JEFERSON CITY, Mo. (ABP) — Windermere Baptist Conference Center will not face a trial this year in its continuing legal battle with the Missouri Baptist Convention, thanks to a judge's ruling. The decision is a victory for the center, encouraging…
Opinion: Another reason to grieve on 9/11
(ABP) — This column appears on the sixth anniversary of the unthinkable 9/11 attacks on the United States. The attacks themselves were the most heinous terrorist acts ever visited on this country. We will be grieving our losses for a…
California legislators again pass bill legalizing gay marriage; veto likely
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (ABP) — In a repeat performance, California legislators sent Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) a bill legalizing same-sex marriage Sept. 10. And, in another repeat performance, the governor is expected to veto the measure. The California Senate approved the…
IRS probe clears Focus on the Family despite Dobson’s 2004 endorsements
WASHINGTON (ABP) — The Colorado-based Focus on the Family ministry will retain its tax-exempt status despite the fact that the group's founder endorsed President Bush and other Republican candidates in the 2004 elections. James Dobson, who founded the ministry in…
Providing clean water in Macedonia is life-giving work, ecologist says
ATLANTA (ABP) — When Darrell Smith explains the development work he does in Macedonia, he often tells the story from Luke's gospel of Jesus cleansing the lepers. “Jesus healed them simply because they asked,” said Smith, who is affiliated with…
Calif. pastor/seminary president to join SBC presidential field
SAN FRANCISCO (ABP) — Bill Wagner, California college president and pastor who also was a long-time employee of the Southern Baptist Convention's International Mission Board, has said he will run for the SBC presidency next year. Wagner, who wrote How…
Transformed: YEC premiers new name, location
More than 1,250 Virginia Baptists flocked to Richmond in August for the annual youth evangelism conference — now called Youth Encounter. About 160 made professions of faith or commitments to Christian service during the two days. Alice Rusher Starfield, an…
RESPONSE: Immigration commentaries
In regard to the response you published on my Second Opinion article of Aug. 9 [“What should lawmakers do?”], I just want to make two points of clarification for your readers: First, the Latino Network of Virginia Baptists is not…
FIRST PERSON: Special needs ministry makes difference at church
RUCKERSVILLE, Va. — The special needs ministry at Spring Hill Baptist Church in Ruckersville is exciting, vibrant and growing. But it hasn't always been that way. When my family moved here nearly seven years ago so I could join the…
News about Virginia Baptists and their ministries for Sept. 6, 2007
STAFF CHANGES • Jack Thomas, to Lyles Church, Palmyra, as pastor. • Dennis V. Jones, to Dublin Church, Dublin, as pastor. • Joshua L. M. Pittman, to Upper King & Queen Church, Newtown, as pastor. • James Combow, resigning as…
VIRGINIA BRIEFS
Virginia Baptist Library Association plans conference. VBLA has announced plans for its fall conference, to be held Oct. 12-13 at First Baptist Church in Richmond, focusing on the theme “The Church Library—Treasury of the Past, Key to the Future.” The…
EDITORIAL: Greed vs. creed
The stage is being set for a showdown. In this corner, Goliath of Gath oozing greed from every pore. In the opposite corner, Little David who has only a sense of right and wrong going for him. Chances are you…