RICHMOND — Virginia Baptists will be asked this week to approve a 2008 budget that offers a new way to fund their educational institutions. The changes are part of the proposed Baptist General Association of Virginia budget of $14,360,000 —…
EDITORIAL: Aunt Ida makes room at the table
Oh my goodness. You just don't know what you missed last Sunday. How I wish you and your family coulda been here for Sunday dinner. Things mighta gone a lot smoother if you had been here. ‘Course, as far as…
SECOND OPINION: A truly evangelical Baptist future
In moving this summer from Union University to Mercer University I transitioned from a school that moves in the orbit of the Southern Baptist Convention to an institution that moves in the orbit of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. And so…
David Olive inaugurated as president during Bluefield College celebration
BLUEFIELD — Bluefield College celebrated the inauguration of a new president, David W. Olive, during a Nov. 2 campus ceremony, which challenged the BC family to embrace its heritage, while imagining its future. Hundreds of local and regional dignitaries and…
Generations
For nearly 180 years, across five generations, the Religious Herald has arrived uninterrupted in the homes of the Ryland family of Virginia. Samuel Peachey Ryland subscribed when the first issue of the Herald came off the press in January 1828….
Moderates lose officer, other votes at Tennessee Baptist meeting
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (ABP) — An organized conservative group defeated a coalition of moderates and unaligned conservatives during the Tennessee Baptist Convention annual meeting Nov. 13-14 in Kingsport, Tenn. Messengers elected presidential and vice-presidential candidates endorsed by Concerned Tennessee Baptists, whose…
Opinion: The power of choosing what we remember
Like other American holidays -– such as Labor, Memorial and Presidents days -– Veterans' Day has lost much of its original significance for a considerable part of our population and has become the occasion for yet one more three-day weekend….
Belmont and Tennessee Baptists reach settlement, ending lawsuit
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (ABP) — Belmont University and Tennessee Baptists have reached an agreement that will end a crucial lawsuit, messengers at the Tennessee Baptist Convention annual meeting were told Nov. 13. The agreement means that Belmont will provide the Tennessee…
Baylor students to benefit from $5 million scholarship gift
WACO, Texas (ABP) — Baylor University announced a $5 million gift that will provide funds for some of the nation's smartest high-school students. The gift will establish the C. Clifton Robinson and Betsy Sharp Robinson Endowed Scholarship Fund in the…
Bluefield College inaugurates new president David Olive
BLUEFIELD, Va. (ABP) — Baptist-affiliated Bluefield College celebrated the inauguration of David Olive as president Nov. 2. Hundreds of local dignitaries and educators filled the school's Harman Chapel to witness the formal installation service, the culmination of a weeklong series…
North Carolina Baptists expel Charlotte church for accepting gays
GREENSBORO, N.C. (ABP) – North Carolina Baptists expelled Myers Park Baptist Church in Charlotte from their statewide group because the church accepts gay members into leadership. The Executive Committee of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina ruled Nov. 12…
National Council of Churches gathers faith leaders to abolish genocide
NEW YORK (ABP) — Leaders from a number of Christian traditions met in New York Nov. 9 in an attempt to mobilize Christians to “reflect on their responsibility in the face of genocide.” Armenian, Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Lutheran, Methodist and…