During the 1950s, Baptist Collegiate Ministries, then known as Baptist Student Unions, were started at colleges and universities across Virginia to encourage fellowship among Christians on campuses. Since then, computers, satellite TV, cell phones and Ipods have changed the way…
Retreat focuses on special ed needs
The 32nd annual Special Education Retreat, held at Eagle Eyrie Baptist Conference Center Oct. 20-22, drew 371 people—204 of them students with special needs. Alice Rusher They were assigned to one of 14 classes by age and abilities. While they…
Joy to the Church
Have you ever had occasion to sit on the platform of a church or in the choir and look into the faces of the worshippers? It is sometimes unsettling. I remember such an occasion not long ago looking at the…
ANOTHER VIEW: Room at the inn
Jesus seeks the forgotten, the downtrodden and the rejected people of this world. Why? Because He embodies God's love. He also understands the plight of the rejected: He was born an outcast. On the first Christmas Eve, the subjects of…
Treasure houses
On a recent Sunday evening the lights were dark at the First Baptist Church of Richmond. The members were down Boulevard at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts where they were honoring their pastor, Peter James Flamming. On the last…
News about Virginia Baptists and their ministries for December 21 ,2006
Staff Changes Lowell Wright, to Trinity Church, Louisa, as pastor. Robert Johansen, to Spring Creek Church, Darlington Heights, as pastor. Calvin Sacra, to North Bedford Church, Forest, as pastor. David Burgess, resigning as pastor of Seventeenth Street Church, Roanoke. Ray…
Not just for Christmas anymore
Some might say Mary, the mother of Jesus, doesn't know her place. Instead of staying in her traditional Protestant role—quietly overlooking the manger in Christmastime crèches—Mary is emerging as an increasingly popular figure in books, articles and movies. And here's…
For Christians, Nativity overcomes mixed reviews, potential scandal
One week after its debut, a movie based on the Gospels' simple Nativity narrative is spurring optimism among Christian film fans, who seem willing to overlook potentially scandalous news about one of the movie's stars. The Nativity Story debuted Dec….
New schedule will cut issues but expand coverage
Beginning at the start of the new year, the Religious Herald will publish on a bi-weekly schedule. Joining such other old-line Baptist state papers as North Carolina's Biblical Recorder, South Carolina's Baptist Courier, Georgia's Christian Index, Arkansas' Baptist News, Missouri's…