Monday, February 27, 2006

• Yemeni executed for 2002 killings of Southern Baptist medical workers

  by Staff, posted Monday, February 27, 2006 (18 years ago)

  SAN’A, Yemen (BP)--The Yemeni gunman who killed three Southern Baptist medical workers in 2002 was executed by firing squad Feb. 27, according to wire reports.

        Abed Abdul Razak Kamel was shot in the central prison of the southern Ibb province as judicial officials observed, Yemen’s Saba state news agency reported.

        Kamel was convicted for the Dec. 30, 2002, shooting deaths of Jibla Baptist Hospital director William Koehn, physician Martha Myers and purchasing agent Kathleen Gariety. Read More

• Yankees assist burglarized SBC church with $20,000 check

  by Meredith Day, posted Monday, February 27, 2006 (18 years ago)

  NEW YORK (BP)--The New York Yankees, though just in spring training, stepped up to the plate to assist a Bronx church and its soup kitchen after a break-in. The Yankees, whose stadium also is in the Bronx, presented a check for $20,000 to Daniel Dupree and Greater Universal Baptist Church on Feb. 23 to cover losses the church sustained during the Feb. 7 burglary.

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• LIFE DIGEST: Dutch official proposes forced abortions; pre-implanted embryos ‘sacred,’ pope says

  by Tom Strode, posted Monday, February 27, 2006 (18 years ago)

  WASHINGTON (BP)--If you are not going to be loved, you might as well be killed. That seems to be the essence of a proposal by a Dutch politician. Rotterdam Alderman Marianne van den Anker has called for a debate on mandated abortion, as well as coercive birth control, for mothers who rear unloved children who become victims of abuse, according to a Feb. 18 report by the newspaper NRC Handelsblad on the Expatica website. Read More

• OLYMPICS: Speed skater looks beyond the gold; commentator looks for better conduct by U.S. Olympians

  by Tim Ellsworth, posted Monday, February 27, 2006 (18 years ago)

  TURIN, Italy (BP)--The Winter Games in Turin, Italy, ended Sunday with a closing ceremony that began the Olympic torch’s trek to Vancouver, Canada, for the 2010 Games. Here are some items of note from the final days of the 2006 Winter Olympics: Read More

• Second Baptist Houston pledges $84 million for expansion

  by Norm Miller, posted Monday, February 27, 2006 (18 years ago)

  HOUSTON (BP)--Faced with burgeoning church growth and committed to reach people for Christ, members of Second Baptist Church in Houston pledged $84 million to expand its three Houston-area sites and to add several others by utilizing movie theaters in Houston and across the United States. Read More

• International missions gifts soar as church ventures out in faith

  by Bruce Mills, posted Monday, February 27, 2006 (18 years ago)

  SEYMOUR, Ind. (BP)--“We were in tears, rejoicing at what God had done,” Gustavo Vasquez said after the congregation he pastors, Iglesia Baptista El Calvario, raised $10,145.85 for the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions -- up from $1,600 the year before. Read More

• Podcasts join list of technology resources offered by LifeWay

  by Brooklyn Noel, posted Monday, February 27, 2006 (18 years ago)

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Hearing your favorite Bible story, nurturing your Christian walk through a well-delivered sermon or just learning more about your church and its mission used to mean restricting yourself to the church building or at least a single location equipped with a television or CD player. Read More

• Creationism’s Henry M. Morris, dead at 87; upheld Genesis flood

  by Art Toalston, posted Monday, February 27, 2006 (18 years ago)

  EL CAJON, Calif. (BP)--Henry M. Morris, widely regarded as the founder of the modern creationist movement, died Feb. 25 at the age of 87. Read More

• Gospel music pianist Anthony Burger dies

  by Staff, posted Monday, February 27, 2006 (18 years ago)

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Pianist Anthony Burger, who played often with the Gaither Vocal Band and was one of Gospel music's top instrumentalists, died Feb. 22 of an apparent heart attack. He was 44. Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: Pastor, how big is your vision?

  by Rick Warren, posted Monday, February 27, 2006 (18 years ago)

  LAKE FOREST, Calif. (BP)--Over the years, I've learned that –- contrary to popular opinion -– the bigger the vision, the easier it is to reach that vision, and, ultimately, the size of a pastor's vision should be determined by the size of God.

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