By Jeff Brumley Legendary Baptist writer and editor Walker Knight has been retired from full-time journalism for years now. But he’s kept a close eye on the industry he left in the 1990s. From his longtime home in Decatur, Ga.,…
Richard Shahan released on bond
By Bob Allen A former Baptist minister charged with his wife’s July murder was released late Friday afternoon from jail in Birmingham, Ala., on $100,000 bond. Local media reported that family members raised the bond amount set the day before…
Longtime missions prof Bryant Hicks dies
By Bob Allen A memorial service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, at Lyndon Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky., for W. Bryant Hicks, a longtime missions professor at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary who died Jan. 12 at age…
State says murder suspect planned to wed boyfriend
By Bob Allen Prosecutors say a former minister at First Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., charged with his wife’s murder, was trying to leave the country prior to his Jan. 1 arrest to marry his boyfriend. The latest twist in…
Baptist chaplain sees spiritual lessons in 100K race
By Jeff Brumley It would seem like Air Force Maj. Chuck Seligman got all the danger and excitement he needed from several combat deployments and more than 20 years in uniform. But then there was the belt buckle they give…
Richard Shahan seeks $30,000 bond
By Bob Allen Lawyers for an Alabama Baptist minister arrested while trying to board a flight for Germany on a charge of murdering his wife are asking a judge to set a “reasonable” bond not to exceed $30,000 allowing his…
Gus Reyes to direct Texas Baptist CLC
By Bob Allen Gus Reyes, director of affinity ministries and Hispanic Education Initiative for the Baptist General Convention of Texas, has been named director of the state convention’s Christian Life Commission. Reyes, who has a Ph.D. from Southwestern Baptist Theological…
Florida newspaper names editor
Editor’s note: This story was edited after publishing to correct an error in the last paragraph. By Bob Allen Kevin Bumgarner, editor-in-chief of the Pacific Business News in Honolulu, Hawaii, since 2010, has been named executive editor of the Florida…
Pastor: Church heartbroken by murder, arrest
By Bob Allen The interim pastor of an Alabama church, whose former children’s minister is in jail on charges of murdering his wife, told church members Jan. 12 to rely on their faith amid struggles. “Not a one of us…