Historical drama Pressure clears the air on speaking truth to power

MINISTER OF YOUTH: Church in Southeastern Virginia is seeking an experienced Minister of Youth. Applicant must have seminary degree and be led by the Lord to work with youth grades 6-12. Please send résumé to Attn: Personnel Committee, Great Bridge…

Staff Changes Robert H. Carpenter, to Talbot Park Church, Norfolk, as senior pastor, effective Jan. 29. Randy W. Prouse, to Critz Church, Critz, as pastor. Frederick Stephen “Rick” Crookshank, to Hanover Church, King George, as pastor. Bruce Langwiser, to Emmanuel…

By Greg Warner Associated Baptist Press Some moderate Baptists in North Carolina are talking seriously about alternative ways to support the state’s Baptist colleges and institutions, a move that could divert millions in contributions from the conservative-controlled Baptist State Convention…

Conflicting reports about the vote totals for a new International Mission Board policy on speaking in tongues are focusing public attention on what may be a deeper disagreement about the agency’s leadership. Associated Baptist Press reported, in a Nov. 30…

By Karen Long Religion News Service At a desperate moment in the book The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, as the lion’s tortured, lifeless body lies on a stone table, the writer pauses over the stricken child characters, Lucy…

A conservative group has canceled a national boycott against Target after the retailer promised to make more references to Christmas and Hanukkah in its advertising. Donald E. Wildmon, chairman of the Mississippi-based American Family Association, claimed victory by canceling the…

The pastor at the Southern Baptist Convention’s largest church used a conference timed to conclude on World AIDS Day to announce a new commitment to caring for the millions of people infected with HIV and AIDS. Rick Warren, pastor of…

Hundreds of volunteers swarmed over a wrecked church deep in New Orleans’ flood zone Dec. 3, hoping to start its healing and that of the desolate neighborhood beyond with a furious outpouring of free labor. By some counts, nearly 1,000…

Bob Allen EthicsDaily.com Rather than singing O Come All Ye Faithful on Dec. 25, some mega-churches this year are opting instead for I'll Be Home for Christmas. Because Christmas this year falls on a Sunday, some of America's prominent evangelical…

Editorial for December 22, 2005 By Jim White What is your favorite Christmas phrase? If the reaction to Wal-Mart's plan to wish us a “Happy Holiday” this season is any indication, “Merry Christmas!” must be the expression of choice. I…

Immoral system of death I would like to applaud Daniel Bagby for writing “Re-examining capital punishment” [Herald, Oct. 27]. As a Baptist and a field organizer with People of Faith Against the Death Penalty, it was very encouraging to see…

Heritage Column for December 22, 2005 By Fred Anderson “For God so loved the world that he gave…” During this season we have decorated our Christmas tree with some of the many ornaments which we have been accumulating over the…