Heritage Column for September 22, 2005 By Fred Anderson Land of our birth, O gem of God's earth, O Island so strong and so fair; Built firm as Barool, Thy throne of Home Rule Makes us free as thy sweet…
Uncle Orley makes his will
Editorial for September 22, 2005 By Jim White Some of you have been kind enough to ask if I've heard recently from my fictional Aunt Ida, WMU director extraordinaire from Bluebell Baptist, and Uncle Orley, a deacon. It so happens…
Maria’s story
Another View for September 29, 2005 By Christopher Harbin Her name is Maria, but that was a while in coming. I tried to talk with her, but was unable to communicate at first. She did not expect Spanish to come…
Reflections on the sabbatical
Heritage Column for September 29, 2005 By Fred Anderson For a century or so the word “sabbatical” has meant “absence from duty for the purposes of study and travel.” Even earlier there was the connotation that it referred to an…
Beyond the ”I” of the storm
Editorial for September 29, 2005 By Jim White In his preface to The Shepherd of the Hills, Harold Bell Wright wrote, “In the hills of life there are two trails. One lies along the higher sunlit fields where those who…
A response to Aunt Ida
Another View for October 13, 2005 By Maxine J. Bersch 'Pon my word! I usually go to the back of the Herald, read my church news, then turn to the editorial and Fred Anderson's Heritage page. This time [Sept.22], when…
Letters for October 13, 2005
Don't forget to register I want to remind all of our churches that we are nearing the end of the pre-registration period for Connect:2005, the BGAV annual meeting. Mail-in registrations must be postmarked no later than Monday, Oct. 17. Those…
Vacation on the cheap
Another View for October 13, 2005 By Tommy McDearis Vacation on the cheap. Virtually every minister will understand those words. No matter how prominent our churches, few of us take more than a short, moderately-priced vacation without juggling our checkbooks….
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina
Cover Story for September 15, 2005 As the scope of what may be the biggest natural disaster to hit the United States in a century became clearer last week, Virginia Baptists joined others around the country responding to massive needs…