BALTIMORE (ABP) — The father of a Marine killed in Iraq says he will appeal a voided $5 million judgment against protesters at his son's funeral all the way to the Supreme Court. "I'm just kind of laying low right…
EDITORIAL: How to treat your pastor’s wife
For the last nine months, I have had the great pleasure of serving the Kilmarnock Baptist Church as their interim pastor. They have recently called Matt Tennant who will begin Oct. 18. Matt and his wife have two young sons….
From the Eastern Shore to Cumberland Gap
STAFF CHANGES • Doug Odle, to Green Valley Church, Lebanon, as associate and youth pastor. • Don Taylor, resigning as pastor of Ni River Community Church, Fredericksburg. • Joel Bradberry, concluding his ministry at Black Creek Church, Mechanicsville. • Larry…
Debt keeps families, churches from reaching potential
If Americans had followed biblical financial principles, they could have lessened — or completely avoided — the worst recession in decades, two prominent Christian money management specialists said. “Debt may not be a sin, but it is certainly a curse,”…
Some call for reclaiming the lost virtue of thrift
Some social analysts observe the United States in the past half-century has shifted from a Bedford Falls-like culture of small businesses and community-friendly savings and loan institutions to a Pottersville-style nightmare of predatory lenders and seedy businesses that target the…
‘Generosity’ may communicate in ways ‘stewardship’ misses
A 2,000-year-old incident continues to set the standard for what it means to be a generous church. The New Testament records the need: “Our Jerusalem brothers and sisters need our help.” And in the face of difficult financial circumstances, the…
Debt keeps families, churches from reaching potential, say advisers
If Americans had followed biblical financial principles, they could have lessened — or completely avoided — the worst recession in decades, two prominent Christian money management specialists said. “Debt may not be a sin, but it is certainly a curse,”…
Some social analysts call for reclaiming the lost virtue of thrift
Some social analysts observe the United States in the past half-century has shifted from a Bedford Falls-like culture of small businesses and community-friendly savings and loan institutions to a Pottersville-style nightmare of predatory lenders and seedy businesses that target the…
Supreme Court gets technical in arguments on Mojave cross
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Although the case of a lonely cross on federal land in California’s Mojave Desert ultimately could have wide-ranging implications for the separation of church and state, justices on the Supreme Court spent much of the Oct. 7…
Victims of church beating expected to recover
ANNA, Ill. (ABP) — An Illinois man faces charges of attempted murder in a brutal beating attack Sept. 28 on two senior-adult women in a small-town Southern Baptist church. Willis Bates, 45, of Anna, Ill., is accused of attacking 69-year-old…
Victims of brutal beating in Illinois church expected to recover
ANNA, Ill. (ABP) — An Illinois man faces charges of attempted murder in a brutal beating attack Sept. 28 on two senior-adult women in a small-town Southern Baptist church. Willis Bates, 45, was arrested Oct. 5, a week after the…
Judge delays ruling on dismissal of ‘birther’ case
SANTA ANA, Calif. (ABP) — A federal judge heard arguments for three hours Oct. 5 about whether or not he should dismiss a lawsuit questioning Barack Obama's birthplace and the legitimacy of his presidency. In the end, U.S. District Court…