“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...
My grandfather had a little phrase, a real “southernism,” that he constantly used whenever somebody asked if he intended to do something. “I’m aiming to,” he would respond. I was never quite sure if he meant by it that he…
Sharing. Collaborating. Networking. If I were to summarize the CBF Task Force Report to the General Assembly, specifically about the Ministries Council, then those would be some of the buzzwords that keep rising to the surface. The idea is this:…
WISE, Va.—Conan and Christy Sherlin will take on Baptist collegiate ministry responsibilities in southwest Virginia July 1, the Virginia Baptist Mission Board’s emerging leaders team has announced. Conan Sherlin Christy Sherlin The couple will be based at the University of…
By Molly T. Marshall Making my way up I-35 from Fort Worth to Kansas City after the CBF gathering, I saw the following sign: “Going to hell? Ask Jesus into your heart. Be Saved. Contact a Christian-based church.” Any of…
By Bob Allen A Christian gay-rights activist has charged Southern Baptists with “holy terrorism” for opposing civil rights for homosexuals. A resolution passed June 20 at the 2012 Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in New Orleans opined that homosexuality “does…
