By narrow margins, Maryland voters yesterday legalized same-sex marriage and an expansion of casino gambling in their state and, by larger numbers, made it possible for some undocumented immigrants to attend college at in-state tuition rates. Gay marriage was approved…
OPINION: What do God and Hurricane Sandy have in common?
At Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, classes were cancelled on Monday, Oct. 29, because of the devastation of Hurricane Sandy on the northeastern coast of the United States.The loss of lives is above 100, and the economic impacts of the…
OPINION: God alone determines proper life of the Church
Over the past several weeks the focus of many conversations has been on the decision of the executive committee of the Virginia Baptist Mission Board to exclude Ginter Park Baptist Church from fellowship because they ordained a man who happens…
OPINION: Ginter Park Baptist, the BGAV and the tie that binds
Ginter Park Baptist Church ordained a gay man as a minister in September. This is creating a stir among Baptist organizations in Virginia. The Richmond Baptist Association, on Sunday, Oct. 21, created a committee to study the association’s relationship with…
Election Day checklist: Photo I.D., reading material to endure long lines and for some — communion
As voters in the Mid-Atlantic head to the polls today, some Baptists in the region will make an additional stop — to participate in communion as a reminder that their commitment to Jesus Christ trumps political identity. In scattered locations…
Baptists in Maryland grapple with ballot items on casinos, gay marriage, undocumented workers
Voters in Maryland are not only electing a president today, but also are considering whether to expand casino gambling, legalize gay marriage and extend in-state college tuition to undocumented immigrants — a clutch of moral issues that has prompted soul…
Election Day checklist: Photo I.D., reading material to endure long lines and for some — communion
As voters in the Mid-Atlantic head to the polls today, some Baptists in the region will make an additional stop — to participate in communion as a reminder that their commitment to Jesus Christ trumps political identity. In scattered locations…
Keen sense of direction will serve new WMUV president well as she helps navigate group’s future
LYNCHBURG, Va. — Pat Wright was born with a keen sense of direction. A passionate traveler, she disdains GPS navigation systems, she says, relying instead on her instincts and familiarity with maps. That instinct will serve the Williamsburg, Va., woman…
Discipleship is risky adventure that requires crossing cultural boundaries, speaker tells women
LYNCHBURG, Va. — The journey to follow Christ is a risky adventure requiring those who embark on it to break the confines of their cultural boundaries, members of Woman’s Missionary Union of Virginia were told Nov. 3. “In our encounter…
Mid-Atlantic response teams distributing thousands of meals, others begin recovery operations
Baptist disaster response units from the Mid-Atlantic initiated feeding operations in earnest over the weekend as organizers began turning their attention to recovery efforts in the still-struggling Northeast a week after Superstorm Sandy ravaged the region. Volunteers from North Carolina…
Mid-Atlantic response teams distributing thousands of meals, others begin recovery operations
Baptist disaster response units from the Mid-Atlantic initiated feeding operations in earnest over the weekend as organizers began turning their attention to recovery efforts in the still-struggling Northeast a week after Superstorm Sandy ravaged the region. Volunteers from North Carolina…
Mid-Atlantic response teams distributing thousands of meals, others begin recovery operations
Baptist disaster response units from the Mid-Atlantic initiated feeding operations in earnest over the weekend as organizers began turning their attention to recovery efforts in the still-struggling Northeast a week after Superstorm Sandy ravaged the region. Volunteers from North Carolina…