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Virginia author interprets Anne Frank in poem

CHESAPEAKE — One might wonder why a Christian woman in Virginia would feel compelled to write a book of poetry about a little European Jewish girl who died more than half a century earlier. “I've even had Jewish people ask…

Pastor describes McCain as devout

PHOENIX (ABP) — John McCain has a deep and personal Christian commitment despite his reluctance to speak publicly about it, according to the man the presumptive GOP presidential nominee claims as his pastor. Dan Yeary, pastor of North Phoenix Baptist…

‘Peace committee’ proposed for Missouri

REPUBLIC, Mo. (ABP) — As battles between conservatives continue to roil the Missouri Baptist Convention, one prominent layman in the state is proposing a miniature re-creation of the ill-fated Southern Baptist Convention “Peace Committee.” But the convention's president — cautioning…

What’s behind the Saudi monotheism summit?

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — A group of visiting Japanese scholars was making a routine courtesy call recently on King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz when the monarch raised a subject that, as he put it, had “obsessed me since two years…

Science and religion

Your article in your March 20 issue by Charles Honey and titled “Couple urges truce in war between faith and science” was read with great interest. My own perspective is that there is no conflict between Christianity and science. There…

New England celebration

This year, the Baptist Convention of New England is celebrating 50 years of Southern Baptist work in New England and 25 years as a constituted state convention. The celebration will culminate at our annual meeting on Nov. 13-15, in Marlboro,…

Greetings from India

Greetings to you in the wonderful name of our Lord Jesus Christ. We trust that this mail finds you all in good health and joy. By the grace of God and by your prayers we are doing well. We are…

A tribute to Upper Zion

Several weeks ago I had the privilege of taking a guided tour of the Upper Zion area of Fort A.P. Hill with my mother, Evlyn Upshaw, and her sister, Annie Purks. These two sisters wept as they shared memories of…

News about Virginia Baptists and their ministries for April 17, 2008

STAFF CHANGES • Ben Thomas, to Bethany Church, Woodford, as full-time pastor. • Eric Kieselbach, to Kearfott Memorial Church, Martinsville, as pastor. • James N. Kim, to New Life International Church, as pastor. This is a new mission congregation meeting…

EDITORIAL: In crisis mode

I'm not crazy about the smell of burning wires. Especially at 30,000 feet. Recently on a flight segment from St. Louis to Cincinnati the distinctive odor of burning wires assaulted my olfactory senses. Wanting to believe it was my imagination…

Opinion: Democrats and the abortion issue

At a policy level, I was generally pleased with the answers of the candidates to the policy questions they were asked. They expressed commitment to domestic-poverty reduction, creation care, the abolition of torture, and efforts to combat AIDS. The fact…

Supreme Court decision means executions move forward

WASHINGTON (ABP) — The Supreme Court effectively enabled states to move forward with executions April 16, declaring constitutional a kind of lethal injection used in almost all of the nation’s 30-plus death chambers. In its Baze v. Rees (No. 07-5439)…

Understanding Al Mohler’s case against women

BNG podcasts feature each SBC presidential candidate

What the church got wrong about queer people

Trump admin denies hunger strike at immigrant detention center