By Bob Allen A federal judge ruled Nov. 19 that the Christian owners of Hobby Lobby cannot be exempted from providing emergency contraceptives in their group health plan on religious grounds. U.S. District Judge Joe Heaton in Oklahoma City denied…
Obama stresses religious liberty in Burma
By Bob Allen President Obama stressed religious freedom in a historic speech Nov. 19 in Burma, a country long beset by military conflict and regarded as one of the world’s worst oppressors of minority faiths. Obama, the first sitting U.S….
Timothy Gilbert to become dean at Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond on July 1
RICHMOND — Timothy D. Gilbert has been elected dean at Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, a post he will assume on July 1. For nearly 30 years, Gilbert has been a professor of philosophy at Tarrant County College in Fort…
Timothy Gilbert elected dean at Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond
RICHMOND – Timothy D. Gilbert has been elected dean at Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, a post he will assume on July 1. For nearly 30 years, Gilbert has been a professor of philosophy at Tarrant County College in Fort…
Church reaches out to anti-oil protestors
By Ken Camp Hospitality offered by Austin Heights Baptist Church in Nacogdoches, Texas, shattered stereotypes of Christianity for secular-minded 20-somethings engaged in non-violent civil disobedience to stop a controversial oil pipeline from Canada. Meanwhile, budding friendships gave church members new…
Teen ordered to church for manslaughter
By Bob Allen An Oklahoma district court judge sparked national attention after sentencing a teenager to attend church for 10 years as a condition for avoiding prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter. Muskogee Judge Mike Norman gave 17-year-old Tyler Alred…
Church creates mosaic out of diverse community of believers in Raleigh suburb
CLAYTON, N.C. — A mosaic is an art form in which broken pieces of glass, tile or some other material are joined in a way that creates a new and beautiful image. Such a work of art is a metaphor…
Latino immigrants in Fredericksburg, Va., area find hope through LUCHA’s after-school program
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — “Bridges of Hope is truly an example of how sharing Christ’s love does not depend on one’s language skills but on the ability to love and show compassion for others,” said Sue Smith, executive director of LUCHA…
WINN RECOMMENDS
N.T. Wright’s re-telling of the Gospels as the story of a new king who has come to rule over the world; a comprehensive survey of the concept of justice across both Old and New Testaments by Dale Patrick; and a concise introduction…
Seminaries provide help for pastors performing the business of ministry
(ABP) — Pastor Tony Lankford had a relaxing-but-productive day planned for himself on Monday. His plan was to prepare the message he would preach the following Sunday on Daniel in the lion’s den. “I was going to go to the…
WINN RECOMMENDS
How God Became King, N.T. Wright (Harper Collins) Believing that for all our study of the Gospels, we’ve obscured or forgotten what they are actually about, Wright sets out to re-narrate the story. Wright believes the Gospels fundamentally tell the…
HERITAGE: The cheerleader from ‘Tussie’
She was a cheerleader. She wrote her school’s fight song. And now she is cheering and promoting Woman’s Missionary Union of Virginia. Pat Wright, the newly-elected president of WMUV, has long been a cheerleader and an active player in the…