It might be having an understanding person to talk to. It might be help putting frustrations into perspective. Or it might be a gentle reminder that nobody, not even the pastor, can do everything — and probably shouldn’t try. But…
Baptist teams from Mid-Atlantic continue disaster response in N.Y, N.J. seven weeks after hurricane
Just a week before Christmas, Baptist disaster response teams from the Mid-Atlantic remain at work in New York and New Jersey, assisting residents still impacted by Hurricane Sandy’s landfall there on Oct. 29. In the past seven weeks, Virginia Baptist…
LETTER: There is a guiding principle regarding Old Testament laws
There’s no doubt about it, Drexel Rayford is correct in that today Galileo is remembered and Cardinal Bellarmine is not remembered [For the BGAV, a Galileo moment]. Cardinal Bellarmine was not very wise in his ignoring of fact and his probable…
OPINION: The unlit candle of joy
Today was the Third Sunday of Advent, the Sunday of Joy. A group of International students from Virginia Commonwealth University had been invited to light the Advent candle. They processed slowly down the aisle as the youth girls’ ensemble sang….
Is ‘The Hobbit’ a ‘Christian’ film? Yes and no.
(RNS) — Travel along, if you dare, with Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit — either in J.R.R.Tolkien’s beloved 1937 novel, or through the first installment of Peter Jackson’s film trilogy based on the book, which opened in theaters Dec. 14….
At Christmas, the babe in the manger isn’t always white
(RNS) — When Kip Banks’ family pulls out its nativity scene each Christmas, the African features of the baby Jesus provide lessons on both the Bible and self-esteem. Banks’ 8-year-old son, Kip Jr., has told his father that the Christ…
Is ‘The Hobbit’ a ‘Christian’ film? Yes and no.
(RNS) — Travel along, if you dare, with Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit — either in J.R.R.Tolkien’s beloved 1937 novel, or through the first installment of Peter Jackson’s film trilogy based on the book, which opened in theaters Dec. 14….
At Christmas, the babe in the manger isn’t always white
(RNS) — When Kip Banks’ family pulls out its nativity scene each Christmas, the African features of the baby Jesus provide lessons on both the Bible and self-esteem. Banks’ 8-year-old son, Kip Jr., has told his father that the Christ…
‘Baptist Standard’ goes digital-only
By Bob Allen Starting next year, Texas Baptists will receive their denominational newspaper in e-mail inboxes rather than postal mailboxes, as the Baptist Standard moves to digital-only format starting with the Jan. 14 issue. The move coincides with decisions by…
Christmas key time for Hospitality House
By Jeff Brumley It’s always tough visiting loved ones in prison. A spouse or parent can see incarceration taking its toll over the years while they continue to deal with the legal, financial, social and emotional impact of the crimes….
OPINION: How to put Christ back in Christmas
I’m sure this has happened to you this year at least once. There you are, full of Christmas cheer and, like all good Jesus followers have just won the fight for a prime space in a checkout line so you…
OPINION: Missing the forest for the trees
When I was little I hated getting in trouble. I really hated it. It wasn’t so much the possibility of punishment as it was the feeling of tension, knowing I was at odds with my parents or someone else. In…