Heritage Column for April 14, 2005 By Fred Anderson Abraham Lincoln said it. “Chop your own wood. It will warm you twice.” John Farrar is a Southerner, but he follows the rail-splitter's good advice. Last fall this columnist visited Falling…
The Frozen Chosen: A dozen Hokies journey to Lithuania
By Chris Hanley Most Americans have no clue where Lithuania is, but 12 Hokies from the Baptist Student Union at Virginia Tech invested their spring break in this small country, and witnessed God doing amazing things in the lives of…
Southwest Virginia network announceds first teaching events
The first teaching events of the newly-established Southwest Virginia Christian Leadership Network have been announced. The network is a ministry of the Virginia Baptist Mission Board, providing leadership training for ministers and laypersons in Southwest Virginia. The scheduled events include:…
Family Mission Week adds new dimension
Already a strong week of mission projects, worship and Bible study, Family Mission Week takes on a new dimension this year in response to families who want to learn and play together. A “Family Track” has been added to the…
Historical Society hosts annual meeting
‘One Great Fellowship of Love” is the theme for the annual meeting of the Virginia Baptist Historical Society, to be held at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 10, in the chapel of the First Baptist Church of Richmond. Denton Lotz, general…
Children’s Home sponsors golf tournament
The Virginia Baptist Children's Home and Family Services is sponsoring a golf tournament on Friday, May 6, at the Brookwoods Golf Club near Quinton. The cost is $60 per individual or $240 per team. Sign-in begins at 11:30 a.m., followed…
Virginia Baptists’ response to tsunami relief in India
Contributions from Virginia Baptists for the Indian relief project through March 31 with the following designations: • Southern Baptist Convention (IMB): $96,197 • Baptist World Alliance (BWAid): $39,261 • Cooperative Baptist Fellowship: $77,444 • Virginia Baptist Mission Board: $226,275 General…
Mission Board allocates funds to church, mission initiatives
During its meeting last week, the Virginia Baptist Mission Board allocated funds for a variety of church grants and for a number of mission projects around the world. Three churches received grants for start-up expenses: • Beacon Hill Missionary Baptist…
McLaren speaks in Kentucky after controversy
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (ABP) — Challenging Christians to become “apprentices of Jesus,” emerging church leader Brian McLaren spoke at a Kentucky Baptist Convention-related school just a few weeks after being uninvited from speaking at a convention-sponsored event. McLaren, one of the…
In New York, legislators block reactivation of death penalty
NEW YORK (ABP) — A state legislative committee has effectively blocked the reinstatement of New York's death-penalty law. A committee of the New York State Assembly killed legislation April 12 that would have reinstated the state's capital-punishment statute. The law…
Sri Lanka asks Baptist agency to mold foster-care program
DALLAS (ABP) — The government of Sri Lanka has invited a Texas Baptist agency to shape the country's first child protective services program, with the man who got the group involved in January's tsunami-relief efforts taking the lead. David Beckett,…
Connecticut, Maryland legislators pass domestic-partner bills
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Legislators in Connecticut and Maryland have passed bills providing state protection for relationships between domestic partners, including same-sex relationships. On April 6, the Connecticut Senate voted 27-9 for a bill that would create civil unions — legal…