Historical drama Pressure clears the air on speaking truth to power

By Jim Pritchett Pastor of Swift Creek Community Church, Midlothian On Sunday afternoon, Nov. 6, a mother, a daughter, and a granddaughter were all baptized together in the same ceremony. That in itself is a remarkable event. More remarkable is…

Lyle Schaller has been called the “dean of church consultants.” He is best known for his books and articles that appear in bookstores, journals and magazines everywhere. Although “retired,” he still speaks at conferences and to churches. John Chandler, team…

Fred Craddock is the Bandy Distinguished Professor of Preaching and New Testament Emeritus in the Candler School of Theology at Emory University and one of the most widely-known preachers in America. He currently is a minister of Cherry Log Christian…

Messengers to the Louisiana Baptist Convention's annual meeting Nov. 14-15 surprised some observers by rejecting candidates and causes endorsed by the state's conservative political group. Messengers voted to amend a budget-cutting proposal that would have had a disproportionate impact on…

Rallying under a banner of “One Family-One Mission,” messengers to the Baptist General Convention of Texas annual meeting took decisive steps toward demonstrating the diversity of Texas Baptists. Messengers elected the convention's first African-American president, approved a governance plan that…

Conservatives in the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina elected their candidate as president, toughened the convention's stance against gay-friendly churches, replaced the interim executive director and approved new institutional trustees without dissent. But they failed in another key objective-to…

Messengers to the Tennessee Baptist Convention's annual meeting Nov.15-16 elected a convention president by a razor-thin margin and delayed action on altering the convention's relationship with Belmont University. Conservative Phil Jett, pastor of Englewood Baptist Church in Jackson, won the…

Kentucky Baptist Convention messengers voted overwhelmingly to approve a new ministry partnership with Georgetown College. Meeting Nov. 15-16, they also elected conservative pastors to the KBC's top three posts, defeating three moderate pastors endorsed by Mainstream Baptists of Kentucky. The…

Devotionals for November 24, 2005 By Connie White Member, First Baptist Church, Newport News Editor's note: As the Christmas season approaches, we offer the following daily devotional thoughts. Subsequent devotionals will appear in the Religious Herald between now and Christmas….

If you think that desperate housewives and girls behaving badly are inventions of 21st century television, think again. Errant, lascivious, conniving women have been around for a long time- and although the last place you might expect to find them…

Devotionals for December 8, 2005 By Connie White Member, First Baptist Church, Newport News Editor's note: As the Christmas season approaches, we offer the following daily devotional thoughts. Subsequent devotionals will appear in the Religious Herald between now and Christmas….