Tuesday, April 05, 2005

• Terri Schiavo’s death may be catalyst for review of federal & state end-of-life laws

  by Michael Foust, posted Tuesday, April 05, 2005 (19 years ago)

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--The passing of Terri Schiavo likely won't be the last of the debate over end-of-life issues. In fact, it may only be the beginning.

        Schiavo's case, her supporters say, highlighted problems in both federal and state laws that allowed the 41-year-old brain-damaged woman to die of starvation in spite of an extraordinary effort by Congress to keep her alive. Read More

• Southern Baptists saving lives, sharing love after earthquake

  by Manda Roten Gibson, posted Tuesday, April 05, 2005 (19 years ago)

  GUNUNG SITOLI, Nias, Indonesia (BP)--Five days after a major earthquake rocked Nias, Indonesia, Singaporean relief workers recovered a survivor from the rubble in the capital, Gunung Sitoli. They were using tools provided by Southern Baptists. Read More

• First his hearing, now his sight, Jacob, 6, carries on by faith

  by Luanne Byrd, posted Tuesday, April 05, 2005 (19 years ago)

  Jacob’s help Even though he is losing his sight, Jacob Seymour, 6, shown here with his parents, Kristina and Brian, and his sister Faith, told his mother after placing his life in Christ’s hands, “I know, Mom, life is hard, but now I have help.”

  SNELLVILLE, Ga. (BP)--“You don’t need ears to hear God,” Kristina Seymour said of the miracles she and her husband had experienced through their son Jacob.

        At the age of 1, Jacob’s deafness was confirmed through an Auditory Brain Stem test. Jacob was categorized as profoundly deaf, a condition that hearing aids couldn’t correct.

        Helpless, Brian Seymour, Jacob’s father and a local public school teacher, happened upon a student in his seventh-grade math class whose sibling had just received a cochlear implant, a surgical procedure to stimulate hearing via an electrode device implanted in the inner ear. Read More

• Hoops & life: LifeWay employee guides team to state finals

  by David Roach, posted Tuesday, April 05, 2005 (19 years ago)

  Mentoring coach LifeWay employee and fill-in coach Leroy Ortiz poses with Pecos High basketball players (from left) Raymond Lucero, Dawitt Turner and Ortiz's son, Lee Ortiz. Photo by Tara Patty

  PECOS, N.M. (BP)--For most high school basketball teams, reaching the regional tournament is good enough to consider the season a success. But the Pecos High Panthers coached by Leroy Ortiz are no ordinary basketball team, and this was certainly no ordinary season.

        Ortiz, who serves as food service manager at the LifeWay Glorieta Conference Center, began coaching the Panthers just one month before basketball season started when the former head coach, Adrian Quintana, died unexpectedly. As the small northern New Mexico town of Pecos grieved over the loss of its coach, Ortiz and his team set a goal of reaching the state tournament in honor of Quintana. Read More

• GuideStone wellness walk/run slated for SBC in Nashville

  by Staff, posted Tuesday, April 05, 2005 (19 years ago)

  DALLAS (BP)--GuideStone Financial Resources (Annuity Board) will sponsor the third annual Living@YourBest Wellness Walk/Run during the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting in Nashville, Tenn. Read More

• Union prof, at Vatican, participates in morality conference

  by Staff, posted Tuesday, April 05, 2005 (19 years ago)

  JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)--Union University professor David Gushee was one of a handful of Protestants to participate in a “Call to Justice” conference in Vatican City in March. Read More

• Bob & Cheryl Reccord advise on ‘Launching Your Kids for Life’

  by Linda Ebert, posted Tuesday, April 05, 2005 (19 years ago)

  ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP)--Preparing children for a successful life takes more than developing a solid foundation. Parents also need to give their children a successful launch into adulthood, according to a new book by Bob and Cheryl Reccord. Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: Circumstantial evidence

  by Judy Woodward Bates, posted Tuesday, April 05, 2005 (19 years ago)

  DORA, Ala. (BP)--Glen and his wife left their teenage son at home while they took a vacation. They arrived home a day early to find a full-fledged keg party going on. Read More