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Christmas debt danger

BRADFORD, England (ABP) — A Christian debt-counseling charity in the United Kingdom is calling on people to avoid using credit cards and loans to pay for their Christmas shopping this year. Christians Against Poverty, a ministry that advocates poverty relief…

Sharia and the Constitution

By Jim Denison In last month’s midterm elections, voters in Oklahoma overwhelmingly passed an amendment to their state constitution prohibiting state courts from considering Sharia law when deciding cases. U.S. District Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange then issued a temporary restraining order,…

Anglican bishop blasts royals as ‘shallow celebrities’

LONDON (RNS) — A Church of England bishop has triggered fury for publicly describing Prince William and his bride-to-be as “shallow celebrities” and the whole royal family as a collection of “philanderers.” Bishop of Willesden (London) Pete Broadbent, a self-described…

HERITAGE: Celebrate the journey

Abingdon has long been regarded as one of the most charming towns in Virginia. It sits near the end of the long ribbon of highway known as I-81 and just above Bristol. It is known for historic buildings and houses,…

OUT LOUD

“I’ve collected 370 different hot sauces traveling the globe. The hotter the better. I don’t just believe in hell — I eat it.” Rick Warren The pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., in a tweet posted Nov. 18….

Bluefield sees record growth in traditional student enrollment

BLUEFIELD, Va. — Bluefield College is seeing the largest number of traditional students enrolled on its campus since the fall of 2004. The 440 traditional student total is more than 4 percent higher than the 423 traditional students in the…

Bluefield College, Leland Center to partner on theological training

BLUEFIELD, Va — Bluefield College and the John Leland Center for Theological Studies are partnering to provide students who have an interest in Christian ministry greater access to the theological training they’ll need to fulfill their calling. The agreement between…

A spiritual home: Richmond church partners to reach Karen refugees

RICHMOND, Va. — They were three fairly typical goals for a high school student — to pass government and geometry in summer school and obtain a driving learner’s permit. But for Say Wah, these goals represented escape from oppression, an…

EDITORIAL: The story of Christmas — in the news

The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned (Isaiah 9:2, NIV). Thirty-three Chilean miners know what it is like to walk in darkness…

From the Eastern Shore to Cumberland Gap

STAFF CHANGES • Matthew McCreany, to Rock Hill Church, Stafford, as pastor, effective Dec. 5. • Larry Fields, resigning as pastor of Springfield Church, Castlewood. • Michael Moore, resigning as pastor of First Church, Woodstock. • Elizabeth Mangham Lott, to…

Test

HERITAGE: Celebrate the journey Fred Anderson, Virginia Baptist Historical Society Abingdon has long been regarded as one of the most charming towns in Virginia. It sits near the end of the long ribbon of highway known as I-81 and just…

Choose Wisely: Fair-trade movement has Christian roots

WASHINGTON (ABP) — In 1946, a faithful Mennonite from the United States named Edna Ruth Byler took a trip to Puerto Rico and was shocked by both the poverty she encountered and the seeming hopelessness of the artisans who produced…

Trump’s war on ‘woke’ targets federal grants and foreign relations

Reflections on In the Twilight of the Christian West

Why rural families need support now

Why do we keep sounding the alarm?