STAFF CHANGES • Reed Ness, to Amherst Church, Amherst, as pastor. • Robert Dawson, to First Church, Petersburg, as pastor. He had been serving as interim. • Jeff Conrow, to Lower Northampton Church, Townsend, as pastor. • Greg Compton, to…
Their names may be lost to history, but their stories endure
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Lot's wife and daughters. Two thieves crucified with Jesus. Three Wise Men. They're all iconic figures from the Bible, yet they all have one thing in common. Officially, they have no names. The Bible is riddled with…
Pastor challenges couples to marry
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Daneisha Dunbar was never so happy to see her children cry. But there they were: 13-year-old Jheran, 10-year-old Aryn and 5-year-old Taryn, shedding tears and squealing with joy at the news that their mommy and daddy are…
FAITH DIGEST
Christians accused of hate crime for witnessing. A Muslim community police officer accused two Christian preachers from the United States of a hate crime after they handed out evangelical tracts in a predominantly Muslim area in England. Arthur Cunningham and…
IMB supporters opposed missionary rules
RICHMOND (ABP) — A group of current and former missionaries, former mission-board trustees and pastors is calling for the Southern Baptist Convention International Mission Board to reverse controversial guidelines for missionaries enacted in 2005. The guidelines prohibit the appointment of…
Chinese church in Richmond aids quake victims
RICHMOND — Although separated by thousands of miles, the Virginia Baptists worshiping at the Grace Chinese Baptist Church of Richmond feel the pain of the homeless in China. Responding to the devastating earthquake which stuck Sichuan Province on May 12,…
S.C. gets ‘I Believe’ license plates for state’s vehicles
(RNS) Without the approval of the governor, the state of South Carolina will now permit drivers to put “I Believe” license plates on their vehicles. The legislation, which passed unanimously by the General Assembly on May 22, calls for the…
Lakewood Manor names scholarship recipients for 2008
RICHMOND — The staff and residents of Lakewood Manor congratulate Cartie Winchester of Godwin High School and Sharain Edmonds of Cumberland High School as the recipients of the 2008 Lakewood Manor Employee Scholarships. Each year, Lakewood Manor , a Virginia…
GuideStone offers online tools for retirement
DALLAS — GuideStone has launched its new Preparing for Retirement Web page as part of the organization's commitment to participants' retirement planning needs. The new Web page provides comprehensive education and other resources as participants make the important decisions leading…