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Great Commission 2.0

For kids these days, Internet security is hard to come by. But for kids concerned about eternal security, the Net's precisely the place to be. Dozens of Christian groups are rethinking flannel graphs and 10 a.m. Sunday school classes, finding…

LifeWay offers resources on iTunes

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)—Individuals searching for everything from Beth Moore Bible studies to Vacation Bible School songs need look no further than their iTunes account. In 2006, LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention began placing downloadable audio files on…

Eddie Stratton to direct development; Walter Harrow to assist in treasurer’s office

RICHMOND – Eddie Stratton, treasurer of the Baptist General Association of Virginia and the Virginia Baptist Mission Board, has assumed responsibilities for development and fundraising for the Mission Board. Stratton will continue his role as treasurer, a post he has…

African American pastor blazes trail at Northern Virginia church

NEW BALTIMORE—Broad Run Baptist Church, whose members since the Civil War have been almost exclusively white, installed African-American Larry White as pastor on June 24. Broad Run, the oldest continuously active Baptist church in Virginia, was organized on Dec. 3,…

Bottled water craze may find way into late Jerry Falwell’s legacy

LYNCHBURG—Move over, Perrier. The next designer bottled water may come out of Lynchburg, courtesy of the late Jerry Falwell. Liberty University, the school founded by the fundamentalist Baptist evangelist who died May 15, has announced that it will bottle water…

VIRGINIA BRIEFS

BTSR reorganizes development office. Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond has reorganized its development office to include include fund development, congregational relations, communications and alumni relations, new president Ron Crawford announced July 3. In addition, new staff members have been named…

EDITORIAL: Aunt Ida confronts the INS

Dear Jimmy, Your poor uncle is as confused as a termite in a yo yo. We thought we were helping a young couple and at the same time gettin' some needed work done around the place, but now it seems…

SECOND OPINION: What would Marlo do?

Marlo Rodriguez is a 24-year-old illegal immigrant in Virginia—euphemistically called “undocumented” by the press and other politically correct operatives. He came to Northern Virginia 16 years ago, when he was only 8. His parents, together with two younger siblings—who at…

FAITHSHAPERS: Eyes on the prize

In Philippians 3:14, Paul writes, “I press on toward the goal to win the prize ….” He is talking about his life as a Christian, but this passage came to mind as I thought about how to approach parenting from…

Women ministers’ progress: More theoretical than practical

WASHINGTON (ABP)—Moder-ate and progressive Baptists continue to grow in their theoretical support for women as pastors, but their churches remain far behind in practice. That's one conclusion from the second annual “State of Women in Baptist Life” report, released by…

Court affirms religious obligation in case pitting sacred vs. secular

AUSTIN, Texas (RNS)—The Texas Supreme Court unanimously dismissed a suit brought by a former member of a Fort Worth church who accused her pastor of violating her confidentiality. The case centered on questions of what roles civil courts should have…

Urban population crunch prompts crowds in church

WASHINGTON (RNS)—Predictions that increased urbanization around the world would lead to a more secularized society are un-founded, and in fact the opposite may be true, according to a new report from the United Nations Population Fund. “Rapid urbanization was expected…

Islamophobia is the next bogeyman

The Black Church cannot remain America’s emergency moral infrastructure

We are manna

Webinar explores religious context of America’s Founders