“They stole $77,000. And that was all of my savings.” Her voice was so soft I (Doug) had to lean in to hear her. “I’ve talked with the local police, the FBI and the Federal Trade Commission. The money is...
RICHMOND — Baptists in the Mid-Atlantic are preparing for the onslaught of “Frankenstorm,” as Hurricane Sandy barrels north from the Caribbean, a wintry storm moves in from the west and frigid air flows south from Canada — a dangerous hybrid…
A Little Book for New Theologians, Kelly Kapic (IVP) Decades ago, German theologian Helmut Thielicke wrote his wonderful A Little Exercise for Young Theologians. When I read it recently, I wished I’d had it before I went to seminary. I…
RICHMOND — Baptists in the Mid-Atlantic are preparing for the onslaught of “Frankenstorm,” as Hurricane Sandy barrels north from the Caribbean, a wintry storm moves in from the west and frigid air flows south from Canada — a dangerous hybrid…
In recent days passions have been stirred. Ginter Park’s decision to ordain a gay man to the gospel ministry, along with the Virginia Baptist Mission Board executive committee action asking the church to voluntarily withdraw from the Baptist General Association…
Have we as Virginia Baptists reverted to the early church schismatic movement of Donatism? Perhaps it is not surprising since early Anabaptists were accused of the very same. It was the Donatist schism that emerged in the early fourth century…
Thank you for your coverage of the Baptist General Association of Virginia executive committee action regarding Ginter Park Baptist Church. As the former pastor of that congregation, I was an early participant in the process of ordaining Scott McGuire to…
Accepted a new call? Been ordained? Church celebrating an anniversary? Mission trip or project that you would like highlighted on the HeraldBeat page? Send info to HeraldBeat editor Barbara Francis at [email protected]. Transitions ON THE MOVE Chris Mitchell, to Tabernacle…
By Bob Allen A former leader in the Southern Baptist Convention weighed into debate over gay marriage in Maryland, saying people who do such things, or approve of them, are “worthy of death.” Robert Anderson, pastor of Colonial Baptist Church…
By Bob Allen A former Southern Baptist music minister is asking a Mississippi judge to dismiss an eight-count indictment charging him with sex crimes in the 1980s, claiming the allegations are too old to be prosecuted. Lawyers for John Langworthy,…
