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Thursday, September 03, 2015

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  • Student team befriends Bangkok 'ladyboys'

    by Paige Turner, posted Thursday, September 03, 2015 (9 years ago)

    THAILAND (BP) -- They walked a couple of blocks to escape the crowds and loud music, gathered in a quaint coffee shop while local musicians practiced below and took turns telling about conversations with friends during the past hour of outreach.

    The five college students retold conversations with excitement because they'd met with friends, yet their words were also marked by heartache at the weightiness of their friends' struggles: low self-esteem, loneliness, family problems, unhappiness at work and financial issues. Read More

  • Judge sends Kentucky county clerk to jail
    by Tom Strode, posted Thursday, September 03, 2015 (9 years ago)

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    ASHLAND, Ky. (BP) -- A federal judge jailed Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis Thursday (Sept. 3) for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

    In finding her in contempt of court, Judge David Bunning rejected the option of fining Davis, instead ordering federal marshals to take her into custody until she agrees to abide by his earlier order to provide licenses to gay couples, according to The Louisville Courier-Journal. ... Read More

  • Heroes honored for service; 53 profess faith
    by Alex Sibley, posted Thursday, September 03, 2015 (9 years ago)

    BOSSIER CITY, La. (BP) -- First Baptist Church of Bossier City, La., hosted "Honor our Heroes Sunday," a special day devoted to doing just that: honoring the first responders and military service personnel in and around the city.

    The church formally invited all police officers, firefighters and paramedics from the city, as well as individuals in active military service, particularly those stationed at nearby Barksdale Air Force Base. Read More

  • Video highlights market volatility
    by Timothy E. Head , posted Thursday, September 03, 2015 (9 years ago)

    DALLAS (BP) -- GuideStone Financial Resources has produced a video outlining the nation's current market volatility and responses that long-term investors should consider, including remaining calm in the face of daily news, keeping a long-term focus on investments and maintaining diversification in age- and risk-appropriate investments.

    David S. Spika, CFA, global investment strategist for GuideStone Capital Management, LLC, narrates the ... Read More

  • Students in Vt. get Calif. music resources
    by Sarah Carr, posted Thursday, September 03, 2015 (9 years ago)

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    BENNINGTON, Vt. (BP) -- Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary worked with Northeastern Baptist College during the first half of August to pack up a 2,200-volume collection of music references, antique hymnals and books on music from the seminary's Mill Valley campus in California and deliver it safely to Vermont at NEBC's Hogue Library in Bennington.

    "At creation God gave us the gift of music," said James Mancuso, NEBC vice president of library services. "Through this donation, He's given us the gift of music ... Read More

  • Bible Study: Sept. 6, 2015
    by By staff/LifeWay Christian Resources, posted Thursday, September 03, 2015 (9 years ago)

    NASHVILLE (BP) -- This weekly Bible study appears in Baptist Press in a partnership with LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Through its Leadership and Adult Publishing team, LifeWay publishes Sunday School curricula and additional resources for all age groups.

    This week's Bible study is adapted from The Gospel Project curriculum.

    Bible Passages: Genesis 1:1-25; 1 Corinthians 8:5-6 Read More

  • FIRST-PERSON: Partnering with state conventions
    by Jason Allen, posted Thursday, September 03, 2015 (9 years ago)

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP) -- Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary's Jason Allen: SBC entities and state conventions have the same constituency -- Southern Baptist churches. "Churches founded us, they fund us and they expect us to serve them," Allen writes. "The SBC will thrive inasmuch as our state conventions thrive, and vice versa." Read More