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Dream for a clinic becomes reality in Haiti mountains by Jenny Jenkins
Answering the call to build a clinic in a remote community in the mountains of Haiti has a set of unique challenges. As we prayed about and started this project, it came about only because of a community that was willing to put the sweat equity into this project, to...
Living Faith, Living Word: by Megan Strollo CBFVA Theologian in Residence
Part 1 – Seeking Questions Rather Than Answers* “But HOW is the sky blue, Mama?” She had been asking the question the entire drive to school. Not being a meteorologist, I tried my best to explain. But I was coming up short, for sure, and she was persistent in her...
Blog-Val Fisk. Rev., University Baptist in Charlottesville
I was called by University Baptist Church in August of 2020 with the purpose of diving headfirst into student ministry, both continuing to build upon our existing youth ministry, and beginning to build a kind of college student outreach that UBC is perfectly situated...
Pain & Gratitude—Strange Bedfellows! By Terry Maples, CBFVA Coordinator
As an educator, I’m fond of saying an essential component of spiritual formation is reflection. We must take time to reflect upon life experiences in light of our journey of faith. Although I am a “glass half-full” type person, I believe there is great benefit in...
Re-Imagining Worship Retrospective by Terry Maples, CBFVA Coordinator
On June 10, CBFVA sponsored a webinar entitled “Re-Imagining Worship in a Post-Covid World.” Widespread disruption caused by the pandemic significantly impacted how local congregations worshipped. Aware of the need to reflect upon lessons learned when “the church left...
Where do we go from here?
“The world is changed. I feel it in the water. I feel it in the Earth. I smell it in the air. Much that once was is lost.” These words are the first lines of the movie the Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, but they have resonated with me these last few weeks...
What does it mean to resume worship?
What does it mean to resume worship? If you’re like me you’ve spent the last 14 months away from any physical church building. With the onset of COVID-19, I thought I was saying “goodbye” to church for a few weeks at most; a vacation of sorts that I was looking...
Confronting Racial Injustice – My Story by Terry Maples, CBFVA Coordinator
This article has been simmering a long time because, honestly, I questioned if I had insights to contribute to the conversation about racial injustice that hadn’t already been expressed more eloquently by others. What I’ve recognized is what I can share is my own...