A regional celebration of the New Baptist Covenant is scheduled for April 24-25 in Winston-Salem, N.C. The event, focused on the theme, “This is God's Year to Act: Responding to a Society in Crisis,” will be held at Wake Forest…
New statute not needed, says Virginia Baptist committee
RICHMOND — The Baptist General Association of Virginia's religious liberty committee released a statement this week concerning Virginia's Statute for Religious Freedom. The full text is: Religious liberty is again under attack. Now it is Virginia's Statute for Religious Freedom….
God doesn’t want dabbling in faith
I am not nearly as disturbed by the events you report — “Why believe in God” ads and the suit in South Carolina concerning ads saying, “I believe in God” — as I am by the apparent belief of many…
VIRGINIA BRIEFS
Heritage Center announces essay contest. The Center for Baptist Heritage & Studies reminds all high school juniors and seniors of the third annual Roots and Wings Young Scholars Essay Contest. Entries for the contest should be postmarked by April 15…
VIRGINIA BAPTIST FORUM: Advertise for the Lord
I am writing from a small town in southwestern Virginia. When our church heard of the buses in Washington we were sickened. But we did not just sit by in astonishment. We sent out letters to churches in our county…
EDITORIAL: Aunt Ida tells Bluebell to focus
Dear Jimmy, Since you know all about Bluebell Baptist and some of the tricks we've pulled through the years, you won't be surprised by this letter except in how it ends. It all started when Brother Bobby announced this mornin'…
VIRGINIA BAPTIST FORUM: Thanks for Baptist coverage
Please accept my sincerest gratitude for your detailed history of Baptists in a recent issue [Herald, Jan. 15]. After serving almost 70 years as an ordained Baptist minister, especially the last 30 years with the Roman Baptists (fundamentalists),…
Kay Warren: Following Christ means being ‘seriously disturbed’
WACO, Texas—Becoming a disciple of Jesus Christ means being willing to say “yes” unconditionally to God, knowing he likely will lead his followers into uncomfortable places, Kay Warren told a group at Baptist-affiliated Baylor University. For Warren, it meant becoming…
Wayland senior defines future, call with semester in Africa
PLAINVIEW – Jessica Riemersma has believed since she was a young girl that she would one day visit Africa. She just didn’t know exactly when that would be. So, when Wayland Baptist University afforded her the opportunity to spend a…
It takes a village to renew community and build healthy society
WACO—On a corner lot in Shreveport, La., where dealers once sold drugs, flowers bloom and vegetables grow in a community garden. More significantly, a sense of community has blossomed in the Allendale neighborhood after neighbors recaptured an ancient idea—the village….
Assyrian Christians appeal to White House for autonomy in Iraq
WASHINGTON (ABP) — A Middle Eastern ethnic umbrella organization has written President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden asking them to push for an autonomous region for Assyrian Christians in Iraq. The Assyrian Universal Alliance released letters Feb. 10 appealing to…
North Carolina CBF anticipates fifth century of Baptist movement
GREENSBORO, N.C. (ABP) — How can Baptists maintain an effective witness into their fifth century of existence? More than 400 participants gathered at First Baptist Church in Greensboro, N.C., Feb. 9 to mark the 400th anniversary of the Baptist movement…