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OPINION: Iraq deadline debate proves morally difficult to resolve

The Democratic-led Congress and the Bush White House may be heading toward a train wreck over recently passed legislation setting a goal of withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq by March 2008. This was entirely predictable, but as the impasse deepens,…

Newlyweds trade rural Kentucky for adventurous life in New Orleans

CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. — James Welch and Amy Bradley-Welch are quite the adventurous couple. Newlyweds, they graduated in 2006 from a small, rural Baptist college and immediately headed to the raucous, easy-living city on the bayou: New Orleans. Now the Campbellsville…

Critical need

Those who know John Chandler admire his creativity and general situational savvy. He is well-read and communicates effectively and enthusiastically. It came as no particular surprise to anyone that upon Bob Dale's retirement Chandler was tapped to lead the Ray…

Virginia Baptist agency changes name to HopeTree

Virginia Baptist Children's Home & Family Services, a 117-year-old agency based in Salem and affiliated with the Baptist General Association of Virginia, has adopted a new name. VBCH&FS, which operates more than a dozen group homes for adults with special…

Latino Network sponsors trip

The Latino Network of Virginia Baptists will sponsor up to 10 Latino youth from Virginia to attend the 2008 Baptist Youth World Conference in Leipzig, Germany, to be held July 30-Aug. 3 The conference will involve youth in fellowship, worship,…

A week in the life

Other buildings say that no one will ever read my journal, but I still keep writing because even a pile of bricks has dreams. I know Virginia Baptists care about missions and about stewardship, so my dream is that the…

Growth in a small town

Darrell Henry, senior pastor of Oakwood Baptist Church (www.oakwoodbc.org) in Chickamauga, Ga., will be one of the featured breakout session presenters for the Virginia Baptist Mission Board's upcoming Pastor-Deacon-Church Leadership Retreat at Eagle Eyrie Baptist Conference Center, May 11-12. Recently,…

Meeting to focus on church music

Church muic takes the spotlight on Tuesday, May 22, with two special events to be held at Second Baptist Church in Richmond. In the afternoon, from 3:30-6, a Music Convocation will be sponsored by the Center for Baptist Heritage &…

Praise in the Park set for July

Members of Linden Heights Baptist Church in Staunton are making plans for the fifth annual Praise in the Park. The kickoff will be Sunday, July 1. Gospel concerts will continue every Tuesday night during July and August. The free concerts…

Trustees, McKissic make peace

Texas pastor Dwight McKissic and his fellow trustees at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary have apparently decided to make peace, despite their previous public disagreements. In a March 27 statement, trustee chairman Van McClain said board leaders and McKissic had “jointly…

EDITORIAL: What will the Hammond era mean for the BGAV?

The trustees of the North American Mission Board took an unprecedented step March 19 when they unanimously elected Geoff Hammond to be NAMB's new president. What makes his election interesting to Virginia Baptists is that he comes to the position…

Evangelizing

I read your editorial, “Remember evangelism?” in the March 22 edition of the Religious Herald with great interest. I certainly agree with the reasons you identified why so many Baptist fail to witness about their faith. I would even take…

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