RICHMOND — Virginia Baptist disaster relief units are on the field in Texas following Hurricane Ike, reported Terry Raines, coordinator for mobile missions and disaster relief for the Virginia Baptist Mission Board. BP photo by John R. Kennedy Communities like…
Woman’s Missionary Union of Virginia elects Laura McDaniel new executive
LYNCHBURG — Despite weather forecasts predicting that Hurricane Hanna would reach Lynchburg simultaneously with the scheduled election of Laura McDaniel as the eighth executive leader of Virginia's Woman's Missionary Union, by midday the sun was shining brightly. The election and…
Work together
As one who once got kicked off a church committee for suggesting that the church maintain a balanced connection between the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and the Southern Baptist Convention, I read with interest the Aug. 21 letter from Russell H….
UVA’s Cedric Peerman challenges youth to be champions
HALIFAX — Cedric Peerman is a name University of Virginia football fans will instantly recognize. He has been one of the bright spots in the Cavalier's current season, and before he was sidelined with an injury last year, he led…
BWA births divisions for justice; scholars spotlight ecology, diversity
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Concern for freedom and justice were on the minds of participants at two recent international Baptist meetings in Prague, Czech Republic. Participants at meetings related to the Baptist World Alliance's annual gathering created a new office for…
The first 75 days
WOODSTOCK, Ga. (BP) — In his first 75 days as president of the Southern Baptist Convention, Johnny Hunt has met with more than 500 Southern Baptist leaders, discussing ways to tackle challenges facing the SBC — issues such as baptism-less…
BWA leaders request prayer for Georgia
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BWA)–Baptist World Alliance (BWA) President David Coffey and General Secretary Neville Callam are appealing for prayer for those affected by the conflict between Georgian and Russian forces over the Georgian breakaway provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Estimates…
Baptist youth from Virginia, Hungary travel together to Leipzig conference
What began as a cost-saving effort — a shared 15-hour, two-day bus trip — for two groups trying to get to Leipzig, Germany, for the Baptist World Alliance youth conference resulted in a unique time of fellowship for youth from…
Homeschooling a constitutional right, say some
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Until recently, more than 8 in 10 Americans were at odds with a California appeals court that ruled in February that “parents do not have a constitutional right to homeschool their children,” according to just-released data from…
Warning signs identified
The University of Missouri's Keeping the Score website — gambling.missouri.edu — lists some of the problem gambling signs to look for in family member or friend: • Frequent unexplained absences from classes or work • Sudden drop in grades •…
Soaring motorcycle sales spark faith opportunities
RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP) — Motorcycle sales, like gas prices, are soaring — and in the process churches and believers are discovering opportunities for witness and ministry. While gasoline prices have dropped from the $4 per gallon this summer, motorcycle dealers…
Is voting a Christian rite or right?
Jason Ford, 29, of Murfreesboro, Tenn., will be spending Election Day at home this year. A self-identified evangelical Christian, Ford cast his vote for President Bush in 2004, but says he and his wife plan to stay away from the…