wayland_orientation_90803

Posted: 9/5/03

College orientation isn't just for students any more

By Teresa Young

Wayland Baptist University

PLAINVIEW–As soon as Pam and Don Trotter of Littlefield arrived on the Wayland Baptist University campus a few years back to move their son Clay into his dorm room, Mrs. Trotter began to dread the upcoming Saturday afternoon.

09/05/2003 - By John Rutledge

wesley_90803

Posted: 9/5/03

300 years later, Wesley influences American religion

By Kevin Eckstrom

Religion News Service

WASHINGTON (RNS)–Four years before his death in 1791, John Wesley was concerned about his Methodist followers.

09/05/2003 - By John Rutledge

gleaning_90803

Posted: 9/5/03

Volunteers glean harvest for the poor, help for farmer

By Jo Gray

Special to the Standard

FORESTBURG–A Texas fruit grower and a group of Baptist volunteers combined to create a bountiful harvest for the poor of Montague County this summer.

09/05/2003 - By John Rutledge

onthemove_90803

Posted: 9/5/03

On the Move

Hollie Atkinson to First Church in Daingerfield as intentional interim pastor.

Seth Carnes to Southside Church in Brownwood as minister of youth.

Ricky Clabaugh has resigned as youth minister at Calvary Church in Abilene.

09/04/2003 - By John Rutledge

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Posted 8/8/03 Article List for 8/11/03 issue GO TO SECTIONS: • Texas      • Baptists      • Religion      • Departments      • Opinion      • Bible Study      • Mary Hill Davis gifts warm hearts…

09/02/2003 - By John Rutledge

hesaid_90803

Posted: 9/2/03

He Said/ She Said:
Church talk

She Said:

Kids not only say the darndest things. At church, they also do the darndest things.

At our church, the first Sunday of each month is when we serve the Lord's Supper. Since Mark is a deacon and I'm in the choir, that leaves Luke and Garrett adrift on that Sunday.

09/02/2003 - By John Rutledge

moore_response_82503

Posted: 8/22/03

Judge's case makes some
conservatives uneasy in witness stand

By Mark Wingfield

Managing Editor

In his first public comments on the plight of Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, Richard Land said Aug. 18 he is troubled by the Southern Baptist judge's open defiance of a federal court ruling.

08/29/2003 - By John Rutledge

moore_update_82503

Posted: 8/26/03

Judge Moore suspended pending ethics complaint

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (BP)–Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore will be suspended from his position for 10 days, pending an ethics complaint for refusing to follow a federal court order to remove the Ten Commandments monument he ordered installed in the Alabama judicial building in 2001.

Moore was automatically suspended with pay Aug. 22 when the nine-member Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission referred an ethics complaint against Moore to the Court of the Judiciary, which holds trial-like proceedings and can discipline and remove judges.

Moore will have 30 days to respond to the complaint. Moore had no immediate comment.

08/29/2003 - By John Rutledge

heritage_awards_90803

Posted: 8/29/03

Four honored with Texas Baptist Heritage Awards

By Ken Camp

Texas Baptist Communications

Four longtime denominational leaders were honored at the third annual Texas Baptist Heritage Awards banquet, held Aug. 21 at Union Station in Dallas.

08/29/2003 - By John Rutledge

teen_abuse_90803

Posted: 8/29/03

Teen sex often involves abuse

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)–Among teenagers who have had sex, one-quarter of those relationships included some form of abuse, with nearly one in 10 teens reporting physical abuse within their relationships, according to a study by Child Trends.

The study also found that one-fourth of teens who have had sex reported having sex with their first partner only once.

Richard Ross, founder of the abstinence program True Love Waits and professor of youth and student ministry at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, drew a link to the entertainment business' inaccurate portrayal of sexual encounters.

08/29/2003 - By John Rutledge

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Posted: 8/29/03 Q&A sessions planned by Annuity Board Representatives of the Southern Baptist Convention's Annuity Board will conduct 13 regional meetings in Texas this fall to answer questions about the…

08/29/2003 - By John Rutledge

namb_budget_90803

Posted: 8/29/03

NAMB plans cut in budget, staff

ALPHARETTA, GA (ABP)–The North American Mission Board plans to cut $11 million from its budget next year, which will eliminate 31 full- and part-time positions–some of which are vacant–and leave seven current employees without jobs.

The proposed $118 million budget–6 percent less than this year–awaits approval by trustees of the Southern Baptist Convention agency during their meeting Oct. 8.

The 2004 budget cuts $3 million from travel expenses, $1.6 million in communication projects, more than $4 million from support of various programs and $1.7 million from personnel expenses.

08/29/2003 - By John Rutledge