I think the principle of religious liberty lies at the core of ethical decision-making, whether for an individual or a group. What do you think? I agree, because religious liberty is rooted in liberty of conscience, and some understanding of…
FAITH DIGEST
Most U.S. Catholics ambivalent about Latin Mass. Two years after Pope Benedict XVI eased restrictions on celebrating the Latin Mass, more than six in 10 American Catholics have no opinion on the return of the traditional liturgy, according to a…
Wardens walk fine line on religious materials for inmates
SAN QUENTIN, Calif. (RNS) — For Jarvis Masters, his Buddhist journals bring peace from the panic he feels on death row in California’s San Quentin State Prison. An article titled “Life in Relation to Death” by a Tibetan Buddhist lama…
EDITORIAL: Before we take up optometry
Way back in the 1980s when I was a young editor of The Deacon at the Baptist Sunday School Board (now renamed LifeWay, of course), Connie and I had the profound privilege of having James L. Sullivan, retired president of…
From the Eastern Shore to Cumberland Gap
STAFF CHANGES • I. Everett Hughes Jr., to First Church, Elkton, as pastor. • Chad Whaley, resigning as pastor of New Salem Church, Culpeper. • Steve Emory, resigning as pastor of Stanardsville Church, Stanardsville. • Jim Newman, to Hunting Creek…
Razzle Dazzle brings new life to revival at Clifford Church
Above and at right, children prepare for the Jericho march during Razzle Dazzle. CLIFFORD — Clifford Baptist Church in Amherst County is abuzz following its annual revival services held the first week in August. Children joined in this year for…
Church finds energy in mission
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABP) — When churches fall on hard economic times, one of the first thoughts is often to reduce the amount they give to missions. A Kentucky Baptist pastor believes they should do the opposite. “I think churches are…
HERITAGE: Salute to Hargrave
On Sept. 15, 1909 — exactly a century ago next week — Hargrave Military Academy opened its doors to receive boys whose parents desired that they be educated in a Christian environment. From 1975-2007, girls were admitted as day students….
OUT LOUD
“It looks like Afghans are created by God to be killed by human machines.” NIAMATULLA The 30-year-old high school teacher from Kandahar, who like many Afghans used only one name, was speaking after a bombing in his city that killed…
Taking ownership of the call
Two years into a three-year strategic partnership with a church in Grenada, Manly Memorial Baptist Church in Lexington noticed a change in its members’ attitudes toward mission. “We took a team of 15 last year and 11 this year to…
‘Keeping light on their feet’ is winning formula for Richmond youth choir
RICHMOND — Staying light on its feet and being ready to sing at a moment’s notice has been a formula for success, says the director of one church’s youth choir, which spent a week this summer in Washington and New…
447 children reached by Klothes 4 Kids in longtime Lynchburg ministry
LYNCHBURG — It’s the time of year when newspapers are heavy with back-to-school sales flyers and parents are found wandering the aisles of stores with school supply lists in hand. Getting children ready for school means finding each item on…