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Altar Ego sighed with relief when he finally found Pewboy. Altar Ego: “Excuse me, Pewboy, do you have a few minutes to talk?” He had interrupted the Baptist layman as he arranged stacks of bulletins on tables beside the sanctuary…

Thanks to VBMB

Praise the Lord for the Virginia Baptist Mission Board! On Oct. 28, Gary Chapman came to our church to lead a workshop on “How to Teach the Bible.” He did an excellent job. It was evident that he put a…

ANOTHER VIEW: Big faith on the big screen

Hollywood has been abuzz lately with the big news that more faith-based movies like The Passion of the Christ and Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe are on the way, but the reaction so far has…

On church democracy

It was on Election Day that this column was written. It was early in the morning and this columnist had yet to add his one vote to the process. The mid-term election campaigns of 2006 were among the ugliest in…

ANOTHER VIEW: You are what you eat

If you've never been to a “McDonald's Night,” consider yourself lucky. Now in theory, this is a “win-win” proposition: a fundraiser for my children's school and a night out of the kitchen. It has never been truer, alas, that the…

News about Virginia Baptists and their ministries for November 16, 2006

Staff Changes Frank Duncan, to James Square Church, Lawrenceville, as pastor. Doug Frazier, to Bybee's Road Church, Troy, as pastor, effective Dec. 3. Stephen Byrd, to Glade Spring Church, Glade Spring, as interim pastor. Stephen Farrar, to First Church, Galax,…

News about Virginia Baptists and their ministries

Virginia Baptists adopt new budget, elect 2007 officers

Virginia Baptists adopted a $14.2 million budget to fund their ministries in 2007—a $100,000 increase over the current year's budget goal. The 1,053 messengers meeting in Virginia Beach also elected officers for the coming year, adopted four resolutions and commissioned…

Staunton attorney is new president of BGAV

A Staunton attorney is the Baptist General Association of Virginia's new president. Boyce Brannock, a member of First Baptist Church in Waynesboro, was elected Nov. 10 without opposition during the BGAV's annual meeting in Virginia Beach. Also elected were Joe…

S.C. messengers increase budget, elect CP supporter as president

TAYLORS, S.C. (ABP) — Messengers to the 186th annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention increased their budget by $600,000 for 2007 and elected a strong Cooperative Program supporter as president Nov. 15 in Taylors, S.C. For nine of…

Alabama Baptists approve budgets, ask Wal-Mart to reconsider

HOOVER, Ala. (ABP) — Wal-Mart's support of homosexuality, ethics in state government, and the humanitarian crisis in western Sudan surfaced as some of the top issues this year with Alabama Baptists. And Roger Willmore, pastor of Deerfoot Baptist Church in…

Except for white evangelicals, Americans have soured on Trump’s leadership

CBF approves $16 million budget, leaders challenge more mission

The Black Church was not meant to save America

Caner sues Truett-McConnell for wrongful firing

Pewboy knows

Thanks to VBMB

ANOTHER VIEW: Big faith on the big screen

On church democracy

ANOTHER VIEW: You are what you eat

News about Virginia Baptists and their ministries for November 16, 2006

News about Virginia Baptists and their ministries

News about Virginia Baptists and their ministries

Virginia Baptists adopt new budget, elect 2007 officers

Staunton attorney is new president of BGAV

S.C. messengers increase budget, elect CP supporter as president

Alabama Baptists approve budgets, ask Wal-Mart to reconsider

Together for Hope marks 25 years by asking, “How do you write the future?”

Who Decides War and Peace? Lebanon After the New Regional Agreement

54 Countries, One Survey, A Lot of Religion

From ‘feigele’ to free: What does it mean to be LGBTQ+ and Orthodox?

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Except for white evangelicals, Americans have soured on Trump’s leadership

CBF approves $16 million budget, leaders challenge more mission

The Black Church was not meant to save America

Caner sues Truett-McConnell for wrongful firing