DALLAS (ABP) — Yom Kippur, the most sober and holy day of the Jewish year, was Oct. 2. To celebrate, Jews around the world fasted, prayed and attended synagogue. In Israel, public transportation and airports were closed, along with banks,…
Former Arizona foundation execs sentenced to prison, restitution
PHOENIX (ABP) — Two former executives of the Baptist Foundation of Arizona were sentenced to jail and told to pay millions in restitution Sept. 29 in what may be the nation's largest case of faith-based financial fraud. Maricopa County, Ariz.,…
Pastors: Leaders of the flock but alone in the crowd
DALLAS (ABP) — Worshippers hear them speak each Sunday, and a steady stream of people visit them each week. But for many pastors, ministry makes a lonely life. Though they often relate well to large groups of people on many…
Campbell University icon retires after 60-plus years of work
BUIES CREEK, N.C. (ABP) — It was 1943 when Leslie Campbell plucked 18-year-old Diamond Johnson Matthews out of Mabel Powell's English class to be his secretary. The son of Campbell University founder James Archibald Campbell, he needed a bright presidential…
Christian Coalition names moderate Joel Hunter to president’s position
WASHINGTON (ABP) — An organization once synonymous with the Religious Right in the United States has named as president a pastor who is becoming known as a critic of the Religious Right. The Christian Coalition announced Oct. 1 it had…
LifeWay publishes findings on Calvinism in the SBC
While LifeWay Research found the number of Southern Baptist pastors embracing five-point Calvinism to be relatively small, it is undeniable that the conversations on Calvinism within the Southern Baptist Convention has brought renewed interest to the 400-year-old theological system. Surveying…
Home again
Sept. 17 was a typical Sunday morning at most Virginia Baptist churches. But for the congregation of Parham Road Baptist in Richmond, it was the first time in over two years that they had gathered for worship at their church…
Pewboy meets Calvin
Pewboy: Oh, I thought you had heard that I had another question and was making yourself scarce! Altar Ego: Well, I had noticed your agitated state. Is this going to be another trivial imponderable like “Given a preacher's favorite Sunday…
Inclusion for the BGAV
Unfortunately, there is a sleeper in all of this. Whoever accepts an appointment must agree to biblical inerrancy and sign off on the 2000 Baptist Faith and Message. One always wonders what is really meant by biblical inerrancy. What about…
Page interview
You pointed out that historic Virginia Baptists (myself included) were beginning to question whether they should continue to send money to the SBC if they are denied participation. Page's reply to your query struck a welcome chord when he replied,…
Which Bible?
Page said, “It's not fair not to exclude both conventions in Virginia and Texas to service as trustees.” That sounded good to me until I read the next paragraph, I knew we are getting the same old fundamentalist run around….
Fired SS teacher
In view of their behavior could it be that LaBouf and his La “Board” are losing their La “Minds” and should be transported to La La Land? Ken McFarlane Smith, Arlington