Historical drama Pressure clears the air on speaking truth to power

Cover story for August 18, 2005 Oak Hill Academy, nestled in Mouth of Wilson, Va., is known nationally for its sensational basketball program. But the Virginia Baptist-affiliated preparatory school has much more going for it, says its president, Michael Groves….

By Robert O'Brien Oak Hill Academy offers more than basketball-but basketball success at the small Baptist academy has been sensational. Since Steve Smith took over as head coach in 1985, he has compiled 604 wins and only 38 losses against…

ASSOCIATE PASTOR FOR YOUTH: Columbia Baptist Fellowship seeks a full-time Associate Pastor for Youth. CBF is multi-racial, resides in an Interfaith Center and supports Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, ABC and SBC. Seminary trained candidates with 2 years of experience desired. Respond:…

Staff Changes Dave Holladay, to Floyd Church, Floyd, as pastor. Bill Kittle, to Rock Hill Church, Stafford, as pastor. Mark Hornsby, to Loch Lomond Church, Manassas, as pastor. Mark Flores, to Mount Hermon Church, Bedford, as pastor. Mickey Ryan, to…

Editorial for August 18, 2005 By Jim White Every payday the vignette replayed itself. About 2 a.m. Kenny, a fellow Marine, would shake me awake. By this time, he had had sufficient time to move from bar to bar getting…

Heritage Column for August 18, 2005 By Fred Anderson OXFORD, England – At nearly 400 years as a permanent settlement, Virginia has been through many epochs in its growth and development. When Virginia was young, say 100 years old, Baptist…

Fair choices The issue of July 14 had two letters bewailing the fact that the Southern Baptist Convention appointments for Virginia were all from the Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia and none from the Baptist General Association of Virginia. They…

HUMOR IN THE PEW “A cheerful heart is good medicine.” (Proverbs 17:22a, NIV) Do you have a humorous story about some aspect of church life? How about sharing it with Religious Herald readers? Send your stories to [email protected]; by mail…

By Charles Peterson O.K., I admit it. I love where I pastor. I love both the people and the place. I am what the natives call a “come here,” having only arrived at our church nine months ago. I can…

By Jim White Did I Care Enough? is not for readers who want a sanitized, sugarcoated account of suffering. Rather, it describes a five-year journey into a labyrinth of tangled emotions and unreasonable requirements called “caregiving.” At times tender and…

The Bluefield College website has been remodeled and on Aug. 12 the college launched the site to better meet the needs of prospective students, current students, alumni, faculty, staff, parents and friends. According to organizers, those visiting www.bluefield.edu will find…

Bluefield College and the Southwest Virginia Christian Leadership Network are working together to create off-campus continuing education opportunities for ministers and laypersons. Studies offered would be in areas such as Old and New Testament history and interpretation, church history, Christian…