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Former Baptist camp director charged with abuse found dead

HERTFORD, N.C. (ABP) — A former director of a North Carolina Baptist camp who was awaiting trial on six child-sex charges was found dead of an apparent suicide May 24. Stephen Carter A newspaper in Hertford, N.C., quoted the sheriff…

Douglas Green, husband of seminary president Molly Marshall, dies

SHAWNEE, Kan. (ABP) — Douglas Green, husband of Baptist theologian and Central Baptist Theological Seminary President Molly Marshall, died after a long illness late May 23 at his home in Shawnee, Kan., according to a seminary press release. He was 85….

Virginia Baptists seeking partnerships with Chilean churches after quake

IPAS, Chile (ABP) — More than two months after a massive earthquake rocked Chile, rains have begun and winter soon will arrive, leaving a group of Baptist pastors bracing for the cold in small tents that have become their impromptu…

Virginia Baptists launch long-term recovery plan for Haitian victims

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Baptists are moving forward with a “holistic and comprehensive” long-term recovery plan to assist Haitians still suffering from a devastating earthquake on Jan. 12. An architect’s rendering of the Baptist Children Complex. Partnering with three other…

CrossRoads Conference Center celebrates 25 years of ministry

LOWESVILLE, Va. — More than 250 Virginia Baptists gathered at CrossRoads Camp and Conference Center on Saturday, May 22, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the camp’s founding. Nestled in the mountains bordering the George Washington National Forest, CrossRoads is…

EDITORIAL: Is it time for a name change?

It’s an old joke. A man stood before the judge seeking to change his name. The judge spoke, “I can certainly understand that a name like Joe Halfwit could cause problems for you. What would you like your new name…

HERITAGE: Seek & Find

It’s the tiniest gift shop in Virginia; but it also is likely the only store in Virginia which has no overhead, no payroll and clears 100 percent of its sales as pure profit. And it certainly is the only store…

VITAL SIGNS: Seven things church members wish their ministers knew, but are afraid to tell them

After I shared with a group of laity what clergy are thinking, in the interest of fairness I asked them what they wish their ministers knew, but that they are afraid to share with them out of respect or fear…

OUT LOUD

“Saying this year’s increase in baptisms is good news is like bragging your state moved from the 47th to 46th state in educational achievement. It’s better, but it’s not time for a parade.” Ed Stetzer The Southern Baptist researcher was…

PENTECOST REFLECTION: A commitment to universal mission

The story of the first Pentecost reminds us of the universality of the church’s mission. Churches everywhere are called to participate in God’s mission to the whole of creation. This includes the obligation to proclaim, in word and deed, the…

VIRGINIA BAPTIST FORUM: A painful lesson learned again

I think what Elmer Towns of Liberty University is trying to say [“Situational ethics at Liberty seminary?”, Herald, May 13] when he downplays Ergun Caner’s exaggerations, misrepresentations, conflicting stories and downright lies is “the end justifies the means” — an…

VIRGINIA BAPTIST FORUM: Welcome being branded offensive

Donald Luzzatto’s editorial [“Governor’s decision risks state intrusion into religion,” Herald, May 13] asserts we are no longer a Christian nation. Most Americans have always believed we live in a Judaic-Christian nation. In a 2008 poll, about 85 percent of…

Supreme Court slides into partisanship

Before the fireworks, be careful what you drink

The contemptible case of Clarence Thomas

The permanent paradoxes of Christian thinking about war