Our favorite 5-year-old recently had a rare few minutes alone with his grandparents. He suddenly got very serious and shared that he was having difficulty learning the alphabet. He said that during the school day he goes to a special…
OPINION: Somebody’s daughter
I was at my daughter’s school when her teacher asked, “Did you see what your daughter wrote? All the teachers are coming down to read it.” My daughter is 7 years old and in the first grade and anything she…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Regrets attitudes to women pastors
The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship is a major support for Baptist women seeking to serve God as chaplains. Under the current climate in the Southern Baptist Convention it is impossible for an ordained Baptist woman to obtain endorsement as a chaplain….
TRENDING: Designer faith, part 1
“If World War II-era warbler Kate Smith sang today, her anthem could be Gods Bless America,” USA Today recently quipped. It’s a remark about America's drift toward “designer faiths,” custom tailored to fit personal preferences. John Chandler Sociologist Robert Bellah…
Church administrator charged with theft
By Bob Allen A former administrator at a prominent North Carolina moderate Baptist church was arrested recently and charged with embezzling more than $136,000 in church funds over a five-year period. Robert Lahr, 49, is accused of taking $136,324.58 from…
Scholar compares culture-war issues to Germans who resisted Hitler
By Bob Allen A Baptist historian compared today’s battle for the sanctity of life, traditional marriage and religious freedom to courageous heroes who resisted the Nazis in Germany. Timothy George speaks to students and faculty of Judson College in chapel…
Raleigh, N.C., church administrator charged with theft
RALEIGH, N.C. (ABP) — A former administrator at a prominent North Carolina moderate Baptist church was arrested recently and charged with embezzling more than $136,000 in church funds over a five-year period. Robert Lahr, 49, is accused of taking $136,324.58…
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Transitions ON THE MOVE John Moxley, to First Baptist Church, Dillwyn, Va., as pastor. Dave Hawes, to Fair Bluff (N.C.) Baptist Church, as pastor. David E. Roberts, to Hampton (Va.) Baptist Church, as interim pastor. Tim Williford, to Lystra Baptist…
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Transitions ON THE MOVE John Moxley, to First Baptist Church, Dillwyn, Va., as pastor. Dave Hawes, to Fair Bluff (N.C.) Baptist Church, as pastor. David E. Roberts, to Hampton (Va.) Baptist Church, as interim pastor. Tim Williford, to Lystra Baptist…
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Transitions ON THE MOVE John Moxley, to First Baptist Church, Dillwyn, Va., as pastor. Dave Hawes, to Fair Bluff (N.C.) Baptist Church, as pastor. David E. Roberts, to Hampton (Va.) Baptist Church, as interim pastor. Tim Williford, to Lystra Baptist…
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Transitions ON THE MOVE John Moxley, to First Baptist Church, Dillwyn, Va., as pastor. Dave Hawes, to Fair Bluff (N.C.) Baptist Church, as pastor. David E. Roberts, to Hampton (Va.) Baptist Church, as interim pastor. Tim Williford, to Lystra Baptist…
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Transitions ON THE MOVE John Moxley, to First Baptist Church, Dillwyn, Va., as pastor. Dave Hawes, to Fair Bluff (N.C.) Baptist Church, as pastor. David E. Roberts, to Hampton (Va.) Baptist Church, as interim pastor. Tim Williford, to Lystra Baptist…