LOUISVILLE, Ky. (RNS) — At St. Stephen Baptist Church in Louisville, the 14,000-member congregation billed itself as a “seven-day-a-week” hub of activity, with choir practices, ministry meetings or small groups scheduled every night. But Pastor Kevin Cosby noticed a drop-off….
Virginia Baptists hammer home the blessings
Led by Woman's Missionary Union of Virginia, participants in the MC2 conference at Eagle Eyrie joined churches and community members in building a complete, five-bedroom house in just one week. Called a “Blessing Blitz” the accomplishment is all the more…
Maybe Indiana Jones should have looked in Ethiopia
AXUM, Ethiopia (RNS) — The fabled Ark of the Covenant has become not only an icon of modern culture, thanks mainly to Indiana Jones, but also the most revered religious relic of all time. In Ethiopia, people believe it rests…
Eagle Eyrie dedicates new swimming pool
LYNCHBURG — Beautiful and inviting, Eagle Eyrie's new swimming pool was dedicated in a brief ceremony on Tuesday afternoon, July 15. Photo by Jim White Eagle Eyrie's new pool was filled with swimmers following its dedication July 15. Both children…
FAITH DIGEST
Philanthropist Templeton dies at 95. John Templeton, American-born investor and philanthropist who devoted his later life to funding the scientific study of religion, died July 8 at a hospital in Nassau, Bahamas, at 95. Templeton founded a prize for “progress…
EDITORIAL: Aunt Ida meets a hard Baptist
Dear Jimmy, Well, I've about worn out both of your Uncle Orley's ears with my grumblin' so I've decided to write you. At least you have the opportunity to stop readin' if you want to. Your poor uncle probably could…
High Hills woman completes 50th consecutive year at Eagle Eyrie
For 50 consecutive years, Dorothy Hall has made a mid-summer trek up the mountain to spend a week at Eagle Eyrie. She first came in 1959 to attend Training Union week. “My mother-in-law, Grandma Hall, came to cook for Mr….
SECOND OPINION: To bee or not to bee
Rising food and fuel prices are on the minds of much of the world. These realities exist hand in hand. It takes lots of energy for the massive food production needed to sustain (and in many cases, fatten) over six…
BTSR to inaugurate Crawford as president
The inauguration of Ronald W. Crawford as president of Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond will take place at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 21, at First Baptist Church, Richmond, and will be followed by a reception. The event is open…
OUT LOUD
“I think, in a sense, it's harder to be a Christian in Charlottesville than in Richmond, if you're culturally engaged. … Richmond is still a lot more Christ-haunted than Charlottesville is.” Ken Myers The host of Mars Hill Audio Journal,…
SW Center to offer classes this fall
In partnership with the John Leland Center for Theological Studies, the Southwest Virginia Christian Leadership Network will offer college-credit Bible classes in fall 2008. These classes are ideal for ministers, those considering a call to ministry, church leaders or those…
Table talk
The visitor to the Heritage Gallery of the Virginia Baptist Historical Society was ready to leave. He rather intently had examined each of the panels in the religious liberty mural. We knew that he was a professor of law and…