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Baptist World Alliance rescue team arrives in Haiti, begins work in clinic

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A Baptist World Aid Rescue24 team has arrived in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and has begun work in a local clinic, according to a news release from the Baptist World Alliance. The BWAid team, consisting of members from…

Prominent Baptist pastor in Port-au-Prince confirmed among dead in Haiti

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (ABP) — Baptists in Haiti mourned the death of a beloved pastor killed in the Jan. 12 earthquake. Gedeon Eugene, a vice president of the Baptist Convention of Haiti, told the Baptist World Alliance that Bienne L'Amerique, 46,…

McAfee project introduces laypeople to seminary in 30-minute segments

ATLANTA (ABP) — In an effort to pull back the veil on theological education, Mercer University’s McAfee School of Theology is set to debut “The 30-Minute Seminary,” a series of 14 programs to be broadcast to more than one million…

God and the Gridiron: Why are U.S. sports so Christianity-friendly?

Tim Tebow, who famously writes Bible verses in his game-day eye black, says religious expression for athletes is simply a part of who they are. And focusing on one’s faith keeps athletes’ priorities in order. (PHOTO/Marc Seroto/Getty Images) (ABP) —…

Pat Robertson, Haiti and the devil, Part II

(Editor’s Note: This is the second of three special opinion pieces by ABP Senior Columnist Jim Denison on Pat Robertson’s comments about the Haitian earthquake disaster. The first was published Jan. 14. Denison’s regular FaithLines column will continue to be…

Baptists prep for immediate, long-term responses to Haiti quake

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (ABP) — Baptist groups in the United States began gearing up Jan. 13 for both immediate and long-term responses to the earthquake that killed thousands in Port-au-Prince, the capital and largest city of the impoverished Caribbean nation…

From the Eastern Shore to Cumberland Gap

STAFF CHANGES • Paul Robert “Trey” Gilliam III, to Mulberry Grove Church, Nathalie, as pastor. • David Jones, to Riverdale Church, Roanoke, as pastor. 50 YEARS: Calvary Baptist Church in Lovingston celebrated its 50th anniversary Oct. 4. Former pastor Ross…

Spring 2010 classes offered by Southwest Virginia Christian Leadership Network

Together with the John Leland Center, a Virginia Baptist education partner, the Southwest Virginia Christian Leadership Network will offer college/diploma and Masters degree classes for professional and volunteer ministry leaders in spring 2010. College/diploma classes will meet at five locations…

EDITORIAL: Aunt Ida’s mind wanders during the sermon

Dear Jimmy, I don’t know what the matter with me was last Sunday, but I just couldn’t seem to keep my mind on Brother Bobby’s sermon. It wasn’t that he was hard to listen to. No, in fact, he has…

HERITAGE: Death in the family

Dear Zachary, Cassidy and Emily: Across the years I have written several letters addressed to you, my grandchildren, which have appeared in this column. They have covered several different topics. When Zachary was born, I wrote about what it means…

OUT LOUD

“If you saw a woman struck by a car, would you call an ambulance right away? Or would you first ask for her papers to make sure she was not an illegal immigrant?” E. J. Dionne The syndicated columnist was…

ASK THE ARCHITECT: Embarking on a Journey

Greetings to our readers! Today we are beginning a monthly column designed to answer questions church leaders are asking about buildings. Although churches differ in many respects, almost all have buildings. It is what almost every church has in common….

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