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2008 Baptist Hymnal makes official debut

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP) — The new 2008 Baptist Hymnal made its official debut during a morning worship Aug. 8 at LifeWay Christian Resources's home office in Nashville, Tenn., and again that evening at the city's Schermerhorn Symphony Center. The 2008…

LifeWay Store celebrates opening in Midlothian

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Midlothian LifeWay Christian Store will celebrate its grand opening Aug. 23-Sept. 20. The new 5,200 square-foot store, which officially opened in the Richmond suburb on Aug. 14, features Christian music, gifts, Bibles, books, children's products and…

Falling revenue causes LifeWay to cut staff

NASHVILLE (ABP) — LifeWay Christian Resources will cut 5 percent of its workforce by Sept. 30 because revenues are lower than expected, officials of the Southern Baptist Convention's publishing arm have announced. The cuts represent about 100 jobs. Officials would…

Religion rivaled race, gender coverage during primaries

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Religion rivaled race and gender combined during media coverage of this year's primary campaign season, according to a recent study by the Pew Research Center. Excluding “horse-race” coverage of campaign tactics and strategy, religion accounted for 10…

Press 1 for Aramaic

“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are”…

SBC snubs

I read your editorial entitled, “SBC continues to snub BGAV” [Herald, July 10]. I would like to share with you a retrospective view from another side. I pastored Euclid Avenue Baptist Church in Bristol during the 1980s. Its membership included…

News about Virginia Baptists and their ministries for August 21, 2008

STAFF CHANGES • David Benjamin, to Winfree Memorial Church, Midlothian, as pastor. • Bill Hardison, to May Memorial Church, Powhatan, as pastor. • Lee McConnell, to New Hope Church, Chesterfield, as pastor. • Garrett Sheldon,now serving as pastor of First…

Standish named new head of religious-freedom commission

WASHINGTON (ABP) — Adventist leader James Standish has been named the new executive director of a federal panel that advocates for global religious liberty. The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom announced Aug. 20 that James Standish would lead…

Saddleback forum points out candidates’ differences, similarities

LAKE FOREST, Calif. (ABP) — Individual stand on moral issues — from personal character to the international arena — was the foundation of the Aug. 16 Saddleback Civil Forum on the Presidency. The two-hour forum, sponsored by Southern Baptist mega-congregation…

Healing the Sick: Candidates’ health plans reflect different visions for government

WASHINGTON (ABP) — Differences in presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama’s plans for reforming the American health-care system reflect their differing views on the proper role of government. Whether one plan more closely resembles biblical principles of justice and…

Healing the Sick: Bible class project sparks international medical ministry

CrossLink International workers loading medical supplies for shipping. FALLS CHURCH, Va. (ABP) — An eye-opening visit by a Baptist Sunday school class to a Moscow hospital nearly 20 years ago sparked a project that today provides millions of dollars in…

Healing the Sick: Texas church reclaims biblical healing mandate

TYLER, Texas (ABP) — A trip to the doctor can be financially catastrophic for some people — particularly the more than 45 million Americans who lack adequate health insurance. Bethesda Health Clinic, a faith-based primary-care clinic started by First Baptist…

Lindsey Graham spoke at Baptist church a week before his death

When leaders know better but choose a different path

On the death of Lindsey Graham

Farewell, Three Amigos