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April 15, 2008
Pope Benedict XVI has proved hard to define
When Pope Benedict XVI steps onto the field at Nationals Park on Thursday, chances are good he’ll hear a deafening roar of approval from the friendly crowd.
April 11, 2008
Honoring Hokie Spirit
Special service
WHAT: Communitywide
service honoring Virginia Tech
WHEN: 7:30 p.m., April 16
WHERE: Timberlake United Methodist Church, 21649 Timberlake Road
April 05, 2008
Toward better days
The Rev. Adam White is chaplain of Sweet Briar College.
April 04, 2008
Big move, short distance for Madison Heights church
ScottZion Baptist Church is constructing a $1.5 million new church across the street from its current quarters.
March 28, 2008
Journey: Lynchburg church stages opera ‘The Pilgrim’
‘The Pilgrim’ will come to St. John’s Episcopal Church.
New Catholic mortal sins? Not quite
Thou shall not create new sins.
March 17, 2008
Lift every voice
The Rev. Marion Kanour is rector of St. Barnabas and Trinity Episcopal Churches.
March 14, 2008
Back in time: Church celebrates 100 years as if it were yesterday
Fort Hill United Methodist Church, which began 100 years ago, began as a Sunday school that met in an old saloon. Church members celebrated the anniversary last Sunday by re-enacting - some in period costume - the meeting at which the Sunday school members formally organized as a church.
March 09, 2008
Religion forum for the week of March 8
The Bible did not drop out of heaven fully written, but many use it as if it did.Finding fellowship
Reguees from Burundi, who now live in Roanoke, came to Lynchburg recently to worship.March 07, 2008
Some downtown churches face challenges
Some downtown churches are searching for ways to overcome dwindling numbers.March 03, 2008
Coming to God just like a child
The Rev. Michael Sullivan is rector of St. John's Episcopal Church.Rebuilding hope
The Lynchburg Baptist Association sent in a dispatch and photos from their most recent trip to Louisiana to help with the rebuilding that continues in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.February 25, 2008
Rockin’ the pews
Bodies surround the stage, swaying to the music. A young man chants “my savior” under his breath, tears streaming from his eyes. The air is charged with raw energy.
February 22, 2008
Religion forum for the week of Feb. 23
The debate over evolution continues.February 21, 2008
Ecology joins theology in houses of worship
Last year, Agudath Sholom Synagogue on Langhorne Road replaced its incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescents.
February 15, 2008
Religion forum for the week of Feb. 16
This forum focuses on single-parent family issues.February 08, 2008
More Religion forum for the week of Feb. 9
Letters to the Religion ForumFebruary 01, 2008
Religion forum for the week of Feb. 2
More religion Forum letters have come in for consideration.Evolution weekend coming to town
Events for Evolution Weekend are planned for Feb. 8, Feb. 9 and Feb. 10.April 01, 2006
Keep in mind Christian nonviolence during Lenten season
‘I am a Christian pacifist,” states Duke Divinity School professor Stanley Hauerwas, who was named by Time magazine as “America’s best theologian” in 2001 (a label he disdains, by the way).
