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There’s something about championship games that bring out the athlete wannabe in all of us. After watching the World Series, I grew up intent on becoming the first female pitcher for the New York Yankees. One look at my wind…

When ‘religious’ isn’t religious

As I started my daily read of newspapers, I was shocked (well, disappointed) to learn that our region was one of the least religious regions in America. A new Gallup poll found that, “Only 26 percent of those surveyed in…

For parents of children with autism, camp provides spiritual respite

HARTFIELD, Va. — “Every family needs a break now and then — especially families raising a special needs child,” said Niki Gourley, retreats director at Piankatank Camp and Conference Center near Hartfield, Va. The natural setting of the Virginia Baptist…

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 Todd Bradbury, to Bethel…

OPINION: The day the world became Catholic

A few weeks ago my wife and I, along with a good friend and fellow North Carolina Baptist minister, traveled together for a much needed vacation along the Atlantic. When ministers get together, the conversation rarely leaves the genre of…

OPINION: Church cats and starter kids

It was a cold late afternoon in downtown Winston-Salem, and I was sitting down for a late lunch meeting at a local Irish pub, Finnegan’s Wake. As I was waiting for my lunch companion, I pulled out my computer and…

OPINION: Easter faith and â€˜establishmentâ€™ of religion

It was April Fool’s Day when I first heard about the bill that some North Carolina representatives authored asserting “that the Constitution of the United States of America does not prohibit states or their subsidiaries from making laws respecting an…

Matt Cook

Easter Faith and “Establishment” of Religion Matt Cook It was April Fool’s Day when I first heard about the bill that some North Carolina representative authored asserting “that the Constitution of the United States of America does not prohibit states…

EDITORIAL: Itâ€™s not easy being the church

Last week a federal judge ruled that the Pittsylvania County (Va.) board of supervisors could no longer begin their meetings with prayers that reflect a specific religious point of view. Citing the faith of our nation’s founders, the judge was…

Rubio says US shouldn’t be held accountable by international court

Demands mount as Trump’s ICE agents kill two more people

The real American religion: A July 4 postmortem

9 months later, schools are paying for firing teachers over Kirk posts

Poll: Americans love the Bible but don’t read it much

HBO documents unlikely saviors of 50 Holocaust children

Official religion bill dies in NC House

Faith & the Final Four