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Five years later, mother of Va. Tech victim finds peace
CENTREVILLE, Va. (RNS)—It’s been five years since Celeste Peterson’s only daughter was killed in a shooting rampage at Virginia Tech and she’s finally made peace with God. Which is not to say it’s been easy. The five-year anniversary of the…
Questions remain after Christian painter Kinkade dies
NEW YORK (RNS)—The unexpected death of Thomas Kinkade on April 6 prompted an outpouring of grief for the hugely successful painter of pastoral landscapes, but also raised questions about the troubled final years of an artist whose use of Christian…
Anglos, Latinos unite in making, distributing blankets
FREDERICKSBURG, Va.—A collaboration between five Anglo women from suburban Washington and about a dozen Latin American immigrants in Fredericksburg, Va., has resulted in the distribution of nearly 100 blankets to the homeless and other needy groups. Members of a Women…
‘Family’ is focus of two-weekend Mission Madness
RICHMOND, Va.—Nearly 500 youth and their sponsors fleshed out an expression of “family” during a two-weekend Mission Madness event in two Virginia cities, coordinated by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Virginia. At more than 25 mission sites in Richmond and…
Prayer event was spiritually compelling, say Virginians
WASHINGTON—This year’s Easter prayer breakfast at the White House was a spiritually compelling event, say two Virginia Baptists who attended the April 4 breakfast hosted by President Obama. At his third annual prayer breakfast held during Holy Week, Obama told…
Youth learn what living in the ‘image of God’ means
SMITHFIELD, Va.—Youth in southeastern Virginia explored through worship and community service what it means to be created in the image of God during Youth EnCounter at Smithfield (Va.) Baptist Church last month. Craig Morrison challenged youth to live in the…
BTSR grant will support mission immersion program
RICHMOND, Va.—Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond has been awarded a grant to undergird its Mission Immersion Experience, an intercultural requirement for all students in the seminary’s master of divinity degree program. The $18,000 from the Wabash Center, an organization which…
BTSR to offer M.Div. concentration in justice, peace
RICHMOND, Va.—A concentration in justice and peacebuilding will be available to master of divinity degree students at Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond beginning this fall, in a collaborative effort a seminary spokesman said would help the school “live out” its…
Church aids homebound in Covington, Va., area
COVINGTON, Va.—“Help, I’ve fallen … and I can’t get up!” was a catchphrase of the early 1990s based on a line from a TV commercial portraying an elderly woman suddenly incapacitated at home. While the phrase has now become a…
Panel of young leaders to explore Baptist identity
RICHMOND, Va.—Exploring Baptist identity in the 21st century will be the focus of a panel of young Baptist leaders May 22 sponsored by the Center for Baptist Heritage & Studies. “Young Voices: A Conversation on Baptist Identity Today” is will…