Editorial for April 13, 2006 By Jim White Editor A few weeks ago, in the aftermath of the cartoons of Mohammed that appeared first in newspapers in Denmark and later in other countries, a Hampton Roads newspaper interviewed a Muslim…
Letters for March 30, 2006
Reaching the budget I have had the privilege of pastoring seven fine BGAV churches and I deeply appreciate the fine mission work our BGAV has carried out and continues to carry out. I feel a burden over the fact our…
ANOTHER VIEW: Opportunities to transform a nation
First Hand for March 30, 2006 By Wayne Faison Virginia Baptist Mission Board In April 2003, during the annual Pastors and Friends Conference sponsored by the African-American Fellowship of the Baptist General Association of Virginia, Lincoln Brownell, president of the…
EDITORIAL: Pewboy starts asking questions
Editorial for March 30, 2006 By Jim White Altarego: Pewboy! What's the matter? You look as confused as the ape I heard about who sat in his cage with the Bible in one hand and Darwin's Origin of the Species…
The intelligent daughter
Heritage Column for March 30. 2006 By Fred Anderson In eastern Henrico County, along Nine Mile Road, there is an antebellum house which is still known as “the Dabbs House.” Never mind that Mr. and Mrs. Dabbs have been gone…
Through open doors
Heritage Column for April 6, 2006 By Fred Anderson The Arizona sheriff looked him in the eye and told him that he would amount to nothing, that by age 16 he would be in jail. An abusive stepfather seemed to…
A mystery about Father Courtney
Heritage Column for April 13, 2006 By Fred Anderson This columnist prepared a biographical sketch of John Courtney for the Dictionary of Virginia Biography, an ambitious publishing effort of the Library of Virginia. Obviously the project is still in its…
Church & People News for April 13, 2006
Staff Change Kathy S. Shereda, to High Hills Church, Jarratt, as pastor, effective May 1. Mack C. Scott Jr., to Temple Church, Norfolk, as pastor, effective April 23. Todd Childers, to Norwood Church, Forest, as pastor. John Rayburn, to Glade…
FIRST PERSON: A dream come true
Occasionally, through hard work, determination, blind luck or a combination of all three, someone's fondest dream will actually come true. On March 30, the Southside Baptist Association and Virginia Baptist Children's Home & Family Services celebrated the completion of a…