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LETTER: The defining mark of Christian discipleship

Jesus, who never wrote anything, is quoted as saying, “By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” Today he has over seven billion disciples. Shortly after Jesus’ murder, an educated Jewish writer…

LETTER: Interpreting Scripture for the 21st century

This morning as I cleaned my desk—post-vacation procrastination as I desperately tried to prolong the last remnants of two weeks of complete irresponsibility—I came across one of your Herald articles that I had cut out for future reference. “The birds…

LETTER: Agrees with countyâ€™s decision

The wonderful opinion article by Dr. Ellis West [Herald, Aug. 6] echoed similar thoughts I felt with the recent decision of the Henrico County Board of Supervisors to cease having invocations (prayers) before their public board meetings. As a citizen…

Orthodox Jews mark end of 7-year Talmud study, 2,711 pages later

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (RNS) — Some have called their efforts a spiritual calling, a labor of love, a rich opportunity to connect with thousands of years of Jewish history and religion. Others have viewed them as a relentless endeavor and…

Tebowâ€™s gridiron faith: A Q&A with sports observer Michael Butterworth

(RNS) Can Tim Tebow do no wrong? Michael Butterworth of Bowling Green State University has turned his attention to sports media coverage of Tebow, an evangelical Christian and New York Jets quarterback. The author of a forthcoming article in the…

GuideStone hopes to expand coverage to church members

GuideStone Financial Resources president O.S. Hawkins told members of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee that changing the entity’s ministry assignment to make its investment and insurance products available to church members would benefit Southern Baptists, the denomination’s news service…

Averett sees record number of new students, increase in total enrollment

DANVILLE, Va. — For the third consecutive year, Averettâ€ˆUniversity has broken records in new student enrollment — bringing the school’s total enrollment to its highest level since 2000. The Baptist-affiliated school in Danville, Va., added 360 new students this fall,…

Church van crash kills two youth in Tennessee congregationâ€™s pastor is former Va. Baptist leader

MARYVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — Two people were killed and 12 others injured Sept. 16 when a van carrying youth from Cedar Grove Baptist Church in Maryville, Tenn. — whose pastor is a former Virginia Baptist leader — collided head-on with…

Grand or grind? Grandparents increasingly assume care for grandchildren

“I want to be a good grandmother (or grandfather) but I want to live my life, too.” The refrain echoes around the country as more grandparents assume responsibility for their grandchildren. One in 10 children lives with a grandparent, according…

LEADERSHIP LINK: Larry Leader feels fenced in

Larry Leader has had a rough day at work. He and his construction crew are in the middle of remodeling an old home. Nothing is going smoothly. The old home’s floors aren’t level, its walls aren’t straight and its foundation…

OUT LOUD

“The other thing I tell people — because in New York it’s like a total catastrophe, it’s an epidemic — I always say always have a prenuptial agreement. But I won’t say that because you people don’t get divorced, right?”…

OPINION: Purifying the source

The recent YouTube clip denigrating Muhammed can’t really be called art or legitimate film in my opinion, but the questions surrounding it about responsibility are particularly interesting to me. What is the responsibility of the artist? I do not believe…

Mohler again claims same-sex marriage harms children

Dan Patrick reiterates: ‘No separation of church and state’

Baptists know better than this

Judge bars Tennessee from revealing immigration status of sick children