They were the most unlikely of business partners. In 1984 the beautiful town of Bangor, Maine, offered few stable jobs and many people still got by working odd jobs, trading for goods, and growing their own produce. Alex Gallimore Burt…
EDITORIAL: After NASCAR, can the Vatican be far behind?
As I write this, the 2013 NASCAR racing season is set to begin this coming Sunday (Feb. 24) with the Daytona 500. While that is generally of little interest to many, this year the race is engendering quite a media…
Don Rutledge, widely-known for photos of Baptist mission activities, dies at 82
RICHMOND — Donald Rutledge, a renowned photographer whose images of mission activities are familiar to Baptists around the world, died Feb. 19 at 82. Don Rutledge (NAMB photo by Ken Touchton) Rutledge’s work was published in magazines and books around…
HERITAGE: Facing the facts
The times were hard. The Southern Baptist Convention attempted its first mammoth financial campaign. The name told just how big it was: the 75 Million Campaign. It was a bold and ambitious program over a five-year period to undergird the…
WINN RECOMMENDS
WINN RECOMMENDS Winn Collier Finding ourselves in the season of Lent forces question of how our practices, our bodily, lived experiences, encourage or distract our spirituality. These two titles explore these questions. The Life of the Body, Valerie Hess…
Church sold as members go missional
By Jeff Brumley They tried hiring a consultant, new worship styles, luring nonprofits as renters and seeking other churches for mergers. But each approach fell through for the roughly 50 aging members of Scott Boulevard Baptist Church in Decatur, Ga. The congregation’s next step…
Scholar says Bible speaks to immigration
By Bob Allen A female Bible scholar, ordained as a Baptist and United Church of Christ minister, says immigration is not a “black and white” issue in the African-American community in this week’s installment of a series of Bible commentaries…
Wendell Berry gay-marriage speech online
By Bob Allen Comments on gay marriage by celebrated Kentucky farmer and author Wendell Berry that received widespread media attention in January are now available for online viewing. Georgetown College announced Feb. 20 the posting of Berry’s address, delivered Jan….
SBC considers dropping DC ties
By Bob Allen Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention will vote in June on a proposal to no longer recognize the District of Columbia Baptist Convention as a qualified state entitled to representation on SBC governing boards. Staff of the…
SBC leaders chide Boy Scouts
By Bob Allen The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, in a rare resolution on a public issue adopted between annual meetings of the SBC, criticized leaders who support dropping the Boy Scouts of America’s ban on gay Scouts and adult volunteers….
Prof shares passion for film
By Linda Brinson If Noel Manning were a betting man, he’d have an edge in predicting the winners at the Oscar awards ceremony Sunday night, Feb. 24. As a voting member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association, Manning evaluated most…
Proposal to change D.C. Baptist Convention’s representation on SBC boards moves forward
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention will vote in June on a proposal to change the way churches in the District of Columbia Baptist Convention are represented on SBC governing boards. A proposal set for a vote at the…