FORK UNION , Va. — Rear Admiral J. Scott Burhoe arrived on the campus of Fork Union Military Academy in mid-July for his first day serving as president, and he hit the ground running. Literally. Scott Burhoe In keeping with…
TRENDING: New Zealand clues — Charismatic but not Charismania
“For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life” (2 Corinthians 3:5) Here’s a touchy topic for most U.S. Baptists: If what is happening in New Zealand Baptist life is a clue to what might be coming next here…
VIRGINIA BRIEFS
Bluefield launches social network. New Bluefield College students are getting to know one another, even before they step foot on the BC campus, thanks to a new social network called BC Bound. Designed by the college’s admissions office, BC Bound…
NORTH CAROLINA BRIEFS
Hispanic pastor facing deportation. A Hispanic Baptist pastor arrested last summer by immigration authorities will find out Sept. 2 whether he will be deported for a crime committed in 1995. Hector Villanueva, pastor of Bautista la Rocha in Siler City,…
Virginia Baptist leaves Washington suburbs for two years in India
VIJAYAWADA, India — Radical obedience. That’s what Kristin Clifton’s life is all about these days. For the next two years, as a Virginia Baptist Venturer, Clifton will be living in Vijayawada, India. There she will be assisting B.V.R. Rao and…
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OPINION: Lottie Moon: The person and the legend
“It is a small thing to be judged of a man’s judgment. It is good to know that we are judged by God.” As I began my graduate studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, I stumbled…
VITAL SIGNS: Is your church making you healthy or sick?
Our 10-month-old grandson recently went through a medical emergency. His immune system was compromised and his body was under assault from an infection. He needed immediate treatment and the diagnosis called for him to receive intravenous immunoglobulin. This is a…
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“What serious, let alone decent religiously conscious person — left or right, conservative or liberal — would knowingly work to enrich this dreadful man who will go down in history as the epitome of everything that all religion says it’s…
EDITORIAL: Where the Spirit moves
Like an elephant in the room, China cannot be ignored. Apart from its growing economic prowess and global influence, of particular interest to Christians worldwide is the Chinese Church. In the last issue of the Herald, I reported on a…
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