Cybercolumn for 1/26 by Berry D. Simpson: What movies say about a guy_12604

Posted: 1/23/04

CYBERCOLUMN:
What movies say about a guy

By Berry D. Simpson

I was discussing favorite movies with a bunch of guys and wondering what our movies say about those of us who loved them.

I like the movie “Gods and Generals.”

01/23/2004 - By John Rutledge

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Posted 1/23/04 Storylist for 1/26 issue GO TO SECTIONS: • Texas       • Baptists       • Faith      • Departments      • Opinion      • Bible Study      Our Front Page Articles • No…

01/23/2004 - By John Rutledge

New models emerging for ministry to homeless population_11204

Posted: 1/09/04

New models emerging for
ministry to homeless population

By John Hall

Texas Baptist Communications

New approaches to helping the homeless population are giving hope to Christians who want to get people off the streets and into warm housing.

01/19/2004 - By John Rutledge

Homelessness: No easy answers_11204

Posted: 1/09/04

HOMELESSNESS:
No easy answers

By John Hall

Texas Baptist Communications

Social acceptance and compassion fatigue are leading Americans to leave needy individuals out in the cold, according to advocates for the homeless.

01/19/2004 - By John Rutledge

Advocates for homeless see little hope apart from spiritual renewal_11204

Posted: 1/09/04

Advocates for homeless see
little hope apart from spiritual renewal

By John Hall

Texas Baptist Communications

Spiritual renewal is the key to homeless people overcoming their personal issues and getting off the street, according to leaders of Christian ministries.

01/19/2004 - By John Rutledge

Number of hungry in developing countries increased in late 1990s_11204

Posted: 1/09/04

Number of hungry in developing
countries increased in late 1990s

ROME (RNS)–The number of hungry people in developing countries rose during the second half of the 1990s, despite a concerted campaign against hunger in the world, the United Nations reports.

The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization said in its report on “The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2003” that the total number of the hungry in the developing world dropped by 37 million in the first half of the 1990s, then rose by 18 million in the second half of the decade.

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The latest estimates “signal a setback in the war against hunger,” the report said. Nations represented at the World Food Summit in 1996 pledged to reduce the number of undernourished people worldwide by half by 2015.

01/19/2004 - By John Rutledge

CYBERCOLUMN for 1/19: Embrace imperfection by Jeanie Miley_11204

Posted: 1/19/04

CYBERCOLUMN:
Embrace imperfection

By Jeanie Miley

My favorite movies of this season have left me with unresolved and unanswerable questions. Each of them had characters who endured unfulfilled dreams, unrequited love and the challenge of imperfection and incompletion that is so like … well, life.

Being entertained by a movie is fun, but I really like being challenged to think thoughts I’ve never thought before. I love to be provoked to explore paradox and irony. I like wrestling with unimagined possibilities, even when I am pushed out of my comfort zone and asked to accept and embrace life as it really is, imperfections and all.

01/19/2004 - By John Rutledge

COMMENTARY: Use MLK Day to reflect by Scott Sharman_11204

Posted: 1/19/04

COMMENTARY:
Use MLK Day to reflect

By Scott Sharman

Pastor of Alsbury Baptist Church, Burleson

I drove to the post office this morning only to find it closed in honor of Martin Luther King's birthday.  My first reaction was one of mild frustration.  My next was to consider why this day is set aside as a national holiday.

Several years ago I read "A Letter from a Birmingham Jail," the letter penned by King to white clergy critical of his efforts.  The letter powerfully defended the non-violent protests against institutionalized racism in Birmingham, Ala.  Furthermore, Dr. King questioned why the white clergy was criticizing rather than joining the protests.

01/19/2004 - By John Rutledge

Collection of antique records reflects ‘old time religion’_11204

Posted: 1/15/04

Collection of antique records reflects 'old time religion'

By George Henson

Staff Writer

DEL VALLE—Lee Laake loves the past. It's the future that troubles him, particularly the future of his treasured gospel music collection.

01/16/2004 - By John Rutledge

Bush proposal brings attention to church’s responsibility to the ‘stranger’_11204

Posted: 1/15/04

Bush proposal brings attention
to church's responsibility to the 'stranger'

By Ken Camp

Managing Editor

Churches' responsibility to care for "aliens and strangers" as the Bible commands transcends legal issues about immigration policy, according to David Guel of the Baptist General Convention of Texas.

01/15/2004 - By John Rutledge

‘Big God’ leads small church to take on complex ministries_11204

Posted: 1/09/04

'Big God' leads small church
to take on complex ministries

By George Henson

Staff Writer

FORT WORTH–At one time, Pastor Howard Caver did not want to be given a nursing home, but now he and his small church are preparing to spend $4 million to build one.

01/14/2004 - By John Rutledge

Fike takes Christian comedy seriously_12604

Posted: 1/14/04

Fike takes Christian comedy seriously

By Ken Camp

Managing Editor

Al Fike takes Christian comedy seriously. That's why he decided to move it from church fellowship halls to established urban "improv" comedy clubs.

01/14/2004 - By John Rutledge