RICHMOND, Va. — The Religious Herald launched on March 7 a new blogging site — HeraldBlogs — with an initial group of 16 bloggers drawn primarily from the Mid-Atlantic region, with a few from other parts of the country. The site,…
Herald launches new blog site to ‘enhance discourse’ among Baptist community in Mid-Atlantic region
RICHMOND, Va. — The Religious Herald launched on March 7 a new blogging site — HeraldBlogs — with an initial group of 16 bloggers drawn primarily from the Mid-Atlantic region, with a few from other parts of the country. The site,…
Herald launches new blog site to ‘enhance discourse’ among Baptist community in Mid-Atlantic region
RICHMOND, Va. — The Religious Herald launched on March 7 a new blogging site — HeraldBlogs — with an initial group of 16 bloggers drawn primarily from the Mid-Atlantic region, with a few from other parts of the country. The site,…
Herald launches new blog site to ‘enhance discourse’ among Baptist community in Mid-Atlantic region
RICHMOND, Va. — The Religious Herald launched on March 7 a new blogging site — HeraldBlogs — with an initial group of 16 bloggers drawn primarily from the Mid-Atlantic region, with a few from other parts of the country. The site,…
Candidate says faith, politics mix in public arena
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Judy Baker could push her faith as a cornerstone as a candidate for public office. After all, in addition to earning a master's degree in healthcare administration at the University of Missouri, she also holds a master of…
OPINION: In Oman, toward understanding in Christian-Muslim relations
On most days, if we’re realistic, the idea of religious tolerance serves only to usher a person just inside the other’s front door. It might provide a sort-of, kind-of knowledge, but it still leaves something to be desired in the…
Churches in Alexandria, Virginia Beach share roses, candy with neighbors on Valentine’s Day
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — While Easter, Mother's Day and Christmas boost holiday florist sales, the floral industry reports its greatest demand for flower production and delivery is Feb. 14. The annual celebration of Valentine's Day is above all, the single busiest…
SIDEBAR: Battle of ironclads seen as a draw by military historians
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The USS Merrimack, commissioned in 1856, was burned to the waterline when the Union forces abandoned the Norfolk (Va.) Naval Yards in April 1861. The Confederacy raised the ship a few weeks later and rebuilt her…
As bitter war raged around it, the Religious Herald kept readers up-to-date on course of conflict
Editor’s Note: Recognizing the unique opportunity we have to examine reports on Civil War events in our own publication, from time to time we are commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War by reprinting articles that appeared in the…