BaptistWay Bible Series for Oct. 16: Straying from God leads to a downward spiral

Posted: 10/04/05

BaptistWay Bible Series for Oct. 16

Straying from God leads to a downward spiral

• Judges 2:6-7, 11-19

By Ronnie Prevost

10/04/2005 - By John Rutledge

Family Bible Series for Oct. 16: Jesus’ coming broke down barriers

Posted: 10/04/05

Family Bible Series for Oct. 16

Jesus’ coming broke down barriers

• Ephesians 2:11-22

By Donald Raney

10/04/2005 - By John Rutledge

Explore the Bible Series for Oct. 16: Grace is the only healing balm for sin

Posted: 10/04/05

Explore the Bible Series for Oct. 16

Grace is the only healing balm for sin

• Romans 5:12-21

By Trey Turner

10/04/2005 - By John Rutledge

Baptist Standard Directory of Services

Baptist Standard Directory of Services

Massachusetts legislature votes to keep gay marriage legal

Posted: 10/03/05

Massachusetts legislature votes
to keep gay marriage legal

By Robert Marus

Associated Baptist Press

BOSTON (ABP)—The Massachusetts legislature overwhelmingly has rejected an effort to repeal legalized gay marriage in that state.

10/03/2005 - By John Rutledge

Woman searches for GA who made a valentine card that touched her heart

Posted: 10/03/05

Woman searches for GA who made
a valentine card that touched her heart

By Virginia Kreimeyer

Special to the Baptist Standard

AUSTIN—“Jesus loves you,” is a familiar phrase many children hear at home and church. It’s no surprise a Girls in Action member named Cori wrote those words on a Valentine’s Day card she made as a mission project last February. But little did she know what kind of impact that simple message would have on one woman’s life.

10/03/2005 - By John Rutledge

Remarks by President Albert Reyes

Posted: 10/03/05

Remarks by President Albert Reyes
at the fall meeting of the BGCT Executive Board

By Albert L. Reyes, DMin, DDiv

President, Baptist General Convention of Texas

Buenos Dias mis hermanos y hermanas! Saludos en el poderoso nombre de Cristo Jesus nuestro Senor y Salvador! Good morning brothers and sisters! Greetings to you in the powerful name of Christ Jesus our Lord and Savior! Today is our third and final meeting this year of our Executive Board and my final opportunity to address this body as president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas.

10/03/2005 - By John Rutledge

Victims of freak Mexico flood offer help for hurricane victims lodged in San Antonio

Posted: 10/03/05

Victims of freak Mexico flood offer
help for hurricane victims lodged in San Antonio

By Craig Bird

Baptist Child & Family Services

SAN ANTONIO—Compassion knows no borders as the world responds to the needs of the victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

10/03/2005 - By John Rutledge

FEMA plans reimbursement to churches for relief aid

Posted: 10/03/05

FEMA plans reimbursement
to churches for relief aid

WASHINGTON (ABP)—In a largely unprecedented move, the Federal Emergency Management Agency says it will offer monetary reimbursement to churches and other houses of worship aiding Hurricane Katrina evacuees.

Some watchdog groups greeted FEMA’s Sept. 26 announcement with skepticism. But an attorney for a Baptist organization said the special Katrina circumstances make the situation more than a simple question about the proper separation of church and state.

“Any time the government enters a formal arrangement with houses of worship, a red flag should go up for advocates of religious liberty,” said Holly Hollman, general counsel at the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty. “The general rule is that churches should have no financial entanglement with government.”

10/03/2005 - By John Rutledge

TBM cooking 8,000 meals a day in Beaumont

Posted: 10/03/05

TBM cooking 8,000 meals a day in Beaumont

By John Hall

Texas Baptist Communications

BEAUMONT—At Beaumont’s Ford Center, smiles appear before the sun comes up and continue well after it sets among a group of Texas Baptist Men cooking more than 8,000 meals each day for disaster relief officials, firefighters, police officers and military personnel.

10/03/2005 - By John Rutledge

Chaplain serves military assigned to hurricane-ravaged area

Posted: 9/30/05

Chaplain serves military
assigned to hurricane-ravaged area

By Sue Poss

Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

GULFPORT, Miss.–Chaplain Stan Campbell stood in the middle of an intersection praying with three military personnel who stood guard at a checkpoint in Gulfport.

10/01/2005 - By John Rutledge

Help families prepare for troops’ return, chaplain urges

Posted: 9/30/05

Help families prepare for
troops' return, chaplain urges

By George Henson

Staff Writer

GEORGETOWN–As many churches minister to soldiers and their families while they are in Iraq and Afghanistan, retired Army Chaplain Al Lowe is ready to help churches prepare ministries for the soldiers' return.

10/01/2005 - By John Rutledge