By Jeff Brumley Now and then, a preacher’s kid follows a parent into the ministry. But when the moment of decision came for Leah Anderson Reed, she decided to follow both her father and mother into ordination. Reed, 27, was ordained last month…
CBF church planter dies
By Bob Allen A Cooperative Baptist Fellowship church planter and adjunct professor at McAfee School of Theology died Aug. 27. Gwen Brown, 59, was founding pastor of Cornerstone Church in Snellville, Ga., which began as a Bible study in her…
Jordan challenges Christians in new book
By Jeff Brumley In July 2012, author, professor and self-described Clarence Jordan devotee Brian Kaylor was doing research about the late Koinonia Farms founder when he discovered some mysterious boxes in the Jordan archives. When he figured out what was…
‘So many Baptists’ at Wild Goose
By Jeff Brumley The third-annual Wild Goose Festival opened Thursday in the mountains of North Carolina, with organizers and many participants hoping the outdoor gathering will heal divisions between conservative, progressive and moderate Christians. National leaders of the “Christian convergence”…
Minister in custody in Ala. murder
By Bob Allen An associate pastor at First Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., was taken into custody Aug. 8 in connection with his wife’s slaying two weeks earlier. The Homewood Police Department said Richard Shahan came in voluntarily on Aug….
Minister in custody in Ala. murder
By Bob Allen An associate pastor at First Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., was taken into custody Aug. 8 in connection with his wife’s slaying two weeks earlier. The Homewood Police Department said Richard Shahan came in voluntarily on Aug….
Church loses new pastor to drowning
By Bob Allen A Baptist church in Connecticut is mourning the death of a recently called pastor who died July 29 during a family vacation in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Greg Hamby, 52, pastor of First Baptist Church in Essex, Conn.,…
Living sacrifice
By Vicki Brown In biblical times, priests offered animal and grain sacrifices—as thanksgiving or to seek forgiveness for sin. Sacrifice meant death. But in Romans 12:1, the Apostle Paul called on believers to be “living sacrifices.” How does a believer…
Service set for slain minister’s wife
By Bob Allen A memorial service is scheduled Saturday for a Baptist minister’s wife found slain July 23 in her home in Birmingham, Ala. First Baptist Church of Birmingham released a statement July 25 announcing the death of long-time church…
Accused camp chaperone out of jail
By Bob Allen A North Carolina man charged with sex offenses at a Baptist youth camp got out of jail July 23 after a judge reduced his bond from $350,000 to $20,000. Clyde Wesley Way, 68, was arrested July 10…
Ala. minister’s wife slain in home
By Bob Allen An Alabama Baptist minister’s wife was found dead in her home July 23 in a case that police regard an apparent homicide. Karen Louise Shahan, 52, was discovered at about 11:15 a.m. on the couch of her…
Study finds health benefit to Jewish prayer
By Jeff Brumley Rabbi Yossi Posner knows from experience that Jews who fervently pray and regularly attend synagogue tend to enjoy a greater quality of life than those who don’t. “When people are praying and more in tune with their inner…