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…
Earning respect and gaining a hearing
Editorial for October 13, 2005 By Jim White I have always been a little put off by the apparent arrogance of authors who quote themselves. But as an exercise in crow-eating, I am revisiting some of my previous words. In…
Hurry up and wait!
Cover Story for September 22, 2005 By Jim White On Tuesday, a week after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, Governor Mark Warner's office called Virginia Baptists for help. His call initiated a flurry of preparation aimed at meeting the…
Labor of love
Heritage Column for October 13, 2005 By Fred Anderson ‘The condition of our Baptist churches in Galveston, Houston, and other portions of the storm-swept section of Texas, is indeed deplorable. Houses of worship were utterly destroyed and the membership lost…