Historical drama Pressure clears the air on speaking truth to power

Staff Changes Brent and Michelle Kimlick, to Bruington Church, Bruington, as co-pastors, effective in June. Jack R. Garland, to Riverside Church, Chilhowie, as pastor. Tom Cohick, to Beulah Church, Schley, as pastor. Jonathan Dundalow, to Western Heights Church, Petersburg, as…

Staff Changes Carl E. Burger, to Mount Tabor Church, Keeling, as pastor. Timothy Boschen, to Goldmine Church, Louisa, as permanent part-time pastor. Greg Smith, to Antioch Church, Scottsville, as pastor. Jason N. “Brent” and Michelle Kimlick, to Bruington Church, Bruington,…

Front Page story for March 30, 2006 By Jim White, Editor In reading Jimmy Carter's book Our Endangered Values, I was appalled by a chapter entitled “Attacking Terrorism, not Human Rights?” In this chapter, former President Carter cites several examples…

Front Page story for April 7, 2006 By Jim White, Editor Soft-spoken but passionate about the plight of immigrants, Veronica Donahue of Tappahannock, Va, speaks from experience. Born and reared in Mexico City, she and her husband, David, now pastor…

Front Page story for April 13, 2006 By Jim White, Editor One would never suspect upon meeting him that Robert Carpenter, pastor of Norfolk's Talbot Park Baptist Church, was told by his closest friends that he could never become a…

Front Page story for April 27, 2006 By Greg Warner Associated Baptist Press After a trustee investigation produced a scathing report of numerous examples of poor management, Bob Reccord resigned as president of the Southern Baptist Convention's North American Mission…

Front Page story for May 4, 2006 By Aaron Lee At a time of the year when Christians take a week to remember the life, death and resurrection of Christ, New Bethesda Baptist Church in Mechanicsville spent three days sharing…

Front Page story for May 11, 2006 By Jim White, Editor On May 19, the movie version of Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code will open in theaters around the country. Just in case you have recently awakened from…

Two more seminary presidents have endorsed Ronnie Floyd for SBC president. In an email to students and others May 15, Danny Akin, president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, N.C., described Floyd as a “godly man” who “would…