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…
SECOND OPINION: The futile search for Graham’s successor
Having spent his life in the limelight, Billy Graham now lives at his mountain retreat in relative seclusion, while down below there is a clamor to crown his successor. (By the way, I should say at the outset, this is…
Upraised hands
I have become that older woman standing up front with raised hands during prayer. I met her during the Pastors Conference at Huguenot Road Baptist Church at the Baptist General Association of Virginia meeting in 1999. She was then about…
Helping the generations
There scarcely has been a time in Rob Sandford's life when he was not associated with Baptist student ministry. “Born and raised in a Baptist church,” he became involved in campus ministry at the age of 18 when he entered…
News about Virginia Baptists and their ministries for September 4, 2008
STAFF CHANGES • Robert Baldwin, to Airlee Court Church, Roanoke, as pastor. • Israel Maxwell, to Scottsville Church, Scottsville, as pastor. • Terry Riddle, to Southside Church, Chesapeake, as pastor. • Richard Martin Jr., to Bethel Church, Chase City, as…
Fuller Seminary professor David Scholer dies at 70
PASADENA, Calif. (ABP) — David Scholer, noted American Baptist scholar and professor of New Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary, died Aug. 22 after a long struggle with cancer. He was 70. Scholer was a specialist in several areas of New…
Baptists active in wake of Hurricane Gustav
NEW ORLEANS (ABP) — Although Hurricane Gustav apparently was much less of a disaster than 2005’s Hurricane Katrina, Baptists have mobilized throughout the Gulf Coast region to provide a wide array of disaster-aid services. From churches hosting evacuees to chainsaw…
Baptists active in wake
of Hurricane Gustav
NEW ORLEANS (ABP) — Although Hurricane Gustav apparently was much less of a disaster than 2005’s Hurricane Katrina, Baptists have mobilized throughout the Gulf Coast region to provide a wide array of disaster-aid services. From churches hosting evacuees to chainsaw…
Believers minister to delegates, law enforcement during DNC
DENVER (ABP) — Baptists were among the many Christian groups who ministered to the delegates, journalists and others who flocked to the Democratic National Convention in Denver Aug. 24-29. And while the impact of the political event will culminate Nov….
Baptists aiding after Georgia crisis; Russians seek talks
TBLISI, Georgia (ABP) — Baptists around the world continued to respond with prayer and humanitarian aid to people displaced by continuing conflict between Georgia and Russia Aug. 29. Meanwhile, Russian Baptists have invited their Georgian counterparts to discuss the future….
Social conservatives express delight at McCain’s pick of Sarah Palin
WASHINGTON (ABP) — John McCain’s surprise Aug. 29 pick of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice-presidential running mate was met with positive reviews from groups that oppose abortion rights and gay rights. “Sen. McCain made an outstanding pick from…
Citing Scripture on historic day, Obama accepts DNC nomination
DENVER (ABP) — Forty-five years to the day after a Baptist preacher shamed America into living up to its own creed, Barack Obama cited the epistle to the Hebrews in becoming the first African-American to accept a major party’s presidential…