Jimmy Carter, a lifelong Baptist, left a legacy of faithfulness, compassion and justice

Virginia Baptists have approved a joint statement developed with Averett University leaders that will end their 145-year-old ties to the school. The Virginia Baptist Mission Board adopted the statement during its spring meeting April 6. Averett's trustees are set to…

Personalities for April 14, 2005 By Chris Herlinger When Dietrich Bonhoeffer, 39, quietly strode toward Nazi prison gallows as the Second World War neared its end, he could hardly have known that 60 years later, his life, memory and legacy…

Another View for April 14, 2005 By Phil Boatwright Occasionally-it doesn't happen often-going to the movies serves our fellow man. Such is the case with an impressive little drama called Smile. The film begins in a rural Chinese village after…

Guest Editorlal for April 14, 2005 By Bill Nieporte Having just returned from the April meeting of the Virginia Baptist Mission Board, I am dealing with mixed emotions. On the one hand, I am overjoyed about the continued the work…

Heritage Column for April 14, 2005 By Fred Anderson Abraham Lincoln said it. “Chop your own wood. It will warm you twice.” John Farrar is a Southerner, but he follows the rail-splitter's good advice. Last fall this columnist visited Falling…

By Chris Hanley Most Americans have no clue where Lithuania is, but 12 Hokies from the Baptist Student Union at Virginia Tech invested their spring break in this small country, and witnessed God doing amazing things in the lives of…

The first teaching events of the newly-established Southwest Virginia Christian Leadership Network have been announced. The network is a ministry of the Virginia Baptist Mission Board, providing leadership training for ministers and laypersons in Southwest Virginia. The scheduled events include:…

Already a strong week of mission projects, worship and Bible study, Family Mission Week takes on a new dimension this year in response to families who want to learn and play together. A “Family Track” has been added to the…

‘One Great Fellowship of Love” is the theme for the annual meeting of the Virginia Baptist Historical Society, to be held at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 10, in the chapel of the First Baptist Church of Richmond. Denton Lotz, general…