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Baptist Child & Family Services team stunned by destruction_12405
Posted: 1/14/05
Dr. Andrew Bentley of Grace Community Church, Tyler, along with pastor and translator Anthoney Anoprathepan, Believers Church in Batticaloa pray for a man he just examined and treated for minor injuries received by the Tsunami. This man and his family have been involved in violence against the pastor S. Vijyaraj (far right with hand to mouth) Several members of the man's family involved in violence which has included beating and burning of the home church were killed in the waves. At right, one of many hand made signs seen throughout the Batticaloa and Ampara regions on the east coast of Sri Lanka. Baptist Child & Family Services team stunned by destruction
By Craig Bird
Baptist Child & Family Services
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (ABP) — Even the most graphic television images and emotional verbal descriptions couldn't prepare the American volunteer team for the devastation that is coastal Sri Lanka, one of the countries hardest hit by the Dec. 26 tsunamis.
01/14/2005 - By John Rutledge
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Book Reviews_11005
Posted: 1/07/05
Book Reviews
Safe Haven Marriage: Building a Relationship You Want to Come Home To
by Archibald D. Hart and Sharon Hart Morris (W Publishing Group)This father-daughter team presents a readable guide to deepening intimacy in marriage and repairing emotional wounds that struggling marriages often create.
“Safe Haven marriages” describes relationships built on trust, emotional availability and sensitive responsiveness. Hart and Morris provide a helpful exposition of these qualities, enabling couples to understand how we emotionally connect with others (attachment theory) and how these emotional connections can be nurtured, strained or broken in marriage. The ideas and suggestions are clearly and simply, helping professionals and nonprofessionals understand the concepts and how they relate to building emotional connections. Enriched with case studies, readers can identify with the struggles of the couples featured in each section of the book.
What are you reading that other Texas Baptists would find helpful? Send suggestions and reviews to books@baptiststandard.com. 01/12/2005 - By John Rutledge
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How to give to tsunami relief_11005
Posted: 1/07/05
An 8.9 magnitude earthquake off the west coast of the northern Indonesian island of Sumatra caused massive tidal waves on Sunday morning, Dec. 26, that has caused more than 150,000 deaths throughout the region. How to give to tsunami relief
By John Hall
Texas Baptist Communications
When it comes to disaster relief, Baptists are bargain shoppers. That's the driving thought behind Baptists seeking financial donations rather than supplies.
01/11/2005 - By John Rutledge
