“You cannot be a true God-fearing person and be on a television show like that. I know I can’t. I’m not OK with what I’m learning, what the Bible says, and being on that television show.” Angus T. Jones The…
VITAL SIGNS: Tables and barns
In an excellent sermon, New York City pastor Alan Sherouse suggested that a most appropriate stewardship metaphor for a New Testament church is that of a table. He specifically referred to the round tables that his church uses seven days…
OPINION: For the BGAV, a Galileo moment
At its meeting in Roanoke, the Baptist General Association of Virginia experienced a Galileo moment. Galileo, you may recall, riled the church authorities of his day by taking seriously what he observed through his telescope and concluding that the earth…
OPINION: Thanksgiving grieved
Today as I write this it is Black Friday, yesterday was Thanksgiving and I long to go back to a time when it mattered. Perhaps that is just nostalgia. Perhaps Thanksgiving never really was that important to most people. But…
D.C., Va. churches developing response to plight of Palestinians, as Baptists in Gaza struggle
WASHINGTON — Two churches in the Washington area are working closely with the Alliance of Baptists to develop a Christian response to the plight of Palestinians — a task they said has taken on greater urgency as a fragile ceasefire…
WMUNC ends effort to purchase new headquarters building, will remain at Raleigh location
RALEIGH – Woman’s Missionary Union of North Carolina has ended an effort to purchase a new headquarters building in Lillington, N.C., citing the difficulty of fundraising for the project in a weak economy. WMUNC’s executive board voted Nov. 15 to…
Timothy Gilbert to become dean at Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond on July 1
RICHMOND — Timothy D. Gilbert has been elected dean at Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, a post he will assume on July 1. For nearly 30 years, Gilbert has been a professor of philosophy at Tarrant County College in Fort…
Church creates mosaic out of diverse community of believers in Raleigh suburb
CLAYTON, N.C. — A mosaic is an art form in which broken pieces of glass, tile or some other material are joined in a way that creates a new and beautiful image. Such a work of art is a metaphor…
Latino immigrants in Fredericksburg, Va., area find hope through LUCHA’s after-school program
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — “Bridges of Hope is truly an example of how sharing Christ’s love does not depend on one’s language skills but on the ability to love and show compassion for others,” said Sue Smith, executive director of LUCHA…