“The church is not reducible to the flaws and the futilities and the fragilities of one's human capacity. We're all human and fragile.” Michael Eric Dyson The Georgetown University professor was speaking at a church about why black members don't…
EDITORIAL: How generous should orthodoxy be?
It was Brian McLaren who made popular with his book title the phrase “a generous orthodoxy.” In my mind, I have interpreted that to mean roughly the equivalent of Augustine's “In essentials, unity. In non-essentials, liberty. In all things, love.”…
Galindo named dean at BTSR
RICHMOND — Israel Galindo was elected dean at Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond June 17 by seminary trustees. He replaces Mike Harton, who has served as interim dean for the past two years. Galindo Galindo serves the 17-year old seminary…
FAITH DIGEST
Muslims affirm Saudi king's interfaith effort. Hundreds of Muslim leaders worldwide have endorsed Saudi King Abdullah's recent call for intensified interfaith dialogue in order to dampen global conflict and demonstrate Islam's commitment to solving world problems. The declaration came at…
News about Virginia Baptists and their ministries for June 26, 2008
STAFF CHANGES • Eric and Jenny Howell, resigning as pastor and minister to children and youth, respectively, of Broadus Memorial Church, Charlottesville, effective the end of July. They will relocate to Waco, Texas, where she has been accepted into the…
Bluefield College awards music scholarships
RICHMOND — Bluefield College awarded 13 $1,000 music scholarships to high school Baptist students during the Virginia Baptist All-State Youth Choir sponsored by the Virginia Baptist Mission Board at Derbyshire Baptist Church in Richmond. The recipients were Lauren Coburn of…
Aid groups feel the pinch of rising food, gas prices
WASHINGTON (RNS)—Dramatic increases in food and gas prices are leaving some religious hunger-relief groups praying for relief. Problems already were apparent in 2006, but U.S. churches now report increased difficulty getting meals to people who need them. Food distributors see…
Officials deny boy’s burial in Kyrgyzstan
KULANAK, Kyrgyzstan — After the death of a 14-year-old Baptist in Kulanak in central Kyrgyzstan, the local imam and a village mob prevented his burial in the village, even in land allocated two years earlier for Christian burials, local Baptists…
Pastors ask town to ban Sunday morning sports
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, N.J. — It is a weekly ordeal at the Rev. Donald Mossa's church. The moment the youth choir sings its last note, a swarm of parents descends to rush their kids to soccer games. Or they call to…