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Prepare for unexpected, preschool leader urges churches
Posted: 11/10/06
Prepare for unexpected,
preschool leader urges churchesBy George Henson
Staff Writer
GRAND PRAIRIE—Church preschools and mothers’ day out centers must plan for the unexpected so when a crisis arises, protocols already are in place, a veteran preschool leader said at Dallas Baptist Association’s Institute for Childcare Excellence, held at First Baptist Church in Grand Prairie.
Judy Lewis, who has been director of the child development center at Cliff Temple Baptist Church in Dallas five years and has worked in preschool leadership 35 years, said churches need to be proactive in their approach.
Judy Lewis, director of the child development center at Cliff Temple Baptist Church in Dallas, stresses the importance of emergency preparedness. (Photo by George Henson) 11/10/2006 - By John Rutledge
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Same-sex marriage bans a mixed bag at the polls
Posted: 11/10/06
Same-sex marriage bans
a mixed bag at the pollsBy Robert Marus
ABP Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON (ABP)—Gay-rights supporters and opponents both claimed victory after the Nov. 7 midterm elections, with voters in seven states approving same-sex marriage bans and Arizona becoming the first state in the country to reject such an amendment.
The measure failed narrowly, with 51.4 percent opposed to Proposition 107 and 48.6 percent in favor.
11/10/2006 - By John Rutledge
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Abortion ban overturned in South Dakota
Posted: 11/10/06
Abortion ban overturned in South Dakota
By Hannah Elliott
Associated Baptist Press
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (ABP)—Voters in South Dakota overturned the nation’s most stringent abortion ban Nov. 7—55 percent to 45 percent. Supporters of the ban had hoped to use it to challenge the 33-year-old Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion.
Mike Rounds, South Dakota’s Republican governor, signed the act into law March 6. Called Referred Law 6, or the "Women's Health and Human Life Protection Act," it prohibited abortions during all stages of pregnancy and in cases of rape and incest. Although it offered no exceptions for mothers in poor health, the ban did allow abortion if the mother’s life was threatened.
11/10/2006 - By John Rutledge
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Texas Tidbits
Posted: 11/10/06
Texas Tidbits
Baylor Neuroscience Center recognized. Baylor Neuroscience Center at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas has been designated a Neuroscience Center of Excellence by the 2006 Neuroscience Center of Excellence Survey, co-sponsored by NeuroSource in Chicago and HealthTech in San Francisco. The Baylor Neuroscience Center also was listed as one of the nation’s top neuroscience programs in U.S. News & World Report’s 2006 list of America’s Best Hospitals. The 2006 survey, the only one of its kind in the neurosciences, analyzed 150 neuroscience programs, across 41 states. A hospital’s overall performance is determined by measuring program progress in four key areas—clinical and research programs, staff, facilities/technology and business. The Baylor Neuroscience Center at Baylor Dallas was awarded the highest possible recognition—Institute Status.
Business educators discuss ethics. Business ethics was the focus of the recent meeting of the Southwest Council for the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs, held at Dallas Baptist University. The conference drew business educators from 32 schools in five states to DBU. Keynote speaker Carlos Sepulveda, president and chief executive officer of Interstate Batteries, told the group how his company uses biblical principles—alongside common sense and sound business practices—as guideposts. “It means, ‘If it’s not yours, don’t take it,’ and ‘Treat others the way you want to be treated,’” he explained.
11/10/2006 - By John Rutledge
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TOGETHER: Work together to share God’s grace
Posted: 11/10/06
TOGETHER:
Work together to share God’s grace“Now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation.”
Those are the Apostle Paul’s words in 2 Corinthians 6:2. He reveals the truth that God has smiled on the world, that there is a new hope come to humanity.
When Jesus was baptized, “heaven was opened” (Matthew 3:16). I heard Denton Lotz, leader of the Baptist World Alliance, say it was common before Jesus for people to believe that the heavens were closed except for a few. But God, in Christ, throws open the heavens. Now, all of us—Jew and Gentile, slave and free, male and female—are candidates for God’s grace.
Executive Director
BGCT Executive Board
Or as Dallas Willard puts it in The Divine Conspiracy, “The really good news for humanity is that Jesus is now taking students in the master class of life.” Jesus invites us to enroll in this class and to learn from him. It is a class where we learn to become like our teacher. And there is no sign in the registration line that says, “Class closed.” There is a seat for everyone who wishes to enter.
11/10/2006 - By John Rutledge
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Degree of Difference Day draws Wayland workers
Posted: 11/10/06
Jeremiah Saiz, assistant coach for the Wayland Pioneer baseball team, rakes the playground gravel level at Wee Care Child Care Center, while Celeste Louder (left) of Hereford and Callie Wheeler of Whitewright pull weeds from the playground. Degree of Difference Day draws Wayland workers
By Teresa Young
Wayland Baptist University
PLAINVIEW—About 300 Wayland Baptist University students, faculty and staff donated a recent Saturday to community projects throughout the Plainview area as part of the school’s Degree of Difference Day.
Each volunteer worked at least five hours. Teams worked in construction on a Habitat for Humanity house; painted and made minor repairs for the College Hill Day Care Center, Wee Care Child Center, Whiteaker Youth Center, Plainview Christian Academy and Compassionate Care Preg-nancy Center; and did office work and organizational projects at the Hale County Crisis Center and Vista Care Hospice.
11/10/2006 - By John Rutledge
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Singles seek soul mates on the Web
Posted: 11/10/06
Singles seek soul mates on the Web
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald
Religion News Service
WASHINGTON (RNS)—For spiritual singles seeking a soul mate in cyberspace, one pool of potential matches is about to get a lot bigger.
Beliefnet, whose spirituality website—Beliefnet.com—attracts 3.1 million users per month, announced it will connect its dating service users with those of Yahoo Personals, an online dating service based in Sunnyvale, Calif.
11/10/2006 - By John Rutledge
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Youth ministers urged to understand middle-school culture
Posted: 11/10/06
Youth ministry specialist Chap Clark visits with youth ministers from Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma at Youth Ministry Conclave 2006 to help meet their needs as they work to reach teenagers for Christ. Youth ministers urged to
understand middle-school cultureBy Barbara Bedrick
Texas Baptist Communications
ARLINGTON—Chaos, confusion and abandonment characterize youth culture today, a national youth ministry expert asserted. But he challenged Baptist youth ministers to help teens turn the chaos into the comfort Christ brings.
Christian author and youth ministry specialist Chap Clark, associate professor at Fuller Theological Seminary, urges youth ministers to spend time in the real world.
11/10/2006 - By John Rutledge
