Graham Platner’s campaign to dethrone Susan Collins as one of Maine’s two senators has come to an abrupt end following allegations of sexual assault. In an 11-minute-long video on X, the progressive firebrand launched a combative defense calling the allegations...
It is a popular question to ask pastors or religious leaders in general: “How do I know God’s will for my life?” or “How can I know what God wants me to do?” Just as folks go to the doctor…
RICHMOND — The dramatic growth of Christian churches in China is drawing the attention of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Virginia, which is aiming in its 20th anniversary year to “build a bridge” to the strategic nation and its millions…
ASHEVILLE — Megan Elizabeth Dibble, 30, daughter of longtime Virginia Baptist youth ministry strategist Ken Dibble and his wife, Sherlyn, died Nov. 30. Meghan Dibble A native of Charlotte, Dibble was a graduate of the Collegiate School in Richmond and…
RICHMOND — The dramatic growth of Christian churches in China is drawing the attention of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Virginia, which is aiming in its 20th anniversary year to “build a bridge” to the strategic nation and its millions…
RICHMOND — Richmond minister Welford Orrock has been tapped to serve as coordinator of the Kairos Initiative, a “revisioning” of collegiate ministry which the Virginia Baptist Mission Board hopes will dramatically expand Christian outreach among young adults in Virginia. Welford…
GREENVILLE, N.C. — What started as part of Oakmont Baptist Church’s ministry to its next-door neighbors has grown into a free medical clinic that helps people from across North Carolina’s Pitt County. The church’s approach to missions was transformed after…
When this columnist visited First Baptist Church in Raleigh, he met Frances Ward Brooks, who pulled out of her pocketbook a small piece of blue and white china, a figurine of a porcelain cat. She remembered that in her childhood…
One of the things that I treasure most about being a Virginia Baptist is that we take the gospel more seriously than we take ourselves. We know that the Holy Spirit is more powerful than we are. This is why…
Student minister named coordinator of Kairos Initiative, will serve as Baptist college minister in Richmond area Robert Dilday RICHMOND — Richmond minister Welford Orrock has been tapped to serve as coordinator of the Kairos Initiative, a “revisioning” of collegiate ministry…
By Courtney Hester My mother once told me that she was grateful for the church, because I would have someone to turn to if anything ever happened to her. She wanted me to be safe, secure and loved. She believed…
By Bob Allen Thirty years after the tragic death of television’s “prime minister of humor,” the family of Baptist comedian Grady Nutt has launched an official website in his honor. “For years, fans have asked us if we are ever…
By Bob Allen Thirty years after the tragic death of television’s “prime minister of humor,” the family of Baptist comedian Grady Nutt has launched an official website in his honor. “For years, fans have asked us if we are ever…
