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Lamb of God banned from performing in Malaysia

Every pilgrim needs a notebook

Hebrews 11: 8: “He set out, not knowing where he was going.” Parker Palmer: “From our first day in school, we are taught to listen to everything and everyone but ourselves.” Hardy Clemons: “Treat your journal as a sacred object.”…

Children’s ministry certification enhances churches’ work with the youngest in the congregation

RICHMOND — For nearly a decade the Virginia Baptist Mission Board’s children’s ministry certification has impacting churches across Virginia. Begun in 2005, the certification courses are designed to help prepare those “interested in a lifetime commitment to ministering to children…

Committee appointed to select candidate for Woman’s Missionary Union of Virginia executive

RICHMOND — An eight-member search committee has been named to find a new executive director/treasurer of Woman’s Missionary Union of Virginia. Pat Wright The committee, which held an organizational meeting in early August, was named by WMUV’s board of trustees,…

HeraldBeat: Tracking Baptists across the Mid-Atlantic

Accepted a new call? Been ordained? Church celebrating an anniversary? Mission trip or project that you would like highlighted on the HeraldBeat page? Send info to HeraldBeat editor Barbara Francis at [email protected]. Transitions ON THE MOVE Tito Madrazo, to Woodland…

Beyond the birds and the bees

Christian ethicist David Gushee understands why many church leaders shy away from open discussions about sexuality. Pastors fear offending members. Diversity of age, values and life experiences among members make consensus difficult. “I would fault churches for their silence on…

Baptist leaders urge caution as U.S. considers military strike in Syria crisis

(ABP) — Baptist leaders in Europe and the United States urged caution amid rising support for military intervention in Syria over what the U.S., France and Great Britain say is clear evidence that President Bashar al-Assad’s forces have used banned…

Christians in Middle East say U.S. attack on Syria would be detrimental

NEW YORK (RNS) — As the Obama administration considers a strike in response to recent chemical attacks, the head of a global evangelical group said Sept. 4 that Christians in the Middle East oppose military intervention in Syria. “There is…

Whether infants go to hell when they die prompts Baptist editor to weigh in on Calvinism

ATLANTA (ABP) — A Baptist state newspaper editor has questioned whether the report of a Calvinism study committee implies that some high-profile Southern Baptist leaders believe that infants who die before reaching the so-called “age of accountability” are destined for…

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

Lamb of God banned from performing in Malaysia

Every pilgrim needs a notebook

Children’s ministry certification enhances churches’ work with the youngest in the congregation

Committee appointed to select candidate for Woman’s Missionary Union of Virginia executive

HeraldBeat: Tracking Baptists across the Mid-Atlantic

Beyond the birds and the bees

Baptist leaders urge caution as U.S. considers military strike in Syria crisis

Christians in Middle East say U.S. attack on Syria would be detrimental

Whether infants go to hell when they die prompts Baptist editor to weigh in on Calvinism

Values Voters place Emergent Church in same danger category as communism, Islam

Author advocates celebrating sexual freedom in marriage, urges churches to engage conversation

Churches’ silence on sexuality leaves vacuum inevitably filled by society, say pastors and ethicists

As Jewish Republicans sour on JD Vance, many are rallying behind Marco Rubio for 2028

If the church doesn’t rise up for the disabled, who will?

Tech billionaire Peter Thiel takes on popes, delves into end-times theology

European Evangelicals Draw A Clear Distinction From Their American Counterparts

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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