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Sarah Batkins, first campus minister, dies

Sarah Poole Batkins, the first student secretary (now campus minister) among Virginia Baptists, died March 8 in Richmond. She was 91. In September 1941, Batkins was employed as a joint venture of the Virginia Baptist Mission Board and Virginia Woman's…

The rest of the story: Update on Katrina

You may be curious as to what Virginia Baptists are doing these days in the way of Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts. I want to offer you an update on what we are currently doing toward Katrina recovery. Our operations in…

TAP-IN connects doctors to volunteer opportunities

TAP-IN (which stands for Third Age Professional Initiative) is an innovative new program which connects senior physicians with free clinic volunteer opportunities. It is now available for all Virginia physicians ages 55 and over through a partnership with the Virginia…

Support homosexual genetic ‘cure,’ says Albert Mohler

Even if a genetic cause for homosexuality is found, gay behavior would still be “sin,” and Christians should support prenatal treatment to “cure” it, said SBC seminary president Al Mohler. Comments by Al Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary…

NAE rebuffs administration in anti-torture statement

The nation's umbrella group for evangelicals has endorsed a statement that takes aim at the Bush administration's alleged use of torture in the war on terrorism. Directors of the National Association of Evangelicals announced late on March 11 that they…

Torture declaration irrational, says professor

An anti-torture statement endorsed by the National Association of Evangelicals “is a moral travesty managing not only to confuse but to harm genuine evangelical witness in the culture,” a Southern Baptist ethics professor said March 15. “The main problem I…

NAE board declines to repriment Cizik for global warming campaign

Board members of the National Association of Evangelicals declined March 9 to chasten the group's public-policy officer for his public statements on global warming—but an intramural fight among evangelical elites on the issue may just be starting. NAE directors, meeting…

May 21 is entry deadline for BJC’s religious liberty essay contest

To engage high school students in church-state issues and to generate interest from a wide range of Baptists, the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty in Washington has launched its second annual religious liberty essay contest. Open to all Baptist…

Conference to focus on adult ministry

A conference on “Keeping People Over 60 While Reaching People Under 40,” led by Eddie Hammett, will be held May 1 from 6-9 p.m. at Villa Heights Baptist Church in Roanoke. The church is located at 4080 Challenger Ave., NE…

NAMB names 2nd largest group of missionaries

The Southern Baptist Convention's North American Mission Board named 128 new missionaries and chaplains during a Feb. 25 service in Albuquerque, N.M. It was the second-largest missionary commissioning in NAMB history. During the service, which also was sponsored by Hoffmantown…

New web-based prayer walk expands CBF’s ministry

Nell Green, one of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Global Missions field personnel, has taken the concept of prayer walking to a virtual level. Green has developed an online prayer walk accessible to anyone, anywhere in the world with Internet access….

African couple to receive 2007 Human Rights award

Joao and Nora Matwawana, a couple from Angola, are the recipients of the Baptist World Alliance's 2007 Denton Lotz Human Rights Award. The Matwawanas played a pivotal role in peace efforts in Burundi, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo and…

PNBC plans ‘Freedom Sunday’ this weekend

Christian nationalism is neither Christian nor patriotic

High court says feds can deny reentry to Green Card holders

BNG introduces ‘Bible Divas’ podcast