ABILENE, Texas — Christian coaches are in a position to teach far more than Xs and Os, a Hardin-Simmons University professor believes. Bob Moore, professor of fitness and sports science at the Baptist school, considers sports fallow ground for teaching…
Gridirons, goals & God: Christian athletes use spotlight to share faith
When Colt McCoy of the University of Texas expressed his faith in an interview following the Longhorns’ BCS championship game loss to Alabama Jan. 7, the quarterback placed himself in a growing cadre of Christian athletes becoming increasingly vocal about…
MLK Day celebration marks 50th anniversary of sit-in movement
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — Americans today think nothing of walking into a fast-food restaurant and eating next to a person of another race, but that is because of sacrifices made by others, a Baptist minister reminded an audience at a…
Baptist World Alliance rescue team arrives in Haiti, begins work in clinic
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A Baptist World Aid Rescue24 team has arrived in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and has begun work in a local clinic, according to a news release from the Baptist World Alliance. The BWAid team, consisting of members from…
Baptists prep for immediate, long-term responses to Haiti quake
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (ABP) — Baptist groups in the United States began gearing up Jan. 13 for both immediate and long-term responses to the earthquake that killed thousands in Port-au-Prince, the capital and largest city of the impoverished Caribbean nation…
From the Eastern Shore to Cumberland Gap
STAFF CHANGES • Paul Robert “Trey” Gilliam III, to Mulberry Grove Church, Nathalie, as pastor. • David Jones, to Riverdale Church, Roanoke, as pastor. 50 YEARS: Calvary Baptist Church in Lovingston celebrated its 50th anniversary Oct. 4. Former pastor Ross…
Spring 2010 classes offered by Southwest Virginia Christian Leadership Network
Together with the John Leland Center, a Virginia Baptist education partner, the Southwest Virginia Christian Leadership Network will offer college/diploma and Masters degree classes for professional and volunteer ministry leaders in spring 2010. College/diploma classes will meet at five locations…
EDITORIAL: Aunt Ida’s mind wanders during the sermon
Dear Jimmy, I don’t know what the matter with me was last Sunday, but I just couldn’t seem to keep my mind on Brother Bobby’s sermon. It wasn’t that he was hard to listen to. No, in fact, he has…
HERITAGE: Death in the family
Dear Zachary, Cassidy and Emily: Across the years I have written several letters addressed to you, my grandchildren, which have appeared in this column. They have covered several different topics. When Zachary was born, I wrote about what it means…