Editorial for December 8, 2005 By Jim Smith Politicians do some really dumb things. Last week, Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham, R-Calif., admitted that he had taken $2.4 million in bribes. Dumb. I hope they throw the book at him! But…
La. Baptists reject officers, motions offered by conservative faction
Messengers to the Louisiana Baptist Convention's annual meeting Nov. 14-15 surprised some observers by rejecting candidates and causes endorsed by the state's conservative political group. Messengers voted to amend a budget-cutting proposal that would have had a disproportionate impact on…
Living history
Heritage Column for December 8, 2005 By Fred Anderson Ellis W.I. Yau came calling all the way from Hong Kong. It was a chance encounter. He telephoned the day before, introduced himself and said that he would be in the…
Texas Baptists vote for diversity
Rallying under a banner of “One Family-One Mission,” messengers to the Baptist General Convention of Texas annual meeting took decisive steps toward demonstrating the diversity of Texas Baptists. Messengers elected the convention's first African-American president, approved a governance plan that…
Letters for December 8, 2005
Thanks for editorial Thank you, Jim White, for your editorial on this year’s Baptist General Association of Virginia meeting. You put into words a description of Fred Craddock’s preaching when I have been unable to do so. I’ve tried to…
Conservatives win in North Carolina
Conservatives in the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina elected their candidate as president, toughened the convention's stance against gay-friendly churches, replaced the interim executive director and approved new institutional trustees without dissent. But they failed in another key objective-to…
A new breed of missionary
Another View for December 8, 2005 By Jerry Rankin International Mission Board Historians identify William Carey's departure for India in 1793 as launching the modern missionary movement. But most would acknowledge that more has been accomplished in global missions following…
Tennessee postpones action on Belmont
Messengers to the Tennessee Baptist Convention's annual meeting Nov.15-16 elected a convention president by a razor-thin margin and delayed action on altering the convention's relationship with Belmont University. Conservative Phil Jett, pastor of Englewood Baptist Church in Jackson, won the…
Thoughts on the 2005 Women of Faith conference
By Phyllis Johnson Holland Baptist Church, Suffolk It's something special to see 23,622 women in one place. Now imagine them singing praise tunes and listening to some of the most sincere, funny, talented and spiritually moving women God has put…
Kentucky approves Georgetown College plan
Kentucky Baptist Convention messengers voted overwhelmingly to approve a new ministry partnership with Georgetown College. Meeting Nov. 15-16, they also elected conservative pastors to the KBC's top three posts, defeating three moderate pastors endorsed by Mainstream Baptists of Kentucky. The…
Virginia Baptist Mission Board, Foundation launch endowment partnership
Cover Story for December 8, 2005 By Robert Dilday Associate Editor Virginia Baptist leaders said Nov. 30 they expect a new partnership between the Virginia Baptist Mission Board and Virginia Baptist Foundation to result in significantly more funding for Virginia…
Church & People News for December 8, 2005
Christmas Music & Drama Azalea Church, “An Old-Fashioned Christmas,” Dec. 11 at 11 a.m. Beaver Dam Church, Troy; “One Bethlehem Night,” Dec. 9 and 10 at 7 p.m. and Dec. 11 at 3 p.m. Bedford Church, Bedford; “A Great and…