Tuesday, January 03, 2006

• Revelations of fraud in South Korea shake embryonic stem cell research worldwide

  by Staff, posted Tuesday, January 03, 2006 (18 years ago)

  SEOUL, South Korea (BP)--As a new year begins, uncertainty continues to mount around embryonic stem cell research with the December revelations that a South Korean scientist has fabricated his much-heralded breakthroughs. Read More

• Cable companies announce ‘family tier’ channels

  by Dwayne Hastings, posted Tuesday, January 03, 2006 (18 years ago)

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--The nation’s two largest cable providers, as promised, have announced the makeup of their “family-friendly” programming tiers. Read More

• Acts 1:8 Challenge embraced in 2,000-plus churches

  by Tim Yarbrough, posted Tuesday, January 03, 2006 (18 years ago)

  www.actsone8.com

  ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP)--More than 2,000 Southern Baptist churches have committed to the Acts 1:8 Challenge –- the new Southern Baptist Convention initiative to assist congregations in implementing a comprehensive missions strategy involving their community, region, continent and the world.

        The 600-member Immanuel Baptist Church in Pikeville, Ky., became the 2,000th church to commit to the Acts 1:8 Challenge in mid-December. Read More

• Church ‘holding the rope’ for missionaries by its CP gifts

  by Karen L. Willoughby, posted Tuesday, January 03, 2006 (18 years ago)

  VBS outreach Vacation Bible School is one of the primary avenues by which First Baptist Church in Prattville, Ala., reaches out to its Montgomery-area community.

  PRATTVILLE, Ala. (BP)--“The Cooperative Program makes it easier for our missionaries to know their needs are met,” said Travis Coleman, pastor of First Baptist Church in Prattville, Ala.

  “While they’re out serving, we’re holding the rope for them, providing resources so they can be busy about what they’re called to do: share the Gospel and continue the work," said Coleman, who has led the church since 1989. Read More

• Cooperative Program giving: 1.83% below last year's pace

  by Staff, posted Tuesday, January 03, 2006 (18 years ago)

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Year-to-date contributions through the Southern Baptist Convention's Cooperative Program are 1.83 percent below the same time frame in 2004, according to a news release from SBC Executive Committee President and Chief Executive Officer Morris H. Chapman. Read More

• Ouachita’s Westmoreland nominated as Samford president

  by Staff, posted Tuesday, January 03, 2006 (18 years ago)

  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP)--The nomination of Andrew Westmoreland as the next president of Samford University will be acted on during a special trustee meeting Jan. 10. Westmoreland currently is president of Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Ark. Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: The death of death

  by William F. Harrell, posted Tuesday, January 03, 2006 (18 years ago)

  AUGUSTA, Ga. (BP)--I have been reading an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education about the possibility that people could live a thousand years or even longer if the findings and research of Aubrey de Grey prove true. De Grey is an English biogerontologist who is making some profound observations concerning our ability to live longer. Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: Making evangelism good news again

  by John Avant, posted Tuesday, January 03, 2006 (18 years ago)

  ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP)--The new year is here! What better time could there be to decide to get in on the joy of sharing Jesus? Read More