2007 Archives
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Volunteers share warmth of God’s love with needy people in Moldova
Posted: 12/14/07
Volunteers with Children’s Emergency Relief International, the global arm of Baptist Child & Family Services, fit children in Moldova’s Transniestrian orphanages with warm socks and winter boots. Volunteers share warmth of God’s
love with needy people in MoldovaBy George Henson
Staff Writer
TIRASPOL, Moldova—Mission volunteers from Texas, West Virginia and Tennes-see converged on Moldova’s Transniestrian region to warm the hearts—not to mention heads and feet—of impoverished people.
Children’s Emergency Relief International, the international arm of Baptist Child & Family Services, facilitated the trip. Volunteers delivered shoes, winter boots, socks and hats to 31 churches, three correctional facilities, three adult-care facilities for the elderly or disabled, three day-care centers and 12 orphanages.
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Children beam with joy as they receive new shoes and socks from volunteers with Children’s Emergency Relief International. 12/14/2007 - By John Rutledge
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2nd Opinion: The two sides of advent
Posted: 12/14/07
2nd Opinion: The two sides of advent
By Jason Patrick
As a pastor, I’ve experienced a few difficult Advent seasons in recent years. The season of great expectations seemingly arrives when I’ve experienced significant personal losses.
As a 24-year-old pastor in west Texas during the Advent season of 1999, I was going through the initial stages of a divorce; yet I was fortunate to have the comforting church family of Champion Baptist Church hold me up.
Two years later, while pastoring a church in Waco, Advent arrived soon after I received the news that my ex-wife and daughter were moving to Virginia. I knew the time I spent with my daughter would suffer significantly. They eventually moved back to Texas four years later, and I am thankful. But at the time of their departure, I leaned heavily upon Downsville Baptist Church. They held their pastor up.
12/14/2007 - By John Rutledge
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Former atheist shapes God-centered program in Moldova
Posted: 12/14/07
Tatiana Ceban is working with Children’s Emergency Relief International to develop a transitional living program for young people who have graduated from the government-run orphanages in Moldova. Former atheist shapes
God-centered program in MoldovaBy Craig Bird
Baptist Child & Family Services
SAN ANTONIO—Five weeks in North Carolina undid a lifetime of atheistic indoctrination for Tatiana Ceban. Nearly 14 years later, she is helping Baptist Child & Family Services craft a transitional living program for youth who have aged out of government-run orphanages in Moldova.
“The most important goal is to teach everything through God’s perspective,” she said.
12/14/2007 - By John Rutledge
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Book Reviews
Posted: 12/14/07
Book Reviews
Christianity’s Family Tree by Adam Hamilton (Abingdon Press)
How did all the Christian denominations come to be? What do they believe? More importantly, what can they teach me about being a better disciple of Jesus Christ? These are the questions Adam Hamilton’s Christianity’s Family Tree sets out to answer.
As the name implies, Hamilton views the various denominations as part of the whole Christian family. Seen from his self-acknowledged United Methodist viewpoint, Hamilton’s outlook on church history is charitable and lucid. He neither ignores nor dwells on the major theological differences. Instead, he finds the strengths all Christians can learn from the Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Anglican, Baptist, Pentecostal and Methodist traditions.
What are you reading that other Texas Baptists would find helpful? Send suggestions and reviews to books@baptiststandard.com. Christianity’s Family Tree is first and foremost a book of discipleship, and it never strays from this main goal of making “more authentic and effective disciples of Jesus Christ.” Through solid historical and theological detail, Hamilton delivers a read on the denominations that will inspire faith. It is ideal for any small group that desires to learn how the history of the various churches can deepen their journey with God.
12/13/2007 - By John Rutledge
