ARLINGTON, Va. (ABP) — The influence of evangelical Christians in the military's highest ranks is again under question, after complaints about an evangelical group's promotional video that features several top-ranking Pentagon officers, some in uniform. The Pentagon inspector general's office…
Opinion: A glimmer of hope for Iraq
This recent report of the Iraq Study Group offers a welcome infusion of wisdom and bipartisanship in the tortured struggle over what to do about Iraq. The carefully written report offers the only glimmer of hope recently seen in this…
For Christians, ‘Nativity’ overcomes mixed reviews, potential scandal
LOS ANGELES (ABP) — One week after its debut, a movie based on the Gospels' simple Nativity narrative is spurring optimism among Christian film fans, who seem willing to overlook potentially scandalous news about one of the movie's stars. “The…
New leaders
The Virginia Baptist Mission Board elected new officers Nov. 28 and examined challenges facing Virginia Baptists in the 21st century. At their organizational meeting, held each year following the annual session of the Baptist General Association of Virginia, the board…
Evangelical Forum meets in Virginia Beach
A gifted pastor and a professor were enlisted this year to address the Evangelical Forum. Using Romans 11:33 as his focal passage, Andrew Davis, pastor of First Baptist Church in Durham, N.C., modeled doctrinal preaching in delivering an expository sermon…
FIRST PERSON: Oh God, it’s not my time!
Unless it was your birthday, not many of you will recall exactly where you were on the evening of Oct. 2. It wasn't a holiday. No unusual weather pattern created a crisis. It was just an ordinary old Monday, the…
In the beginning
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! But not on April 4, 1987, of all days. It was our first meeting to organize the Virginia Baptist Secretaries Association and it did snow. In fact, several groups from the…
Warren, Obama dismiss criticism of AIDS conference at Saddleback
A star evangelical pastor and a star Democratic senator have fired back at anti-abortion leaders who criticized an AIDS conference designed to rally Christians to fight the global pandemic. Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback Church in Orange County, Calif.; and…
Rick who?
If Britney Spears, Denzel Washington and James Dobson were in a lineup, most Americans would know the first two but draw a blank on the evangelical leader. A new study by the Barna Group found that a majority of Americans,…