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HERITAGE: Finding home

Two months ago Jonathan Cordell of Jacksonville, Fla., had never heard of Poplar Springs Baptist Church, the church of Slovakian heritage in the Richmond area. Interested in family history, he discovered the baptismal certificate of his great-grandfather, Martyn Gregor. In…

VITAL SIGNS: Where is your parish?

One of the polarities every minister must navigate is between ministry within the congregation and ministry in the surrounding community. Is the minister called to serve the members of the local church exclusively, or is there a larger call to…

OPINION: Seeking God in the quiet places

When I was growing up in the church, there was a song we sang during many of our student-lead worship services that began like this: In the secret In the quiet place, In the stillness You are there, In the…

WINN RECOMMENDS: Books that matter

A Book of Prayers, by Arthur A. R. Nelson (IVP) The Scriptures say that the Spirit will help us pray whenever we don’t know how to pray. Arthur Nelson gives a helping hand as well. This fresh collection of prayers…

TRENDING: Competitive churches

According to dean of American church consultants Lyle Schaller, when leaders in nondenominational Protestant megachurches founded since 1975 are asked, “What proportion of your regular attendees in worship were born, baptized, reared and confirmed in a Roman Catholic family?”, responses…

OPINION: Dealing with creative people

I’ve been reading different takes on “dealing with” creative people. It makes me laugh to see the advice people give. Usually it boils down to the equivalent of how to keep your pets entertained. “Dangle something shiny or give them…

OPINION: To bomb or not to bomb

A few weeks ago I wrote about the conflict in Egypt and how Christians should think about it. Since then, the conflict in Syria, to which I alluded in my last article, has blown up into a full-on international crisis…

LETTER: Where will the slide toward disaster stop?

I have agreed with many, probably most of the editorials written by Jim White, but the one on Aug. 26 entitled “What is wrong with us?” pushed his writing and reasoning skills to their best effort yet for me. Every…

LETTER: Church isn’t actually ‘silent’ on sex

I feel a response is needed to the two recent articles on sexuality by Ken Camp [Herald, Sept. 9]. The article describing The Passion Principles by Shannon Ethridge leaves the meaning of “sexual freedom in marriage” rather ambiguous. I…

LEADERSHIP LINK: Is your church ready for the age wave?

My friend Gary lived a productive life and had loved ones he cared for and who loved him. He left his mark on his new church late in life and on me as his new pastor. Gary experienced multiple health…

EDITORIAL: Still blowin’

In my Aug. 26 editorial I said that the issue of gun control was an issue for another editorial. I made that comment shortly after three bored teenagers decided to kill somebody for the thrill of it. So, while driving…

White preaching professor, black preaching students

By Brett Younger Brett: Our student body is 48 percent African-American and 13 of the 15 faculty members are white. Have you wondered if this is a good place for an African-American minister? Dihanne: What really shocked me was the…

Democratic Socialists’ wins rattle Democrats, rouse GOP

Republican-fueled Islamophobia cited as cause of more attacks

Belgian footballer set an example for men worldwide

Yes, the global refugee situation is a crisis, book contends