BLUEFIELD—A Virginian's love for Christian ministry will result in more trained ministers, thanks to an endowed scholarship established in his memory at Bluefield College. Sheridan Williams of Max Meadows wanted to preserve the legacy of her husband, Elbert Williams, and…
Churches’ cooperation strengthen ministry in among students in China
MACAU, China — Eager hands reached for strips of paper. “This one goes next,” voices shouted as the group of Chinese students pieced the strips together to tell the story of Christ's birth. The problem: the story had been written…
That’s a wrap: Lakewood Manor’s Wilson is wrapping machine
RICHMOND—At this holiday gift-giving time, Stacey Wilson, Lakewood Manor's program coordinator, becomes a wrapping machine. She is not wrapping the presents for her friends and families but for the Lakewood residents. Lakewood Manor resident Peggy Warren (right) gets help with…
EDITORIAL: Selecting your tree
The semi-trailer flatbed ahead of me was loaded with small, cut spruce trees. It didn't take much creativity to anticipate their destination as a Christmas tree lot in some distant city. Although reluctant to admit it to my friends at…
Bluefield donor enhances chapel
BLUEFIELD—Bluefield College's 42-year-old Harman Chapel is moving into the 21st century, thanks to a donor's desire to bring state-of-the-art multimedia presentation devices to the facility. Thanks to a sizable contribution from BC alumna and trustee Susan McDougle Tussey and her…
Third letter to Zachary
Dear Zachary: Ten years ago your grandfather wrote you a letter soon after your birth. You probably have never read that letter, but I trust your parents put it with some keepsakes and someday you may want to read it….
BTSR offers online classes
RICHMOND—Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond's School of Christian Ministry has announced its January 2008 online courses and spring conferences. For more information or to register, call 1-888-339-2877 (toll free) or email scminfo@btsr. edu. Online Congregational Leadership Certificate Program courses will…
Out Loud
“Being president—that'll be a heck of a lot easier job than getting all the Baptists to agree on everything,” Huckabee, a Baptist minister, said at a Dec. 6 political event in Greensboro, N.C., Hendersonville (N.C.) Times-News..” Mike Huckabee The Republican…
GodTube offers Christian alternative to YouTube
DALLAS (RNS)—Chris Wyatt and the Internet have something going. In the late '90s, the young television producer helped start Communities.com, the world's first social networking website. The site exploded into the Internet's largest pre-MySpace network. Now, less than a decade…
Red Letter Days: Christmas gifts with a conscience
NEW YORK (ABP) — What's the perfect revenge for the flannel-lined hot-water bottle Aunt Sharon gave you last Christmas? Or the Michael Bolton CD from your brother-in-law? A toilet. Or an ox. A bag of seeds would work, for that…
Happy New Year? For some Christians, it has already begun
COLUMBIA, Mo. (ABP) — When does the new year begin? For Christians observing the church calendar, it began with the start of Advent on Dec. 2. The traditional Christian season of Advent, which begins four Sundays before Christmas, is to…
With Corzine’s signature, N.J. officially bans death penalty
TRENTON, N.J. (ABP) — Stating his firm opposition to what he called “state-endorsed killing,” New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine (D) has signed into law a legislative ban on capital punishment — the nation's first in decades. Shortly before he signed…