by Robert Parham | Jul 31, 2009 | Opinion
John Upton has been nominated to be the president-elect of the Baptist World Alliance, the largest organization of global Baptists with some 37 million baptized believers. Â If elected at the BWA’s 20th Baptist World Congress in Honolulu, Upton will begin a...
by Chuck Warnock | Jul 13, 2009 | Opinion
In their infinite wisdom, our board of supervisors has decided the way out of our county’s financial squeeze – we’re the second poorest county in Virginia – is to allow beer and wine sales on Sundays. One supervisor commented, “This isn’t about...
by Bill Wilson | Jun 28, 2006 | Opinion
Our unanimous vote Sunday night to expand our ministry partners to include three new partners, and especially the Baptist General Association of Virginia (BGAV), is a significant and substantial decision. Others may interpret our action in any number of ways. What I...
by Bob Allen | Nov 10, 2005 | News
Political strategists took a note from Tuesday’s Virginia governor’s race likely to be replayed next year in midterm elections and the presidential race in 2008: Democrats can talk about faith, too. “We proved that faith in God is a value we all can...
by Bob Allen | Mar 15, 2005 | News
First Baptist Church in Rome, Ga., voted Sunday to join the Baptist General Association of Virginia and leave the Georgia Baptist Convention. The 321-16 vote followed a study by the church’s denominational relations committee and several weeks of “town...
