Tuesday, August 22, 2006

• Dakota Baptists rev up for outreach at annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

  by Jerry Higgins, posted Tuesday, August 22, 2006 (18 years ago)

  Jim Hamilton (right), executive director of the Dakota Baptist Convention, attired akin to when he was a biker, shares the Gospel with a woman at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.

  STURGIS, S.D. (BP)--The small town of Sturgis, S.D., has a population of nearly 6,700. The annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, however, nearly doubles the entire state’s population, when 300,000 mostly leather-clad motorcycle enthusiasts arrive for what is often described as “Mardi Gras in the Black Hills.”

  What a perfect place for an evangelistic effort. Read More

• Rulings against 'gay marriage' could change legal landscape

  by Michael Foust, posted Tuesday, August 22, 2006 (18 years ago)

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--A string of recent defeats for "gay marriage" supporters has set a body of precedent that could make it tougher for future courts to rule differently, conservative attorneys say. Read More

• Bush signals support for ‘morning-after’ pill

  by Staff, posted Tuesday, August 22, 2006 (18 years ago)

  WASHINGTON (BP)--President Bush seemed to indicate Aug. 21 he supports over-the-counter sales of a “morning-after” pill that has abortion-causing qualities. Read More

• Evangelistic church offers hope to cancer patient in need

  by Erin Roach, posted Tuesday, August 22, 2006 (18 years ago)

  SANTA CLAUS, Ind. (BP)--Ron Bays is proof of the need for the Southern Baptist Convention’s “‘Everyone Can!’ Kingdom Challenge” for evangelism. Because the people of Heritage Hills Baptist Church in Santa Claus, Ind., took the mandate to witness, win and baptize 1 million people seriously, Bays is now a cancer survivor at peace with God. Read More

• Seminarians carry Gospel to Buddhists, Muslims in Thai city

  by Benjamin Hawkins, posted Tuesday, August 22, 2006 (18 years ago)

  CHIANG MAI, Thailand (BP)--Students from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary joined with their counterparts at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary to hit the streets of Chiang Mai, Thailand, this summer for three weeks of spreading the Gospel and learning about Buddhism and Islam. Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: Eating healthy snacks

  by Tamara Quintana, posted Tuesday, August 22, 2006 (18 years ago)

  DALLAS (BP)--These days, we are bombarded with information on what to eat and what not to eat from television, newspapers, the Internet, our doctors, mom and other “experts.” Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: Making evangelism good news again

  by John Avant, posted Tuesday, August 22, 2006 (18 years ago)

  ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP)--My daughter is married. Mrs. Christi Watson. Now, that just sounds weird. But wonderfully weird. Read More