An ambitious plan to unite Baptists in North America around the compassionate message of the gospel is not secretly a plan to get Baptists to elect Hillary Clinton as president, one of the plan's leaders said Jan. 23. Bill Underwood,…
Committed to the congregation
Barely 16 years old, Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond has grown from 37 students who matriculated in 1991 to a current enrollment of 291 students from 19 states and eight foreign countries. It began holding classes in facilities on the…
Bush, genetic scientist call U.S. to prayer
President Bush and a prominent biologist called the United States and the world to prayer during the National Prayer Breakfast Feb. 1. “You know, it's an amazing country, isn't it, when people from all walks of life gather to recognize…
Almost 1,000 attend 21-C to explore P.E.A.C.E. plan
More than nine hundred people from 10 states attended Virginia Baptists' “P.E.A.C.E in 21-C” conference Feb. 2-3 at The St. Paul's Baptist Church in Richmond. An annual event, the 21-C conference is intended to be a vision-casting experience for courageous…
EDITORIAL: Glory be!
Occasionally I am blown away by things people do. Regrettably, there are times when the source of my amazement is something incredibly inane that someone has done. And truthfully speaking, when this is the case I am more often than…
Laura McDaniel named interim WMU executive
Laura McDaniel has been named interim executive director-treasurer of Woman's Missionary Union of Virginia. Laura McDaniel WMUV's board of trustees made the appointment during a recent meeting. Earlene Jessee retired as executive director of the organization at the end of…
FIRST PERSON: From Russia with love
It is incredible what God can and will do with your life when you completely open your heart to him. For many years even though I considered myself a Christian I never allowed God to have complete control. Our God…
Former pastor Mike Huckabee aims at White House
The latest long-shot presidential candidate is a Southern Baptist Baby Boomer from Hope, Ark., who served as governor of his home state. But this isn't Bill Clinton, and he isn't a Democrat. Instead, he's a Republican, an ex-pastor and former…
ANOTHER VIEW: A year of challenges
In the last issue of the Herald, Denton Lotz reflected on the challenges facing Baptists in 2007. This concludes the article. 5. Ecclesiology Several years ago I asked Baptist historians to present some thoughts on the “ecclesial function of the…