STAFF CHANGES • J. David Turner, to Central Church, Richmond, as senior pastor. • Michael Shockley, to Meadows of Dan Church, Meadows of Dan, as pastor. • G. Bruce Queen, concluding his ministry as pastor of Chamberlayne Church, Richmond, effective…
A matter of dates
Heritage Column for March 24, 2005 By Fred Anderson This year the University of Richmond celebrates its 175th anniversary. The university evolved. University status came in 1920. Richmond College, as it was commonly known for many years, dates to 1840…
Leave the anti-blasphemy laws in Europe
Another View for March 24, 2005 By James Lileks Creeping theocracy watch, continued: A court has ruled that a fashion company can't run ads that make fun of the Last Supper. To be specific: They can't make fun of a…
Letters for March 24, 2005
A lack of understanding The attack on Southern Baptist Theological Seminary's change to nouthetic counseling grieves me. Some of the article [March 3 issue] seems to be rooted in a lack of firsthand knowledge of nouthetic counseling. Nouthetic comes from…
It’s not Passion Lite
Guest Editorial for March 24, 2005 By David Briggs The Passion Recut is not The Passion Lite. Viewers no longer see the nail going through Christ's hands as he is attached to the cross. And the excruciating torture scene in…
Respectability
Another View for March 17, 2005 By S. S. Richardson Jesus never took on an air of respectability. He went about eating and drinking. He turned water into wine. He might not be eligible for membership in some Baptist churches!…
Exercise caution in tsunami relief
Another View for March 17, 2005 By Robert Marus A Baptist minister who is a Sri Lanka native has issued a set of guidelines for Christians doing relief work in the wake of the Dec. 26 South Asian tsunamis. Shanta…
Karen Watson: Christ’s joyful bride
Guest Editorial for March 17, 2005 By Erich Bridges It's been a year since they died at the hands of nameless killers in northern Iraq. On March 15, 2004, five Southern Baptist humanitarian workers were driving back to Mosul after…
Innocents abroad
Heritage Column for March 17, 2005 By Fred Anderson Last week this column told about the many Virginia Baptists who attended the first Congress of the Baptist World Alliance, which was held in London in 1905, and the large contingent…
Church & People News for March 17, 2005
STAFF CHANGES • Joel Bradberry, to Black Creek Church, Mechanicsville, as pastor, effective April 3. • Charles Peterson, to Cheriton Church, Cheriton, as pastor. • Karl Hrebik, to Crooked Run Church, Culpeper, as pastor. • Dan Ficklin, to Tuckahoe Church,…
BWA leaders report revenue increase
Leaders of the Baptist World Alliance heard a positive financial report during a meeting of the group's executive committee March 7-9 in McLean. Despite large reductions in the group's budget over recent years-including a $425,000 annual loss as a result…
Evangelicals broaden agenda during meeting
Global warming and other environmental problems have emerged as the most controversial issues within a national coalition trying to broaden the agenda of evangelical Christians. At a Capitol Hill forum March 10, the National Association of Evangelicals formally unveiled a…