By Mickey Noah Baptist Press Thousands of Baptist students-from teenage to college-age-will swarm into 93 U.S. cities this summer to work on 2006 World Changers mission projects to renovate substandard housing around the country. Feb. 1 is the deadline for…
Baptist youth worship with others at Disney
By Lance Wallace CBF Communications More than 2,200 Christian teenagers-Baptists, Episcopalians and Presbyterians-explored common and distinct dimensions of their faith during the first “Faith in 3D” conference Jan. 13-16 at the Disney World Resort. With high-energy worship and intentionally diverse…
Mission opportunities for youth and young adults
The Virginia Baptist Mission Board and its international partners have many opportunities for young people to be involved in missions. Although the target ages are 16 to 26 for these youth-oriented experiences, there is some flexibility in the age expectation….
Aunt Ida gets surprised
Editorial for January 19, 2005 By Jim White Dear Jimmy, Before I get to the “how are yous” I've got to begin with what's happenin' down at Bluebell Baptist. Do you remember, the Booth boys from down on Crader Creek?…
Register to feature U of R founders
In a salute to the 175th anniversary of the University of Richmond, the latest Virginia Baptist Historical Society’s annual journal, The Virginia Baptist Register, features three articles examining the role 19th-century Baptists played in the founding of that institution. In…
Passion 06 draws 18,000 collegians to Nashville
A capacity crowd of 18,000 college students from all 50 states and more than 20 countries filled Nashville's Gaylord Entertainment Center Jan. 2-5 for Passion 06. “Our heartbeat is to see the campuses of this nation awaken to God,” Louie…
Gourleys named to lead Piankatank
Steven and Niki Gourley have been named director and co-director of Camp Piankatank, Virginia Baptists’ camp on the Piankatank River near Hartfield. Steven Gourley is a recent graduate of Old Dominion University in Hampton and studied at Southern Baptist Theological…
Historic house may be rebuilt at Eagle Eyrie
The historic 18th-century house of a prominent early Virginia Baptist peacher may be rebuilt at Eagle Eyrie Baptist Conference Center. The Virginia Baptist Mission Board's Eagle Eyrie committee has agreed in principle to allow Moorefield, originally built in 1790 by…
Darwin’s dangerous idea: No middle ground
Another View for January 19, 2006 By R. Albert Mohler Jr. President, Southern Seminary Daniel C. Dennett is one of the world's most influential evolutionary scientists, and unlike many of his colleagues, Dennett doesn't run away from Darwinism's logical conclusions….
Her father’s daughter
Heritage Column for January 19, 2006 By Fred Anderson She was asked to teach a Sunday school class as a temporary substitute for six weeks. Forty years later, Connie Showalter is still teaching the Friendship class at River Road Church,…
Religion & Evolution: a false dichotomy
Another View for January 19, 2006 By J. Brent Walker Executive Director, Baptist Joint Committee The debate over whether and how to teach evolution in the public schools continues 80 years after the Scopes “monkey trial” in Tennessee. Now the…
Sex trafficking bill in Congress may strengthen campaign in U.S.
By Tom Strode Baptist Press President Bush signed into law Jan. 10 a bill strengthening the campaign against worldwide trafficking in people, especially the effort to combat the sex trade in the United States. The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act,…