MCLEAN, Va. — Colorful, spiraling pinwheels are a perfect symbol of childhood and spring — and the children at McLean (Va.) Baptist Church planted a garden of them on Easter Sunday. The flashing blue and silver Pinwheels for Prevention are…
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Matt Cook
Easter Faith and “Establishment” of Religion Matt Cook It was April Fool’s Day when I first heard about the bill that some North Carolina representative authored asserting “that the Constitution of the United States of America does not prohibit states…
OPINION: The day the world became Catholic
A few weeks ago my wife and I, along with a good friend and fellow North Carolina Baptist minister, traveled together for a much needed vacation along the Atlantic. When ministers get together, the conversation rarely leaves the genre of…
Resolution asserting North Carolina can establish official religion won’t be brought up for vote
RALEIGH — A resolution in the North Carolina House of Representative asserting the state isn’t prohibited from establishing an official religion was effectively killed April 4 when Speaker Thom Tillis said it would not come up for a vote. The…
OPINION: Easter faith and ‘establishment’ of religion
It was April Fool’s Day when I first heard about the bill that some North Carolina representatives authored asserting “that the Constitution of the United States of America does not prohibit states or their subsidiaries from making laws respecting an…
HeraldBeat: Tracking Baptists across the Mid-Atlantic
Accepted a new call? Been ordained? Church celebrating an anniversary? Mission trip or project that you would like highlighted on the HeraldBeat page? Send info to HeraldBeat editor Barbara Francis at [email protected]. Transitions ON THE MOVE Todd Bradbury, to Bethel…
For parents of children with autism, camp provides spiritual respite
HARTFIELD, Va. — “Every family needs a break now and then — especially families raising a special needs child,” said Niki Gourley, retreats director at Piankatank Camp and Conference Center near Hartfield, Va. The natural setting of the Virginia Baptist…