Guest Editorial for Dec. 9, 2004 By John Upton John Upton, executive director of the Virginia Baptist Mission Board, gave this address during his report to the board at its meeting last week. Given the current global trends of people…
Daylilies
Heritage column for Dec. 9, 2004 Becky Jarrett McKinney, the newly-elected president of Woman's Missionary Union of Virginia, enjoys rearing sons and raising daylilies. She also is passionate about the various helping ministries of WMUV. In many ways the three…
Will new secretary of state alter religious freedom policy?
By Robert Marus The resignation of Secretary of State Colin Powell and President Bush's choice of National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice to replace him may not mean much change in the United States' foreign policy regarding religious freedom issues, according…
The noose tightens: Conformity trend in states worries some
By Greg Warner Those who look for denominational trends are disturbed by several recent actions they say are tightening “the noose of conformity” in Baptist life. In a smattering of actions across the Baptist map, several state conventions are narrowing…
New inroads: IMB trustees celebrate new mission efforts
By Mark Kelly The gospel began making inroads this past year among 131 people groups that previously had little or no access to it, trustees of the Southern Baptist Convention's International Mission Board were told during a Nov. 16-17 meeting…
New homes: Salvation Army finds spots for holiday kettles
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald For more than a century, the Salvation Army has been helping the needy during the holidays. But now the red-clad bell ringers are getting some extra help to make sure their familiar kettles and donations of…
Church & People News for Dec. 9, 2004
C H R I S T M A S • M U S I C Abingdon Church, Abingdon; “Messiah,” Dec. 12 at 11 a.m. Amherst Church, Amherst; “One of Us,” Dec. 12 at 11 a.m. Antioch Church, Sandston; “Emmanuel: Celebrating…
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Living the legacy
Heritage column for Dec. 2, 2004 In 1900 William E. Hatcher, the noted minister and founder of Fork Union Military Academy, enrolled in his school a 15-year-old Chinese boy named Ah Fong Yeung. Robert E. Chambers, a Virginian who headed…
La. College president-elect withdraws over governance
Almost two months to the day after Louisiana College trustees elected Texas educator Malcolm Yarnell as president of the school, he declined the position because of an ongoing controversy over governance and accreditation of the Baptist college. “After accepting the…
Evangelical scholars explain inerrancy support
A group of evangelical scholars has taken the first step to more clearly state its support of biblical inerrancy, the belief that the Bible is without error. Members of the Evangelical Theological Society, who gathered for their annual meeting Nov….