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“They stole $77,000. And that was all of my savings.” Her voice was so soft I (Doug) had to lean in to hear her. “I’ve talked with the local police, the FBI and the Federal Trade Commission. The money is...

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VITAL SIGNS: Creatively outrageous congregations

I recently heard an interview with George Lois, a leader in the advertising world in the 1950s who helped revolutionize the industry. His innovations transformed advertising and made several of his clients into household names. I found his comments about…

OPINION: Living the resurrection

“Why do you look for the living among the dead?  He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you ….” We can picture the scene in Luke’s Gospel quite well. After walking with Jesus, hearing his message…

WINN RECOMMENDS

God’s Right Hand Man, Michael Winters (HarperOne) Winters, a respected journalist who’s written for the Times, the Post and The New Republic, offers a fascinating account of how Jerry Falwell “made God a Republican and baptized the American Right.”  Neither…

OPINION: The best worst movie

I’m thinking about authenticity. It seems to be a theme right now in my life—in relationships, in church, in community, in relationship with God. People often say they are looking for authenticity but I’m wondering what we actually mean by…

LETTER: Thanks to church

I am a member of Huguenot Road Baptist Church in Richmond, Va., and I work for the Ministering to Ministers Foundation. I just read the article about Doug Hart from Sandston and the difficulties he and his family are going…

Pastors’ school to feature Brueggemann, McConnell

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—Old Testament scholar Walter Brueggemann will be the featured speaker at Gardner-Webb University’s Pastors’ School, set for May 28-30 on the Boiling Springs, N.C., campus. Brueggemann and Jim McConnell, professor of New Testament at the school, will develop…

Longwood’s BCM holds alumni reunion

FARMVILLE, Va.—More than 70 graduates from every decade since the 1940s participated in the recent third biennial reunion of Longwood University’s Baptist Collegiate Ministries Alumni Association. Dinner in Longwood BCM's newly-expanded facility was a highlight of its recent alumni reunion….

Rallies raise awareness of need for more foster parents

SALEM, Va.—Mention the word orphan and typically what comes to mind are children in impoverished nations around the globe. Virginia Baptists’ HopeTree Family Services and other faith-based organizations in Virginia are seeking to change that image and get the word…

TRENDING: Four emerging ministry and staffing patterns

  1. “Oikos” grows. As Millenniels pass Boomers as the largest generation, LifeWay Research indicates that top priority among the Millennial generation is family. With the disintegration of nuclear family in North American life through proliferating divorce, extended family or…

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