PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (ABP) — “She wanted me to buy her the house of her dreams,” he says. “This was it.” His voice choked with raw emotion, Bob Zeller points toward the pile of rubble that now lies where his…
In Bayou La Batre, hit by Katrina, movie drama becomes all too real
BAYOU LA BATRE, Ala. (ABP) — In the Hollywood film “Forrest Gump,” the hero scores an economic coup when his boat is the only one in the Bayou La Batre, Ala., shrimping fleet to survive a hurricane. Sadly, for the…
CBF groups start disaster response in south Alabama, Mississippi
ATLANTA (ABP) — In a small coastal Alabama town ravaged by Hurricane Katrina, the Alabama branch of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship is partnering to provide assistance to residents, most of whom lost everything. Alabama CBF is joining efforts with Volunteers…
Radical we are not
Another View for September 1, 2005 By Kevin Rutledge The cost of discipleship as Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Baptists is a call to a radical lifestyle, full of uncomfortable places. This is not a message that today's American church is following….
Religion run amok
Editorial for September 1, 2005 By Jim White Country singer Dierks Bentley croons, “Well, I know what I was feeling, but what was I thinking?” Perhaps Pat Robertson has adopted this as the theme song for The 700 Club. Waxing…
Fatherly advice
Heritage Column for September 1, 2005 By Fred Anderson Zachary, our 7-year-old grandson, attempted to teach his grandfather how to play chess, a game whose mysteries this columnist must confess has eluded him. Zachary already has won a chess tournament…
Letters for September 1, 2005
Christian response to war I think that Mr. White's article [“A necessary evil is still evil,” Herald, Aug. 18] was very timely and absolutely addressed a major problem that we are facing in this country today. I, for one, do…
Shiloh Association gets new ministry center
By Donnie Johnston Thanks to a retired Culpeper couple, the Shiloh Baptist Association finally has a home. “One of my goals as director of missions has been for the association to have a home of its own,” Lanny Horton said….
‘Alphin Challenge’ deadline approaches
The first true Sunday school in America started in Accomac, Va., in 1785. That's the starting place for Bill Alphin's challenge for Virginia Baptists to start new small groups. Alphin, who coordinates Bible study and discipleship for the Virginia Baptist…