Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit coming Negotiations finalizing visit to Springfield near completion By W. K. ToddContributing Writer June 28, 2005 SPRINGFIELD — It includes four papyrus fragments of a Greek Septuagint from the Book of Exodus dated to about 350 A.D. It includes the earliest witness to Paul’s Epistle to the Colossians, on papyrus, in Coptic, dated to about 275 A.D. One might expect to find rare manuscripts of this caliber only on display at a major national … [Read more...]
SBC Lifetime Award goes to MBC’s Vargas
SBC Lifetime Award goes to MBC’s Vargas By Allen PalmeriStaff Writer June 28, 2005 FRANKLIN, Tenn.—In a fiesta filled with lively Latino music and preaching, Mauricio Vargas, multicultural church planting strategist for the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC), received the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Hispanic Church Planting Lifetime Award June 19 at The People’s Church in suburban Nashville. Robert E. (Bob) Reccord, president, North American Mission Board (NAMB), … [Read more...]
SBC to ponder inviting WMU to join its fold
SBC to ponder inviting WMU to join its fold By Staff June 28, 2005 NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Among the 24 proposed motions offered by messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC) annual meeting here was one calling for the Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU) to become an entity of the SBC. The motion, offered by Leslie Stock of Santa Fe Trail Baptist Church, Boonville, was accepted and referred to the SBC Executive Committee. Stock urged the WMU, which is an auxiliary, to join … [Read more...]
‘Show Me’ state messengers active at SBC meeting
‘Show Me’ state messengers active at SBC meeting By Allen PalmeriStaff Writer June 28, 2005 NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Missouri Baptists heartily participated in the business of the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention June 21-22 at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tenn. Jim Goforth, messenger, New Life Baptist Church, Florissant, succeeded in amending a resolution on educating children to “commend godly teachers and students who feel a call from God … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptists take Gospel to Nashville
Missouri Baptists take Gospel to Nashville Crossover event prior to SBC meeting a huge success By Allen PalmeriStaff Writer June 28, 2005 NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Missouri Baptist evangelists were blessed to see conversions June 18 as they swelled the ranks of the thousands of Southern Baptists who participated in the Crossover Nashville evangelistic initiative before the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention. Two of those Missourians – Larry Atkins, pastor, Buckhorn … [Read more...]
High brow biz interests begin fight for cloning
High brow biz interests begin fight for cloning Petition drive for constitutional amendment expected By Allen PalmeriStaff Writer June 14, 2005 JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures is expected to start a petition drive to protect embryonic stem cell research via a constitutional amendment that could wind up on a statewide ballot in 2006. The coalition consists of major educational and business interests in Missouri who see no harm in promoting the controversial … [Read more...]
CLC strategy session set to address forthcoming statewide battle over embryonic stem cells
CLC strategy session set to address forthcoming statewide battle over embryonic stem cells By Staff June 14, 2005 JEFFERSON CITY – The Christian Life Commission of the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) will hold a strategy session June 30 at 10 a.m. at the Baptist Building in part to discuss how to effectively counter the pro-cloning strategy of the Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures (see story on page 1). The CLC meeting will reunite the team of MBC Executive Director David … [Read more...]
Stem cell issue at a glance
Stem cell issue at a glance June 14, 2005 Basic definitions Stem cell: a cell that has the ability of developing into any of the nearly 220 types of cells in the human body. Embryonic stem cell: a stem cell derived from a human embryo. Adult stem cell: a stem cell derived from tissue containing cells that already have partly specialized (multipotent cells). It does not require the destruction of an embryo (human life). Sources of embryonic and adult stem cells Fertility clinics. During … [Read more...]
Breakaway Entities Seek Rehearing in Appeals Court
Breaking News Breakaway Entities Seek Rehearing in Appeals Court June 17, 2005 KANSAS CITY – Five breakaway entities who lost a unanimous appeals decision on May 31 have filed a motion seeking a rehearing by the Kansas City appeals court, or a transfer to the Missouri Supreme Court for a new hearing. A three-judge panel had ruled in favor of the Missouri Baptist Convention and had remanded the case to Cole County circuit court where it should proceed to … [Read more...]
Person, partner, parent, priest – now that’s a dad!
From My Heart to Yours Person, partner, parent, priest – now that’s a dad! June 14, 2005 As a boy, whenever my Dad would say, “Let’s go fishing” or hunting or anything, I just knew it meant adventure! When I was only about six or seven years old, my Dad took me to Byrd’s Creek, which is not over 12 feet wide in most places. But wow, we were catching a lot of fish! I was in the cradle of a big clump of trees catching the fish in this … [Read more...]
Nominating Committee still needs candidates for MBC boards
Nominating Committee still needs candidates for MBC boards June 14, 2005 FREDERICKTOWN – The Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) Nominating Committee is still seeking candidates to fill openings on trustee boards, according to Tom Johnson, chairman, who is the pastor of First Baptist Church, Fredericktown. People are encouraged to visit the MBC Website at www.mobaptist.org/home/nominations to participate by submitting nominations. Johnson said the Nominating Committee is interested in … [Read more...]
Missouri Right to Life, Gov. Blunt and cloning
Guest Columnist Missouri Right to Life, Gov. Blunt and cloning June 14, 2005 Missouri Baptists deserve to know the whole story of the 2005 legislative session. I write this from the position of chief lobbyist for Missouri Right to Life (MRL). I am also a Missouri Southern Baptist and the wife of a Southern Baptist pastor. It is with great sadness that I report that not a single new pro-life law was enacted during the regular … [Read more...]
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