With one Mormon looking like a serious contender for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008, it may be time to ask the question Americans asked about Catholic candidate John F. Kennedy in 1960: Is the country ready to elect a…
Virginia Baptists join other leaders in plea for peace
Four Virginia Baptists have joined other Baptist leaders in North America and Europe in calling for an end to violence in Lebanon. The leaders are asking prayer for: • “An end to the escalating violence between Israel and Hezbollah.” •…
Record Habitat project grows in 9th Ward with Baptist help
Hannah Elliott/ABP Inman Houston and Andrew Crosby at the building site of the 31 homes First Baptist Church of New Orleans and Habitat for Humanity are building. NEW ORLEANS (ABP) — Last year, New Orleans' Upper Ninth Ward was one…
North Carolina couple does ‘God’s work’ from camper, armory in Katrina territory
Hannah Elliott/ABP GULFPORT, Miss. (ABP) — It would take an act of God for most people to quit their jobs, move away from friends and family and commit to living for two years in a camper in Katrina-ravaged Gulfport, Miss….
Stranded Lebanese academic to address American Baptist missions conference
GREEN LAKE, Wis. (ABP) — A Lebanese Baptist minister critical of American evangelical Protestants' overwhelming support for Israel will address an American Baptist Churches missions conference Aug. 4. Martin Accad's address to participants at the ABCUSA International Ministries world missions…
Gore documentary film exposes diversity in evangelical opinion on environment
DALLAS (ABP) — A recent movie by Al Gore has helped reveal a diversity of opinion among Christians when it comes to the environment. While in recent years some evangelical and conservative groups have begun to acknowledge the case for…
Randel Everett to resign from Leland Center in Va.
ARLINGTON, Va. (ABP) — Randel Everett will resign at the end of the year as president of the John Leland Center for Theological Studies, where he has served for the past nine years. “These past nine years have been an…
Washington Supreme Court latest to rule against same-sex marriage
OLYMPIA, Wash. (ABP) — In the latest of several setbacks for gay-rights activists, Washington's Supreme Court narrowly voted to uphold that state's ban on same-sex marriage July 26. In a 5-4 decision, the state's highest court ruled against two groups…
EDITORIAL: Aunt Ida’s garden
Dear Jimmy, I wish you could see our garden! I guess we've had just the right amount of rain because we've got an abundance. This morning I gathered a dishpan full of green beans and enough okra to fry up…
ANOTHER VIEW: Middle East peace: A Kingdom road map
The apostle Paul didn't know anything about Hezbollah or the Israeli defense ministry. But he did know something about hatred and hostility between irreconcilable people groups. And, more importantly, he knew something about the Kingdom of Christ. Everyone watching the…
South of the border
Several Virginia Baptists — including this columnist — found their way south of the border to Mexico City for the recent gathering of the Baptist World Alliance. In a sense, I once again was following in the footsteps of my…
News about Virginia Baptists and their ministries for July 27, 2006
STAFF Carl Burger, to Mount Tabor Church, Keeling, as senior pastor. Roger Eunice, to Laurel Grove Church, Sutherlin, as senior pastor. Gary Tucker, to Shermont Church, Danville, as senior pastor. Michael Wright, resigning as pastor of Covington Church, Covington, to…