Historical drama Pressure clears the air on speaking truth to power

Another View for September 1, 2005 By Kevin Rutledge The cost of discipleship as Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Baptists is a call to a radical lifestyle, full of uncomfortable places. This is not a message that today's American church is following….

Editorial for September 1, 2005 By Jim White Country singer Dierks Bentley croons, “Well, I know what I was feeling, but what was I thinking?” Perhaps Pat Robertson has adopted this as the theme song for The 700 Club. Waxing…

Heritage Column for September 1, 2005 By Fred Anderson Zachary, our 7-year-old grandson, attempted to teach his grandfather how to play chess, a game whose mysteries this columnist must confess has eluded him. Zachary already has won a chess tournament…

Christian response to war I think that Mr. White's article [“A necessary evil is still evil,” Herald, Aug. 18] was very timely and absolutely addressed a major problem that we are facing in this country today. I, for one, do…

By Donnie Johnston Thanks to a retired Culpeper couple, the Shiloh Baptist Association finally has a home. “One of my goals as director of missions has been for the association to have a home of its own,” Lanny Horton said….

The first true Sunday school in America started in Accomac, Va., in 1785. That's the starting place for Bill Alphin's challenge for Virginia Baptists to start new small groups. Alphin, who coordinates Bible study and discipleship for the Virginia Baptist…

By Jim White The U.S. Marines earned the moniker “First to Fight.” The Virginia Baptist Disaster Relief Team may well earn the reputation “First to Respond.” As I write this, (Monday, Aug. 29) Hurricane Katrina is still pounding the Gulf…

If your family is about to spend $40,000 a year to send your freshman off to Reed College in Portland, Ore., you can rest as
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Evolution is a driving force behind the rejection of traditional morality, Albert Mohler Jr. said in a National Public Radio online forum on evolution and religious faith. “Evolutionary theory stands at the base of moral relativism and the rejection of…