Planned Parenthood ordered to repay state $668,000 By Staff June 14, 2005 JEFFERSON CITY – Pro-life Missourians, including Gov. Matt Blunt, were celebrating a May 25 ruling in Cole County Circuit Court where two Planned Parenthood branches were ordered to repay the state $668,850 in family planning grants, upholding a prohibition on state money going to the affiliates of abortion providers, as reported by The Associated Press. The ruling was made public June 7 by the Missouri … [Read more...]
Bott Radio Network to broadcast Pathway editor’s commentaries
Bott Radio Network to broadcast Pathway editor’s commentaries June 14, 2005 JEFFERSON CITY – Commentaries addressing contemporary moral issues facing Missouri Christians will soon be broadcast statewide by Bott Radio Network featuring the editor of The Pathway, news journal of the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC). The two-minute commentaries by Don Hinkle will be aired seven days a week between 2 and 2:30 p.m. on all seven Bott radio stations in Missouri beginning Aug. 1. … [Read more...]
Missourians flock to Music City
Missourians flock to Music City Evangelistic zeal motivation for Crossover Nashville By Allen PalmeriStaff Writer June 14, 2005 JEFFERSON CITY – Hundreds of Missouri Baptists are expected to participate June 18 in the Crossover Nashville evangelistic initiative that is anticipated to include upwards of 12,000 registered volunteers armed with the Gospel and deployed throughout Middle Tennessee before the June 21-22 annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention. About 200 Missouri … [Read more...]
CP Summit yields ways to increase support for missions
CP Summit yields ways to increase support for missions By Allen PalmeriStaff Writer June 14, 2005 JEFFERSON CITY – It was mid-afternoon during the Cooperative Program (CP) Summit May 26 at the Baptist Building when one of those moments that organizers had been hoping for suddenly materialized. John Marshall, pastor, Second Baptist Church, Springfield, talked about a method of communicating the CP that he said works with churches of all types and sizes. This method is said to be … [Read more...]
Program for MBC annual meeting set
Program for MBC annual meeting set H.B. London, The Hoppers headline By Allen PalmeriStaff Writer June 14, 2005 JEFFERSON CITY – The lineup of keynote speakers for the 171st annual meeting of the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) is complete, with missionaries Terry Hopkins and Wade Akins joining H.B. London, Jr., vice president of Ministry Outreach/Pastoral Ministries for Focus on the Family. The annual meeting will be Oct. 24-26 at Second Baptist Church, Springfield. The theme is … [Read more...]
Special session to pass pro-life bill is futile
Guest Columnist Special session to pass pro-life bill is futile May 31, 2005 Allen PalmeriStaff Writer Comments by Jack Cardetti, a spokesman for the state Democratic Party, that a special session of the Missouri General Assembly focused on abortion bills this September will waste taxpayers’ dollars, are truthful and appropriate based on the recent history of Missouri’s pro-life laws. Why call a special session when no law will ever come of it? If you are a pro-choice group … [Read more...]
The Gospel according to Joel Osteen
Guest Columnist The Gospel according to Joel Osteen May 31, 2005 Alan Branch With over 25,000 attendees, the largest average weekly attendance for any church in the United States is Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas. The pastor of Lakewood Church is Joel Osteen, the 41-year-old son of Lakewood’s founding pastor, John Osteen (1922-1999). A non-denominational charismatic church, Lakewood will soon move into the former Compaq arena, a facility with seating capacity for … [Read more...]
We must do anything to preserve life
Toughts & Adventures We must do anything to preserve life May 31, 2005 Without life there is no liberty. Look at how America’s Founding Fathers expressed it in the Declaration of Independence: “… they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.” Notice what was listed first. How can one have liberty and the pursuit of happiness if one is denied life? There will never be any … [Read more...]
Can we win, baptize one million in one year?
From My Heart to Yours Can we win, baptize one million in one year? May 31, 2005 We have a true American hero serving us. He was a hero as he served America in Vietnam as a combat officer in the Rangers of the U.S. Army. In a fire fight one night, he was hit in the chest so badly by an enemy rocket propelled grenade that there seemed to be no hope of survival with so much of his chest being blown away. According to his personal testimony, as he lay there choking on his own … [Read more...]
Scribner resigns pastorate from FBC Branson
Scribner resigns pastorate from FBC Branson By Don HinkleEditor May 31, 2005 BRANSON – Jay Scribner announced his resignation as senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Branson, May 22. It will be effective Oct. 23, 28 years to the day that he accepted the pastorate call to one of Missouri’s most influential Southern Baptist churches. In reading his letter of resignation to the congregation, Scribner, 56, recalled how he and wife of 38 years, Kay, drove through the beautiful … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptist warden helps change hearts of inmates
Missouri Baptist warden helps change hearts of inmates Murphy understands a changed heart means a changed life By Allen PalmeriStaff Writer May 31, 2005 ALGOA FARM – After five years as superintendent of the Algoa Correctional Center, Mike Murphy knows how to turn an inmate into a productive member of society. Help him get a job and keep it. Return him to a stable marriage or home environment. Make sure he stays off alcohol and drugs. Get him to seriously practice a … [Read more...]
Longenecker reports for duty as missions volunteer
Longenecker reports for duty as missions volunteer By Allen PalmeriStaff Writer May 31, 2005 JEFFERSON CITY – Gary Longenecker tried to retire from full-time ministry work in January when he stepped down after 14 years as senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Lebanon. But Longenecker, 64, has a desire to reach the nations with the transforming Gospel of Jesus Christ. As such, retirement is not really an option. He tends to not be about his golf game, his tan, or his stock … [Read more...]
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