Wednesday, January 27, 2016

• SBCV: 'golden opportunity' for refugee evangelism

  by Brandon Pickett/SBCV, posted Wednesday, January 27, 2016 (8 years ago)

  

  Photo by Brandon Pickett

  IDOMENI, Greece (BP) -- A border crossing between Greece and Macedonia has presented what some Southern Baptists in Virginia believe is among the best opportunities in years to reach Muslims with the Gospel.

  In the past four months, more than a quarter million people, most of them Muslim, have passed north into Macedonia through a border crossing at the Greek village of Idomeni. Many are refugees from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan leaving family, homes and occupations to search for a life without war, turmoil and the threat of death. At a local refugee camp, Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia volunteer teams have sought to administer a humanitarian touch and find ways to share the saving message of Jesus. Read More

• Naghmeh Abedini explains 'legal action' against Saeed

  by Diana Chandler, posted Wednesday, January 27, 2016 (8 years ago)

  BOISE, Idaho (BP) -- Naghmeh Abedini has taken legal action against her husband Saeed Abedini to make sure their children remain in Idaho while the couple works to save their marriage, and revealed on Facebook today (Jan. 27) scant details of alleged spousal abuse she called "a growing cancer." Read More

• Flint water crisis draws Southern Baptist response

  by Tobin Perry, posted Wednesday, January 27, 2016 (8 years ago)

  

  Photo courtesy Westside Baptist Church

  FLINT, Mich. (BP) -- Charnisha Brown could describe in one word her feeling when she first realized that the water coming out of her pipes was contaminated -- devastated.

  "It was devastating to me because of the kids -- especially my kids," said Brown, a Flint, Mich., resident. "We don't want the kids going through that. We don't want anyone going through that. It's not a good thing that you can't drink your water." Read More

• DR volunteers still serving after Midwest flood

  by Tobin Perry, posted Wednesday, January 27, 2016 (8 years ago)

  

  Photo by Mike Hubbard, courtesy of the The Pathway

  ST. LOUIS (BP) -- A month after heavy Midwest rains created historic flooding that damaged hundreds of homes and killed at least two dozen people along the Mississippi River, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief will wrap up relief jobs this week and begin to consider the need for long-term rebuilding efforts.

  SBDR volunteers from 18 state conventions have served at sites throughout Missouri this month in a variety of flood-response roles. Volunteers have completed about 400 relief jobs, according to Dwaine Carter, the state director for Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief. Read More

• David Bowie, Glam Rock & gender rebellion

  by Candi Finch, posted Wednesday, January 27, 2016 (8 years ago)

  

  Image: iStock

  FORT WORTH, Texas (BP) -- As many in the world mourn the passing of musical icon and innovator David Bowie, the influence of his 1970s androgynous, Glam Rock alter ego, Ziggy Stardust, lives on in contemporary discussions about gender.

  Bowie, who died from cancer on Jan. 10 in New York City at age 69, was a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, whose career in music, film and theater spanned more than four decades. Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: A little girl stole my heart -- again

  by Jeff Iorg, posted Wednesday, January 27, 2016 (8 years ago)

  Stirred by a new granddaughter, Jeff Iorg sees the duty to help her grow into womanhood. "While indulging them from time to time (come on, we're dads) is part of showing extravagant love, sacrificing for them is the true measure of our love for the girls in our lives," Iorg, president of Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, writes. Read More