(RNS) — Pop quiz: Who said “We often suffer, but we are never crushed. Even when we don't know what to do, we never give up”? According to a recent poll, more Americans attributed the passage to comic book hero…
At 39, Gordon president leads evangelical up-and-comers
WENHAM, Mass. (RNS) — For the past decade, sociologist D. Michael Lindsay has been living the very phenomenon he’s studied in depth: evangelicals climbing the ranks of secular institutions and becoming American elites. Yet in a surprise move, this 39-year-old…
Richmond churches offer showers, laundry to neighbors still in dark
RICHMOND, Va. — Two churches in the Richmond, Va., area are offering showers, laundry facilities and ice to thousands in the city still without electricity in the wake of Hurricane Irene. First Baptist Church of Richmond and Bon Air Baptist…
Religious leaders laud Martin Luther King in Washington memorial service
WASHINGTON (RNS) — An earthquake and a hurricane interrupted plans to honor Martin Luther King Jr. in the nation's capital, but religious leaders and civil rights veterans said King's legacy is unshakable. The Aug. 27 interfaith service was the last…
Texas Baptists gear up to provide assistance after Hurricane Irene
DALLAS — Texas Baptist Men received requests to provide disaster relief in North Carolina in the wake of Hurrican Irene, and leaders expect to be called on to serve in Vermont, as well. “We know there is a need in…
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Justice in Love, Nicholas Wolterstorff (Eerdmans) Often, the Christian themes of justice and love are held in tension. Philosophers have posited them as incompatible starting points for thinking about ethics while the rest of us have often wondered if the…
OPINION: Looking for laughter after 9/11
It’s coming. The sun’s daily rise and set prompts the inexorable turn of calendar pages and guarantees it. This Sept. 11 marks 10 years since the day the world stood still as 19 terrorists commandeered four huge jets and flew…
EDITORIAL: That pivotal day
September 11, 2001 is a day we will never forget. On that day, John Upton became the executive director of the Baptist General Association of Virginia. As noteworthy as that event is, however, and as much as it should be…
Baptist relief agencies begin Mid-Atlantic cleanup in wake of Irene
RICHMOND, Va. — As Hurricane Irene continued its destructive track north Aug. 28, Baptist relief agencies in the Mid-Atlantic began deploying volunteers in the region, which was left with rising water and little electricity in the wake of the storm….