2005 Archives
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TOGETHER: Summertime means missions, ministry_62705
Posted: 6/24/05
TOGETHER:
Summertime means missions, ministrySummer has become one of the busiest times of the year for churches. I remember when it was common for the pastor of a large church to take the entire month of August off for rest and renewal. Most things at the church would go into idle gear until after Labor Day.
No longer is that true. Churches go right on providing ministries and outreach efforts throughout the year. And the BGCT is helping them in those efforts.
Executive Director
BGCT Executive Board
More than 400 of our Baptist Student Ministry students are involved in hands-on mission activities in Texas and around the world this summer. Scores and scores of churches are involved in River Ministry and other mission efforts in Mexico, as well.
06/24/2005 - By John Rutledge
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Cyber Column by Brett Younger: The Birds and the Bees (& How They Fly)_61305
Posted: 6/17/05
Brett Younger delivers the "Why Airplanes Fly" speech to his son Caleb, just like his father did for him. CYBER COLUMN:
The Birds and the Bees (& How They Fly)By Brett Younger
I was 10 years old, lying on my bed on a Saturday afternoon reading an Archies comic book. (I’m only a little embarrassed to admit that I liked Veronica more than Betty.) My father came in wearing his sober Ward Cleaver face: “Brett, put your novel away. There’s something I should have talked to you about by now, but I’ve been putting it off, because I wasn’t sure you were old enough to understand. We’re going to have a serious conversation that I hope you’ll remember. I want you to listen carefully. Let’s go to the den to talk.”
As I followed him out of my room, I thought exactly what you’re probably thinking. My father had just offered Robert Young’s introduction to the birds-and-the-bees talk. What I wanted to say, however, was: “Dad, you gave this speech a week ago. It was disconcerting. I’m not sure I want to hear it again. You said that if I had any questions I should check back. I will never do that, but I appreciated the offer.” How could my father forget that we’d already had this discussion? (“Discussion” in this context means he talked and I listened.) And yet, inexplicably, he had forgotten. It was going to be at least five tortuous minutes before I got to read who Archie is taking to the big dance at Riverdale High.
06/17/2005 - By John Rutledge
