2007 Archives
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Brothers find home for Christmas
Posted: 12/05/07
Brothers find home for Christmas
By Bill Martin
Children at Heart Ministries
ROUND ROCK—For one of the few times in their young lives, Trey and Derek Atkins will have a real home for Christmas, thanks to Charlie and Cindy Goble, a Burnet couple who thought their childrearing days were behind them.
“To see God working and then be allowed to be right in the middle of it is an amazing and humbling experience,” Cindy Goble said.
Derek (left) and Trey Atkins had been in and out of children’s homes most of their young lives, and they never thought they would be adopted. Charlie and Cindy Goble of Burnet thought their childrearing days were over. But they all believe God had other ideas. (Photo courtesy of Children at Heart Ministries) 12/07/2007 - By John Rutledge
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South Texas Children’s Home names president, CEO
Posted: 12/07/07
South Texas Children’s
Home names president, CEOBEEVILLE—Todd Roberson has been named president and chief executive officer of South Texas Children’s Home, where he has served 15 years in a variety of administrative posts.
Roberson becomes the fifth president of the children’s home, succeeding Jerry Haag, who resigned earlier this year to become president of Florida Baptist Children’s Home.
Todd Roberson Roberson has served as interim president of the children’s home since July 1.
He joined the South Texas Children’s Home staff in 1992 as assistant business administrator. He went on to hold two vice presidential posts—first for business administration and later for development—before becoming chief operating officer.
12/07/2007 - By John Rutledge
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Study links video violence to aggressive behavior
Posted: 12/05/07
Study links video violence
to aggressive behaviorBy Ken Camp
Managing Editor
Repeated exposure to video violence—particularly interactive games—influences aggressive behavior more than drug use, poverty or domestic abuse, a University of Michigan researcher has asserted.
In fact, the correlation between media violence and aggression is at least as strong as the link between exposure to second-hand smoke and lung cancer, said Brad Bushman, psychology professor and research associate in the university’s Institute for Social Research.
12/05/2007 - By John Rutledge
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Family Place helps mother leave fear behind
Posted: 12/07/07
Family Place helps mother leave fear behind
By Analiz González
Buckner International
MIDLAND—Ambra Riley spent the night in her daughters’ room holding her baby tightly in her arms. She put something over the doorknob so she’d know if her husband tried to enter.
Her husband may have stolen her self-esteem and robbed her family of happiness, but he would not take her son, she reasoned.
Ambra Riley hugs her children outside her home at Buckner Family Place, a self-sufficiency program for single moms working towards a college education in Midland, Texas. 12/05/2007 - By John Rutledge
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Mission workers help bring clean water, love of Christ to Ethiopia
Posted: 12/07/07
Mission workers help bring clean
water, love of Christ to EthiopiaBy Carla Wynn Davis
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
RIFT VALLEY, Ethiopia (ABP)— Nearly 75 percent of Ethiopians—about 55 million people—lack access to clean water. It’s a crisis not discussed often enough, according to missionary workers there.
Many Ethiopians drink from rivers in areas known for famine, malnutrition and cholera outbreaks. That “silent tsunami” is responsible for the deaths of millions around the world each year, said David Harding, a field representative with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.
In Ethiopia, children often spend a lot of their time each day fetching water instead of going to school or helping on their family’s farm. (CBF Photo) 12/05/2007 - By John Rutledge
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Need help understanding the Old Testament? Ask an African Christian
Posted: 11/30/07
Need help understanding the Old
Testament? Ask an African ChristianBy Hannah Elliott
Associated Baptist Press
SAN DIEGO (ABP)—African Christians tend to understand and appreciate the Old Testament far better than their Western counterparts, author Philip Jenkins told a group of evangelical scholars.
Jenkins, a professor of religious studies and history at Pennsylvania State University, spoke in San Diego to fellow members of the Evangelical Theological Society. His speech was one of several addresses and papers presented during the body’s 59th annual meeting.
Cultures that espouse tribal identities and are intimately acquainted with animal sacrifice, dietary restrictions, polygamy, sacred rocks and the like are well-equipped to read and identify with the Hebrew Bible’s stories 11/30/2007 - By John Rutledge
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Around the State
Posted: 11/30/07
Around the State
• E-mails of support for military personnel and their families are being collected for inclusion with Christmas cards and care packages to be sent to Iraq and Afghanistan during the holiday season. The e-mails can be sent to OperationEagle@comcast.net.
• Andy and Joan Horner have been named recipients of the 2007 Russell H. Perry Free Enterprise Award by Dallas Baptist University. Gov. Rick Perry was the keynote speaker, and Bo Pilgrim, founder and CEO of Pilgrim’s Pride, was the honorary chair of the dinner, which drew more than 1,200 in attendance. The Horners are the founders of the Premier Designs direct-sales jewelry company and are members of First Church in Dallas.
Judy Lyssy, a San Marcos Baptist Academy parent, made a $25,000 donation to the school to fund new media and development tools and equip the golf team with new equipment and uniforms. She made the donation in support of the school’s centennial celebration capital campaign. The campaign has a phase one goal of $2.1 million, and a $3.6 million goal for the second phase. Other projects slated for funding include dormitory renovations, improvements in the athletic fields, campus-wide technology upgrades, and building renovations and upgrades. • The East Texas Baptist University Office of Alumni Relations presented its J. Wesley Smith Achievement Award to Lanny Loe, executive pastor of First Church in Jonesboro, Ga., in recognition of his mobilization of more than 20 percent of the church’s members in foreign missions projects. The W.T. Tardy Service Award was presented to Jim and Janet Palmer. He taught at the school 26 years, and the couple has supported the school with their time and financial gifts. The Alumni Achievement Award was presented to Tequecie Meek and Randy Pegues in recognition of their contributions to society. Bob and Carol Braly received the Unsung Hero Award for his work as a pastor and chaplain to law enforcement agencies in Louisiana and her support of his ministry. Bonnie Kay, the university’s oldest-living alumnus at 99 years of age, received the Sallie M. Duncan Life Enrichment Award.
• Priscilla Heard, a piano teacher and music educator, has been inducted into the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor music department’s hall of fame as its 30th Distinguished Musician.
11/30/2007 - By John Rutledge
