It was the most heroic church planting since the time of the early Christian church. It was undertaken against all odds by a segment of the general population which for the most part was semi-literate and penniless and which possessed…
OUT LOUD
“People of different faiths, like yours and mine, sometimes wonder where we can meet in common purpose, when there are so many differences in creed and theology. Surely the answer is that we can meet in service, in shared moral…
TRENDING: Worship worship
Geoff Surratt of Seacoast Church in South Carolina recently wrote on “The Five Scariest Trends that Could Shipwreck the Church.” John Chandler Indicating a “minor prophet-ish mood,” he warned of the dangers of a “Reformed Revolution,” “Planting Pandemic,” “Multisite Mania”…
EDITORIAL: Who is the greater sinner?
Until recently, volleyball coach and science teacher Cathy Samford taught at a Christian academy in Rockwall, Texas, where she had been employed for three years. One year she was chosen coach of the year. Jim White But when the 29-year-old…
OPINION: Yes, and!
Remember in Raiders of the Lost Ark when Indiana Jones comes face to face with a sword wielding villain in an Egyptian market place? The script called for the hero, Indie and his trademark whip, to take on the swordsman…
LEADERSHIP LINK: What a herd of water buffalo can teach the church
Two weekends ago I had the delightful experience of leading a deacons’ retreat for Cradock Baptist Church. Taking a break from PowerPoint presentations we looked to the internet for inspiration and found it on YouTube. I first saw the Battle…
HeraldBeat
Transitions ON THE MOVE Jeff Harris, to Calvary Baptist Church, Asheville, N.C., as pastor. Jeff Mathis, to First Baptist Church, Sylva, N.C., as pastor. Robert Moon, resigning as interim pastor of Middleburg (Va.) Baptist Church. Kyle Bauman, to Durham (N.C.)…
Prof: Shorter limiting academic freedom
By Bob Allen One of the dozens of faculty leaving Shorter University over the Baptist-affiliated school’s controversial new “lifestyle statement,” that includes rejecting homosexuality, blamed his departure in part on demands that he teach Creationism or Intelligent Design in science…
McAfee student and Lost Boy: Questioning God is healthy
AU says anti-gay sermon broke tax law
By Bob Allen Americans United for Separation of Church and State has asked the Internal Revenue Service to investigate whether a North Carolina pastor’s sermon suggesting that gays and lesbians should be quarantined and allowed to die off that went…
AU says pastor’s anti-gay sermon broke tax law
By Bob Allen Americans United for Separation of Church and State has asked the Internal Revenue Service to investigate whether a North Carolina pastor’s sermon suggesting that gays and lesbians should be quarantined and allowed to die off that went…
Students on flight diverted by bomb scare
By Bob Allen Passsengers aboard a May 22 flight from Paris to Charlotte diverted to Bangor, Maine, due to a bomb scare included students from Campbellsville University returning home from a mission trip to Niger. Students from the Kentucky Baptist…