Analysis for June 23, 2005 By Ken Camp A significant number of American teenagers are “clueless” when it comes to a working knowledge of the Bible, and that means they cannot receive a quality education, a new report indicates. A…
Virginians named to SBC posts
A number of Baptists from Virginia were elected to committees and boards of trustees of the Southern Baptist Convention last week: COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES • Ronnie C. Brown, Swift Creek Baptist Church, Midlothian (Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia) • William…
Letter for June 23, 2005
Showing God's love All of us know the song They Will Know We Are Christians By Our Love, but I wonder if we understand the significance of what it says. The Scriptures indicate that the early church grew because people…
George Bush speaks to SBC messengers
President Bush told Southern Baptists June 21 their belief in a “free church in a free state” requires establishing a culture of compassion. Southern Baptists “know that freedom is a divine gift that carries serious responsibilities,” the president said from…
A church in four centuries
First Baptist Church in Richmond-one of the oldest congregations of any denomination in Virginia-marked 225 years of ministry with a June 12 celebration that featured packed worship services, a specially-written anthem, historical displays, a luncheon and the burial of a…
Action in Nashville: Annual SBC meeting
Messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention elected Bobby Welch to a second term as president of the denomination. During their annual meeting last week, they also urged parents to investigate public schools and ended its eight-year boycott against the Disney…
Lottie Moon offering gains second-highest total
Southern Baptists contributed nearly $134 million to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering this year, the second-largest total in the offerings 115-year history. When the books closed on the 2004 offering May 31, Southern Baptists had given $133,886,221.58. The amount fell…
What does Henry know?
Editorial for July 14, 2005 By Jim White I'll tell you the story of a man I'll call Henry because that's his name. He's a crusty old Texan who, despite his rough exterior and years of herding a big rig…
Creator of Living Bible dies at 88
Kenneth Taylor, whose Living Bible made Scripture understandable for millions of people, died June 10 at the age of 88 at his home in Wheaton, Ill. Taylor based his Living Bible paraphrase, first published in 1971, on existing English Bible…