Cecil E. Sherman of Richmond, the first national coordinator for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, will receive the sixth annual Judson-Rice Award at an April 21 dinner at First Baptist Church of Asheville, N.C. The event is sponsored by the board…
Church & People News for January 19, 2006
Staff Changes Jeff Raymond, to First Church, Hopewell, as pastor. Bob Gordon, to Bealeton Church, Bealeton, as full-time pastor. Michael Hollinger, to Long Branch Church, The Plains, as pastor. David Burgess, to Ringgold Church, Ringgold, as intentional interim pastor, effective…
Alley given First Freedom award
Robert S. Alley, University of Richmond professor of humanities emeritus, has been named one of three recipients of a 2006 First Freedom Award from the Council for America’s First Freedom. He joined Vaclav Havel, former president of the Czech Republic….
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….