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The first 75 days

WOODSTOCK, Ga. (BP) — In his first 75 days as president of the Southern Baptist Convention, Johnny Hunt has met with more than 500 Southern Baptist leaders, discussing ways to tackle challenges facing the SBC — issues such as baptism-less…

Homeschooling a constitutional right, say some

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Until recently, more than 8 in 10 Americans were at odds with a California appeals court that ruled in February that “parents do not have a constitutional right to homeschool their children,” according to just-released data from…

Upraised hands

I have become that older woman standing up front with raised hands during prayer. I met her during the Pastors Conference at Huguenot Road Baptist Church at the Baptist General Association of Virginia meeting in 1999. She was then about…

News about Virginia Baptists and their ministries for September 4, 2008

STAFF CHANGES • Robert Baldwin, to Airlee Court Church, Roanoke, as pastor. • Israel Maxwell, to Scottsville Church, Scottsville, as pastor. • Terry Riddle, to Southside Church, Chesapeake, as pastor. • Richard Martin Jr., to Bethel Church, Chase City, as…

Resources available to help problem gamblers

Like most addictions, compulsive gambling usually has more than one victim. Take the example of a 16-year-old named Jerry. The picture he painted of his own experience as he began treatment is common among young people who struggle with problem…

Warning signs identified

The University of Missouri's Keeping the Score website — gambling.missouri.edu — lists some of the problem gambling signs to look for in family member or friend: • Frequent unexplained absences from classes or work • Sudden drop in grades •…

Baptist youth from Virginia, Hungary travel together to Leipzig conference

What began as a cost-saving effort — a shared 15-hour, two-day bus trip — for two groups trying to get to Leipzig, Germany, for the Baptist World Alliance youth conference resulted in a unique time of fellowship for youth from…

Fuller Seminary professor David Scholer dies at 70

PASADENA, Calif. (ABP) — David Scholer, noted American Baptist scholar and professor of New Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary, died Aug. 22 after a long struggle with cancer. He was 70. Scholer was a specialist in several areas of New…

Baptists active in wake of Hurricane Gustav

NEW ORLEANS (ABP) — Although Hurricane Gustav apparently was much less of a disaster than 2005’s Hurricane Katrina, Baptists have mobilized throughout the Gulf Coast region to provide a wide array of disaster-aid services. From churches hosting evacuees to chainsaw…

Baptists active in wake
of Hurricane Gustav

Believers minister to delegates, law enforcement during DNC

DENVER (ABP) — Baptists were among the many Christian groups who ministered to the delegates, journalists and others who flocked to the Democratic National Convention in Denver Aug. 24-29. And while the impact of the political event will culminate Nov….

A true ‘Bold Mission Thrust’

By Beth Newman Years ago (more than I like to remember), I did Southern Baptist home-missions work in Paducah, Ky. At the beginning of my sojourn there, I received a small hand mirror, which came in a glossy case embossed…

What Disclosure Day reveals about evangelicals’ fears

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6 ways the Reflecting Pool boondoggle mirrors Trump and MAGA

Pilate asked Jesus, ‘What is truth?’