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The tragedy of missed opportunity

Although I am not a Dallas Cowboys fan, I am not so rabid in my opposition that I root for anyone playing them. Since I have never been to Seattle, and although I understand Shaun Alexander (one of the Seattle…

Merging seminaries

As I read your editorial [“Theological opportunity?” Herald, Dec. 14], I applaud your concerns for greater economy and efficiency in the delivery of theological education through the two theological schools based in Virginia and receiving at least some support through…

Honoring Mary

I just read “Not just for Christmas anymore,” by Hannah Elliott of the Associated Baptist Press [Herald, Dec. 21]. What a fantastic article about Mary and how evangelicals are changing their opinions of her. I have long felt that if…

Beginnings and endings

Noah Calton Baldwin was the grand old man among the Baptists of Southwest Virginia. For nearly 60 years, he was a central figure in the religious life of the frontier from Marion to Abingdon. He was the father of the…

ANOTHER VIEW: When debt becomes demonic

Many American households are drowning in debt and see no way out of the pit that continues to grow deeper by the month. For example, 71 percent of all credit card accounts have only the minimum monthly payments being made…

News about Virginia Baptists and their ministries for January 11, 2007

Staff Changes Wayne D. Underwood, to Jonesboro Church, Roseland, as pastor. Rand Forder, to Muddy Creek Church, Powhatan, as pastor. Chuck Price, to May Memorial Church, Powhatan, as pastor. Garland Jefferson, to Falling Creek Church, Richmond, as pastor. Merit Award…

Leland and BTSR

As a Leland student, I would like to thank you for raising good questions about how Virginia Baptist's are to support theological education [“Theological opportunity?” Herald, Dec. 14]. I may disagree with your idea that BTSR and Leland duplicate the…

‘Baptist Covenant’ offers chance to heal racial wounds, leaders say

ATLANTA (ABP) — Advocates of the “New Baptist Covenant” championed by former presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton predicted it will help heal the racial divide that has separated Baptists in America since before the Civil War. Speaking on behalf…

Bush’s war plan gets cold greeting from Hill, progressive Christians

WASHINGTON (ABP) — President Bush's plan to add more than 20,000 troops in a last-ditch effort to stabilize Iraq has drawn the ire of many in Congress as well as progressive religious leaders. “The situation in Iraq is unacceptable to…

Analysis: Do Baptist leaders regret justifying Iraq war?

WASHINGTON (ABP) — As the number of American soldiers killed passes 3,000 and Congress debates President Bush's latest strategy for winning the war, its planners Christians who supported invading Iraq in 2003 must now face a thorny theo-political question. Was…

Baptist men’s group to climb Africa’s highest peak for charity

NEWNAN, Ga. (ABP) — Daniel Nance knows what altitude sickness feels like. In 2005, while climbing Africa's Mt. Kilimanjaro, he succumbed to the condition caused by exposure to high altitudes, experiencing the headache and fatigue commonly associated with the sickness….

Warrens to train church leaders in Virginia Baptist conference

RICHMOND, Va. (ABP) — Rick and Kay Warren, co-founders of one of the Southern Baptist Convention's largest and most prominent churches, will be featured at a Baptist General Association of Virginia conference in February. The Warrens, of Saddleback Church in…

Theologizing with Larkin Poe, 10 years after Reskinned

Ministry leader with tall tales wins GOP bid for Colorado governor

What Willy Rice once knew

What I learned July 5 at church