The X-Box game Halo 3 was released recently and it is huge, with more than $300 million in sales in the first two weeks; it is expected to generate more than $1 billion in revenue. Within the Christian world, however,…
New about Virginia Baptists and their ministries for Oct. 25
STAFF CHANGES • Scott Covington, to Berea Church, Fredericksburg, as pastor. • Gwynn Davis Jr., to Chester Church, Chester, as interim pastor. • Whitney Jo Clarke, to Mount Hermon Church, Danville, as minister to preschool and children. • James L….
RIGHT OR WRONG?
Christians call themselves New Testament people. I hear so many moral arguments based on the Old Testament, though. Is there any way a layperson can find some kind of consistency here? I want to be biblical in my thinking and…
OUTLOUD
“As a Christian I am completely opposed to the doctrines of Mormonism. But I'm not voting for a preacher. I'm voting for a president. It boils down to who can best represent conservative American beliefs, not religious beliefs. … This…
Stumbling blocks
Some time back, I read about stumbling blocks and little ones and being thrown into Hell with a millstone around my neck, and got very frightened. So I cried out to God, to explain to me what a stumbling block…
Prominent S.C. pastor endorses Mitt Romney, then regrets it
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (ABP) — Don Wilton, a prominent megachurch pastor in the key early-primary state of South Carolina, withdrew his endorsement of Mormon presidential candidate Mitt Romney Oct. 23. Wilton, pastor of First Baptist Church in Spartanburg and former president…
Front-runners vie for ‘values’ votes while Huckabee waits in wings
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Rudy Giuliani wants conservative Christians to know they can trust him. “You have absolutely nothing to fear from me,” he told a group of them Oct. 20. “I find it difficult understanding those who try to make…
Churches use podcasts, RSS as portable outreach tools
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (ABP) — Little white headphones that have revolutionized the way Americans listen to music may also revolutionize the way they learn about God. Hundreds of churches and Christian institutions are using podcasts or other easily downloadable audio and…
Opinion: How the Bush administration’s circular reasoning allows torture
Statements by Attorney General nominee Michael Mukasey, along with comments by Mitt Romney and his new national security adviser, have brought the issue of torture to the surface in troubling new ways. It is quite clear that this issue is…
Southwestern Seminary creates center honoring ethics leader Land
FORT WORTH, Texas (ABP) — Officials at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary have announced plans to create a Richard Land Center for Cultural Engagement, honoring Southern Baptists' public-policy guru. Land joins another well-known conservative Baptist activist, Paul Pressler, in becoming a…
Leland Seminary, Hampton University reach undergrad agreement
ARLINGTON, Va. (ABP) — A moderate Baptist seminary and a historically African-American college in Virginia have reached a unique degree-granting agreement for undergraduate students. The John Leland Center for Theological Studies, based in Arlington, Va., and Hampton University in Hampton,…
Meals on Wheels workers stabbed in kitchen of North Carolina church
ATLANTA (ABP) — Two workers for Meals on Wheels were stabbed Oct. 18 at Lakeside Baptist Church in Rocky Mount, N.C. The workers, who were not members of the church, had been preparing meals in the church's kitchen. Debbie Kornegay,…