Partnership: (pärtnr-shp) — A relationship between individuals or groups that is characterized by mutual cooperation and responsibility, as for the achievement of a specified goal. Throughout our 178-year history, the Religious Herald has been in partnership with Virginia Baptists. The…
A vision fulfilled
Last week this column told the background of assemblies in Virginia Baptist history. The column managed to get as far as the critical meeting of the Baptist General Association of Virginia in November 1950 when “Eagle's Eyrie”—a large expanse of…
Da Vinci hype?
I agree that Dan Brown's page-turner of a book is a work of fiction, but he makes a very disturbing declaration on the very first page, that there are certain facts of history (like Opus Dei and the Priory of…
Mocking Jesus
I am responding to the letter of Raylene Harton from the May 25, 2006 issue of Religious Herald. She says that she is not upset about the book or movie “The Da Vinci Code.” She says that, “God does not…
ANOTHER VIEW: Would you run?
What would you do if a group of hooded strangers walked into your church service and asked who would be willing to take a bullet for Christ? This is the premise of a popular internet parable. In the parable, most…
‘Nevaeh’ soars in popularity
Spell heaven backwards and what do you get? The 70th most popular name for American baby girls. Nevaeh, usually pronounced nuh-VAY-uh, cracked the top 100 names for newborn baby girls for the first time in 2005, with 4,457, according to…
News about Virginia Baptists and their ministries for June 8, 2006
STAFF CHANGES Jim Graham, to Wallers Church, Partlow, as interim pastor. Susan Harvey, to Mount Ararat Church, Stafford, as children's minister. Connie Scruggs, to Rivermont Church, Danville, as part-time minister to children. Retirements Frank W. Casper Sr., pastor of Calvary…
EDITORIAL: Reel time reality
Editorial for May 11, 2006 By Jim White Editor Two movies are making their debuts this year. Both have been critically acclaimed in film festivals, but I suspect that most of you have never heard of a South African movie…
Bless God and take courage
Heritage Column for May 11, 2006 By Fred Anderson At Christmastide last year, we visited in the home of Alma Hunt in Roanoke. She placed a new book in my hand and enthusiastically said, “I want you to read this…
Not cruel or ignorant
Brian McLaren (“Judas, Dan Brown and Jesus,” Herald, April 27) may be correct that the current discussions about Jesus might help us rediscover the real Jesus in the canonical Gospels. My problem is his assertion that the “religious right” presents…
Preparing a church for a pastor’s departure
By Gary Chapman Editor's Note: A number of pastors in Virginia are looking ahead to that time when they will step aside from the active pastoral ministry to pursue other interests in retirement. This week we begin a three-part series…
Responding to God’s calling
By Diane Smith Virginia Baptist Mission Board Sandi Moseley has many spiritual gifts of administration, teaching and mercy. She has a passion for children and families. Moseley has responded to the request from the Virginia Baptist Mission Board to serve…