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BGAV nominees to SBC committees

I would like to respond to the editorial by Jim White in the Religious Herald, “SBC continues snub of the BGAV,” [July 10] concerning the nomination of individuals from the BGAV. My name is Steve Tyree, pastor of Elon Baptist…

How does God offer salvation?

I have been cogitating for some time on the matter of the CBF breakout session titled “The Changing Shape of Our Salvation,” led by John Killinger during the recent CBF meeting in Memphis. In the June 26 issue of the…

Did God really say?

In his editorial concerning generous orthodoxy, [“How generous should orthodoxy be?”, June 26] Jim White wrote about John Killinger's presentation at the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, in which Killinger questioned the view that Jesus Christ is the only way to salvation….

O’Brien to head Carson-Newman

Veteran Baylor University professor and administrator Randall O'Brien has been named president of Baptist-affiliated Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, Tenn. Trustees elected him July 8. O'Brien will assume full-time duties Jan. 1, 2009, after a transitional period that begins in…

News about Virginia Baptists and their ministries for July 24, 2008

STAFF CHANGES • Lynn Hardaway, to Temple Church, Newport News, as pastor. • Jane Tucker Lyon, to Antioch Church, Red Oak, as pastor. • Allen Bonnell, concluding his pastorate at Clintwood Church, Clintwood. • Stephen Renalds, to First Church, Elkton,…

Get the log out of your own eye first

In reference to those who felt the need to write an open letter chastising Dr. [Cecil] Sherman for his remarks at the CBF General Assembly, I would like to remind each of the letter's signers that Dr. Sherman has never…

RIGHT OR WRONG?

In Baptist churches, we deeply believe in the priesthood of the believer, which also leads us to congregational decision-making. Each believer has the privilege and responsibility to seek God's direction and make decisions together accordingly. We do this when we…

Rising gas costs fuel creativity as churches help offset prices

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (RNS) — At St. Stephen Baptist Church in Louisville, the 14,000-member congregation billed itself as a “seven-day-a-week” hub of activity, with choir practices, ministry meetings or small groups scheduled every night. But Pastor Kevin Cosby noticed a drop-off….

Maybe Indiana Jones should have looked in Ethiopia

AXUM, Ethiopia (RNS) — The fabled Ark of the Covenant has become not only an icon of modern culture, thanks mainly to Indiana Jones, but also the most revered religious relic of all time. In Ethiopia, people believe it rests…

FAITH DIGEST

Philanthropist Templeton dies at 95. John Templeton, American-born investor and philanthropist who devoted his later life to funding the scientific study of religion, died July 8 at a hospital in Nassau, Bahamas, at 95. Templeton founded a prize for “progress…

High Hills woman completes 50th consecutive year at Eagle Eyrie

For 50 consecutive years, Dorothy Hall has made a mid-summer trek up the mountain to spend a week at Eagle Eyrie. She first came in 1959 to attend Training Union week. “My mother-in-law, Grandma Hall, came to cook for Mr….

BTSR to inaugurate Crawford as president

The inauguration of Ronald W. Crawford as president of Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond will take place at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 21, at First Baptist Church, Richmond, and will be followed by a reception. The event is open…

Mohler again claims same-sex marriage harms children

Dan Patrick reiterates: ‘No separation of church and state’

Baptists know better than this

Judge bars Tennessee from revealing immigration status of sick children