2008 Archives
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Huckabee visits Ouachita, gives campaign-trail insight
Posted: 4/10/08
Huckabee visits Ouachita,
gives campaign-trail insightBy Trennis Henderson
Ouachita Baptist University
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. (ABP)—Describing some aspects of his recent presidential campaign as “just incredible fun,” former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee recently paid a brief visit to his alma mater, Ouachita Baptist University.
Huckabee, who served 10 years as Arkansas’ governor, put together a run for the Republican presidential nomination that consistently surprised critics, who early on dismissed him as an also-ran.
Former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, a 1975 graduate of Ouachita Baptist University, visits with Ouachita students during a question-and-answer session as part of his visit to campus last week. (Jared Tohlen/OBU) 04/10/2008 - By John Rutledge
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Explore the Bible Series for April 20: When all hope seems lost
Posted: 4/08/08
Explore the Bible Series for April 20
When all hope seems lost
• Genesis 39:21; 40:2-15, 20-23
First Baptist Church, Petersburg
Have you ever felt trapped by circumstances beyond your control? Perhaps you received words from a doctor you thought you would never hear. Maybe you found yourself swept into some type of problem at your workplace.
04/08/2008 - By John Rutledge
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Fundamentalists of all stripes want to turn back the clock
Posted: 3/28/08
Shi’ite Muslims burn Danish, U.S. and Israeli flags during a religious procession in Karachi. Protesters in Pakistan are demanding for ties with Denmark to be severed over the republication of one of several cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad that led to violence in Muslim countries two years ago. (Photo by Athar Hussain/REUTERS) Fundamentalists of all stripes
want to turn back the clockBy Marv Knox
Editor
Despite all their theological and cultural differences, fundamentalists of every faith share at least one common characteristic—resistance to modernity.
That’s the assessment of scholars and firsthand observers who have evaluated the varieties of religious expression.
04/07/2008 - By John Rutledge
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Explore the Bible Series for April 13: When Tempted to Sin
Posted: 4/03/08
Explore the Bible Series for April 13
When Tempted to Sin
• Genesis 39:1-20
First Baptist Church, Petersburg
It is one of the truly universal characteristics of human life that everyone faces temptation. We all face them on a daily basis. Temptations come in a wide variety of forms and what might be a strong temptation for one person may not be a real issue for someone else who faces temptations in other areas.
04/04/2008 - By John Rutledge
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Children go on mission with Mom
Posted: 4/04/08
Chris Matthew paints the faces of children in New Orleans during a block party—a missions outreach activity led by a missions group from Lake Arlington Baptist Church in Arlington, where Matthew’s son, John Aaron, serves as college minister. (Photos by Marilyn Stewart) Children go on mission with Mom
By Marilyn Stewart
New Orleans Seminary
NEW ORLEANS—Ten mothers and 14 children—ages 6 to 13—from Arlington traveled to New Orleans recently with one goal in mind—doing missions together.
“Children, especially boys, often look to their dads as a model for leadership,” said Gina Pierce, mother of two. “But I want my sons to see that God has called me, too.”
04/04/2008 - By John Rutledge
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Hardin-Simmons honors outstanding young alumni
Posted: 4/04/08
Hardin-Simmons honors
outstanding young alumniHardin-Simmons University has honored an international social worker, a hospice and health care executive and an educator as outstanding young alumni.
Dickson Masindano, Mike McMaude and Laura Pogue were the 2008 recipients of the award, presented annually to distinguished Hardin-Simmons graduates under age 45.
Masindano is director of Buckner International’s work in Kenya. He earned a master of education in counseling and human development at Hardin-Simmons in 2001.
Laura Pogue Dickson Masindano Mike McMaude Under his direction, the Baptist Children’s Center in Nairobi has doubled its residential care for orphaned children, and it has developed into a comprehensive community center that offers a medical and dental clinic, an elementary school and vocational training. Masindano also introduced a pioneering foster care program that has been duplicated throughout Kenya.
04/04/2008 - By John Rutledge
