Members of Linden Heights Baptist Church in Staunton are making plans for the fifth annual Praise in the Park. The kickoff will be Sunday, July 1. Gospel concerts will continue every Tuesday night during July and August. The free concerts…
Trustees, McKissic make peace
Texas pastor Dwight McKissic and his fellow trustees at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary have apparently decided to make peace, despite their previous public disagreements. In a March 27 statement, trustee chairman Van McClain said board leaders and McKissic had “jointly…
EDITORIAL: What will the Hammond era mean for the BGAV?
The trustees of the North American Mission Board took an unprecedented step March 19 when they unanimously elected Geoff Hammond to be NAMB's new president. What makes his election interesting to Virginia Baptists is that he comes to the position…
Evangelizing
I read your editorial, “Remember evangelism?” in the March 22 edition of the Religious Herald with great interest. I certainly agree with the reasons you identified why so many Baptist fail to witness about their faith. I would even take…
Relational evangelism
As I read your editorial on evangelism in the March 22 issue, I commend you for calling our attention to the task of evangelism which is ours. We have certainly ceased doing a very good job with evangelism in our…
Sexual abuse
Thank you for your fine article “Some things can't be ignored” [Herald, March 8]. One of my own readers informed me of this, a lady who has been in contact with me for at least a decade. As the Baptist…
Pioneering in music ministry
Sixty years ago a young married couple, recent graduates of the prestigious Westminster Choir College and still in their 20s, arrived on the Virginia Baptist scene and almost immediately made contributions which had lasting results. Jim and Hattie Copeland came…
ANOTHER VIEW: Obesity in the body of Christ
On any Sunday, you could walk into almost any Southern Baptist church in America and enjoy doughnuts and coffee before Sunday school, a potluck dinner on the grounds after the morning worship service or an ice cream social in the…
ANOTHER VIEW: Breakfast is for everyone
What fuel do you expect your body to work on if you don't give it breakfast? There are plenty of excuses; here are a few: I don't have time to eat breakfast. Perhaps it's true that you don't have time…