Storylist for 11/22/04 issue
• Texas • Baptists
• Faith • Departments • Opinion • Bible Study
• Distance no barrier for churches in partnership
• Worship is an end in itself, not just a means to an end, Hardin-Simmons professor insists
• Texas-based MercyMe receives American Music Awards honors
• Texas Baptist mission trips to Mexico increase 25 percent with 620 groups
• Author lectures at DBU
• Church planting leader suggests best way to launch a church is 'START'
• Abilene's Pioneer Drive Primetimers find joy in serving others
• Nigeria offers evangelistic door to reaching rest of Africa, national Baptist leader says
• Laotian refugee found God and reason for living in a camp in Thailand
• Family ministry should focus on family strengths, Hardin-Simmons prof says
• HSU Friendship House opens
• Alcohol-related wreck changed future student minister's life
• On the Move
• Around the State
• Texas Tidbits
• At 86, Billy Graham says he's feeling his age but stays committed to preaching the gospel
• Tennessee Baptists to investigate teachings at three affiliated colleges
• North Carolina Baptists retain multiple giving options
• Mississippi Baptists elect first Hispanic officer, avoid effort to make 2000 Baptist Faith & Message official doctrinal statement
• Missouri Baptist Convention moves toward tightening its membership requirements
• Debate over academic freedom rages at Louisiana College
• Illinois Baptists cut governing board membership by more than half
• Fellowships seek to match passion for the outdoors with love for Christ
• Arkansas Baptists endorse Federal Marriage Amendment, oppose gambling
• Italian Baptists ask U.S. Baptists to appeal for peace in Iraq
• Baptist Briefs
• SUDAN: 'Falls the shadow'
• Ivory Coast violence could spread across Africa, church leader warns
• WADE BURLEIGH: Carving out a ministry
• Florida court rules school voucher program unconstitutional
• Religious Right opposes pro-choice Republican as Senate committee chair
• Kerry failed to link vision to values, operatives say
• Protestant ministers cite divorce, negative media influences and materialism as common threats to family, research says
• Bob Jones president praises Bush election
• Nomination for attorney general draws mixed reviews
• Texas Baptist Forum
• On the Move
• Classified Ads
• EDITORIAL: Hunger offering Every penny counts
• EDITORIAL: Calculus of lame duckery
• DOWN HOME: Decisions await matrimonial path
• TOGETHER: Priorities map BGCT transformation
• ANOTHER VIEW by Joe Alcorta: Consider reasons to offer thanks
• Texas Baptist Forum
• CYBERCOLUMN by Jeanie Miley: Start with love
• BaptistWay Bible Series for Nov. 28: Weakness in Christ can be a mighty thing
• LifeWay Explore the Bible Series for Nov. 28: Following Christ is about relationship, not ritual
• LifeWay Family Bible Series for Nov. 28: Tell everyone the good news–God is great
• BaptistWay Bible Series for Dec. 5: Jesus teaches followers how to be disciples
• LifeWay Explore the Bible Series for Dec. 5: Meals can be times of eternal significance
• LifeWay Family Bible Series for Dec. 5: Proclaim Christ Lord with the way you live life
See articles from previous issue 11/15/04 here.
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