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Blackaby resigns as seminary president

(BP) — Canadian Southern Baptist Seminary President Richard Blackaby announced his resignation from the seminary presidency in early June to become president of Blackaby Ministries International. In a meeting with his staff and faculty, Blackaby said though he always felt…

Wayne Coley, longtime Virginia Baptist leader, dies following illness

RICHMOND—Wayne Coley, a longtime Virginia Baptist leader in children’s ministries, died Jan. 14 in Richmond following a long illness. He was 67. For a total of 23 years, Coley was on the staff of the Virginia Baptist Mission Board, where…

BGAV, VBMB committee chairs named for 2009

Baptist General Association of Virginia president Jeff Bloomer, who also serves as chair of the Virginia Baptist Mission Board, has appointed chairs for several committees for 2009. The commitees and their chairs are: • BGAV Budget Committee: Tom McCann, Richmond…

Celebrating 20 years

This combination of head, hands and heart has served Virginia Baptists well through the years. In addition to his responsibilities as associate editor which include the production of the paper, Dilday makes an essential contribution as a staff writer. His…

As justices again consider abortion attention turns to shifting court

WASHINGTON (ABP) — As the Supreme Court took up its first major abortion case in five years Nov. 30, attention focused on the body's shifting membership and what that might mean for abortion rights in the future. During oral arguments…

Court sidesteps campaign-finance case brought by Wisconsin pro-life group

WASHINGTON (ABP) — The Supreme Court on Jan. 23 sidestepped a challenge brought by an anti-abortion group against a federal campaign-finance law. The court, in an unsigned opinion without recorded dissent, directed a lower federal court to reconsider its decision…

National Prayer Breakfast gets new sponsorship but still looks like government-sponsored religion, BJC leaders say

del Toro’s Pinocchio is a tale of faith that is not wooden

The church must show the world a more excellent way of nonviolence

What happens when church and state merge? Look to Nazi Germany for answers

Blackaby resigns as seminary president

Wayne Coley, longtime Virginia Baptist leader, dies following illness

BGAV, VBMB committee chairs named for 2009

Celebrating 20 years

As justices again consider abortion attention turns to shifting court

Court sidesteps campaign-finance case brought by Wisconsin pro-life group

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As arson investigation continues, Alabama church ‘bounces back’

How Egyptian police hunt LGBT people on dating apps

N. Carolina church says it lost nearly $800K in email scam

On A Mission To Fill Empty Pulpits: A Couple Addressing The Preacher Shortage

Second gentleman Emhoff visits Auschwitz, part of a push against antisemitism

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National Prayer Breakfast gets new sponsorship but still looks like government-sponsored religion, BJC leaders say

del Toro’s Pinocchio is a tale of faith that is not wooden

The church must show the world a more excellent way of nonviolence

What happens when church and state merge? Look to Nazi Germany for answers