Historical drama Pressure clears the air on speaking truth to power

Following a battle with cancer and double pneumonia, Adrian Rogers, the longtime pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in suburban Memphis and one of the fathers of the movement that moved the Southern Baptist Convention to a more conservative stance, died…

Heritage Column for November 17, 2005 By Fred Anderson They stand there all lined up at the front of Fieldale Baptist Church. Well-scrubbed faces and neat dress. Smiles on their faces. Maybe the cameraman said something to get them to…

Heritage Column for November 24, 2005 By Fred Anderson Richard M. Bowman is a walking encyclopedia of family lore, local history and Virginia’s past. He has researched his family back to the 1780s and can give the names and dates…

Capital punishment I was shocked and horrified to read the letter on capital punishment in the Herald’s Nov. 3 issue. I hope somebody with better qualifications and more charity and less anger responds. However, in case nobody else comments, Jesus…

Another View for November 10, 2005 By Pamela R. Durso Associate Director of the Baptist History and Heritage Society With approximately 30 million members and over 50 distinct groups, Baptists make up the largest and the most diverse American Protestant…

Editorial for November 10, 2005 By Jim White Pewboy gritted his teeth and pounded the steering wheel, but it wasn't the usual heavy traffic on his Monday morning commute that caused his frustration. He couldn't get Sunday morning's sermon on…

Editorial for November 17, 2005 By Jim White Like a healthy church fellowship, after the benediction of the Baptist General Association meeting dubbed “Connect: 2005,” people stood in the sanctuary and talked. They were in no hurry to leave. The…

Editorial for November 24, 2005 By Jim White I've been trying to understand Californians for years. While I have known some really wonderful people from the Golden State, some of them seem, well, about 3,000 miles to the left. The…

By Corey Fields To some, the idea of 400 junior high students gathered together at Eagle Eyrie Baptist Conference Center for a weekend is frightening. To youth workers, it is an opportunity. The latest opportunity came at Eagle Eyrie on…

More than 400 people attended the 31st annual retreat for youth and adults with special needs, sponsored by the Virginia Baptist Mission Board. The event was held at Eagle Eyrie Baptist Conference Center, Oct. 14-16. Of the 405 person attending,…

An eight-member committee of the Virginia Baptist Mission Board has been named to study a proposal by the Virginia Baptist Foundation to fund a new Mission Board development office. The Foundation offered a $500,000 grant to the Mission Board last…

By Neva Zorn Coming from a small church does not mean that there are small blessings. On the contrary. Our congregation, Wilderness Baptist Church, in Spotsylvania is a small church with a big heart. We are 200 years-plus and have…