of North Carolina has adopted bylaw amendments that allow the corporation's trustees to elect their own successors. Previously the bylaws called for trustees to be elected by the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, which also…
N.C. panel taps consensus candidate
Leaders of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina have nominated a candidate with support from both moderates and conservatives to the fractious statewide body's executive post. The convention's board of directors voted, without opposition, Jan. 24 to recommend Milton…
Raceway Ministries set and ready for 2006 NASCAR racing season
By Roger Marsh Raceway Ministries In a matter of days, race fans all over the United States-some 70-75 million of them-will be eagerly anticipating the drop of the green flag for the 2006 NASCAR racing season. Each year the Daytona…
Doing whatever it takes — at Beale Memorial in Tappahannock
Our church is in a capital campaign. The goal was $700,000. Two weeks ago we were about $5,000 short of meeting it. I told the congregation that if we met the goal by a certain Sunday, I would sing Hail…
ANOTHER VIEW: Connecting biblical and modern worlds
Another View for February 2, 2006 By Todd E. Brady Union University In the fast-paced world of flashy journalism, thoughtful fans of the television program Nightline found themselves frustrated when Ted Koppel announced his departure from ABC last fall. Immediately,…
EDITORIAL: Beyond tragedy
Editorial for February 2, 2006 By Jim White On January 25, Ed Scott, chairman of deacons at the Ochwilla Baptist Church in rural Hawthorne, Florida, learned that seven grandchildren, aged 20 months to 15 years, the children of his two…