Historical drama Pressure clears the air on speaking truth to power

Visible from miles away, the steeple of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary's chapel has always been a symbol of hope in the city of New Orleans. In 2002, when seminary administrators chose a new logo for the school, they chose…

An all-time record has been reached-more than 7.3 million meals prepared to date for victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita under the Southern Baptists' mammoth disaster relief effort across the Gulf Coast. Previously, the most meals prepared in a Southern…

Virginia Baptist youth are invited to enter a new essay contest sponsored by the Center for Baptist Heritage & Studies. The first “Roots & Wings: Young Scholars Essay Contest” carries a missions theme as 11th and 12th grade students learn…

By Jim White Like a beguiling butterfly, 80-something year-young Maxine (Mackie) Bersch demonstrated her story-telling expertise by flitting from scene to scene, keeping me on the edge of my seat as she told her own story. Born in Clay County,…

Full-time Pastor: Bealton Baptist Church is currently seeking a full-time pastor. This church is located in a rapidly growing bedroom community in Fauquier County and has a membership of 150. Send résumés to Lonnie Harris, Bealton Baptist Church, P. O….

Staff Changes Robert Johnson, to Black Branch Church, Chase City, as pastor. Jeffrey W. Perry, to Riverdale Church, Roanoke, as pastor. John Etcher, to Ivy Memorial Church, Hampton, as pastor. Roc Collins, resigning as pastor of First Church, Gate City,…

Cover Story for October 20, 2005 By Jim White On Jan. 15, 2005, as Sgt. Jayton Patterson led his Marines down a village lane in Babil Province, south of Baghdad, he halted them. Something didn't look right. Ordering them to…

Disappointed by ad I write to express my disappointment regarding the ad for Lakewood Manor in Time magazine's Oct. 17 edition. When Lakewood Manor was in deep financial problems some years ago, appeals were made to Baptists to save this…

Another View for October 20, 2005 By Greg Smith ‘I've got to do something,” I told myself when I heard about the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. I remember pacing back and forth in my living room, mentally calculating how…

Editorial for October 20, 2005 By Jim White As I travel around the state, I try to redeem the time by listening to books on tape. I know.According to some of my friends, I should listen to Christian radio stations…

Heritage Column for October 20, 2005 By Fred Anderson Two names stand out in the long list of Virginia Baptist statesmen: Robert Baylor Semple, arguably the leading figure of the early 19th century, and Jeremiah Bell Jeter, certainly the leading…

What kind of world is it that we really live in? Can my church become a difference-maker in that world? Those and other questions are the subject of a workshop, “Being a Relevant Church,” sponsored by the Southwest Virginia Christian…