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LETTER: The BJC, ultra-liberals do more damage than atheists

The information that the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty has declared the National Day of Prayer as unwise and unnecessary [Herald, May 12] reminds us of the old phrase, “We have met the enemy, and they is us.” We…

VITAL SIGNS: Traps for clergy and their new congregation

In a recent conversation, a minister asked me what I thought were the major traps that most often snared ministers when they moved to a new congregation. Great question! Healthy churches and ministers pay attention to potential trouble spots and…

OUT LOUD

“I am being faithful to Jesus by welcoming the stranger into the community. … We are two different faiths building relationships, talking together, working together for a common purpose.” Dennis Perry The pastor of Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Alexandria,…

As need for child care declined, a church refocused ministry on seniors

RURAL HALL, N.C. — Making a tough decision to close its day care center after 20 years prompted a small North Carolina church to establish a center for senior adults in Rural Hall, N.C., a mid-state area with a high…

Brunswick County, Va., churches unite to help area teenager

Joseph Giles Jr. presents a check to Makayla Clary. LAWRENCEVILLE, Va. — For the past three years churches in southern Brunswick County, Va., have gathered during Holy Week and collectively received an offering to support a needy cause. This year’s…

ACP remains key metric, but declining participation worries strategists

RICHMOND, Va. — The amount of data that exists in the world today is mind-boggling. Credit card companies monitor every purchase to identify fraudulent ones with a high degree of accuracy. Mobile-phone operators analyze subscribers’ calling patterns to determine if…

Roundup of Baptists in the Mid-Atlantic

STAFF CHANGES • Wayne Tyree, to Mt. Zion Baptist Church, New Canton., Va., as pastor. • Randy Cheeley, to Dinwiddie Baptist Church, Dinwiddie, Va., as pastor. • Philip Reynolds, to First Baptist Church, Hickory, N.C., as pastor. Temple Baptist Church…

‘Be careful of Scripture heavy in law but light on grace,’ Wesley warns

‘Show up and do something,’ ACLU leader urges

From the South Side to the South Lawn and back again

Democracy as a moral practice, not just a system

LETTER: The BJC, ultra-liberals do more damage than atheists

VITAL SIGNS: Traps for clergy and their new congregation

OUT LOUD

As need for child care declined, a church refocused ministry on seniors

Brunswick County, Va., churches unite to help area teenager

ACP remains key metric, but declining participation worries strategists

Roundup of Baptists in the Mid-Atlantic

HERITAGE: Beyond the borders

Brunswick County churches unite to help teenager

EDITORIAL: Where arts and history converge

Judge dismisses most of suit challenging Tennessee mosque

Plan your weekend; tomorrow isn’t Judgment Day

Church of England apologises for ‘pain and trauma’ from its role in historical adoption practices

JD Vance: Israeli Cabinet shouldn’t be criticizing ‘only powerful ally’ left in the world

In Richmond, churches retrace the path of the enslaved to confront their own history

Parenting expert Michelle Icard helps Cooperative Baptists rethink discomfort, risk and growth

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‘Be careful of Scripture heavy in law but light on grace,’ Wesley warns

‘Show up and do something,’ ACLU leader urges

From the South Side to the South Lawn and back again

Democracy as a moral practice, not just a system