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Thursday, October 20, 2005

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  • Despite insurgency, Secretary of State Rice cites progress toward stability in Iraq
    by Erin Curry, posted Thursday, October 20, 2005 (18 years ago)

    WASHINGTON (BP)--The nation of Iraq was founded across fault lines of ancient civilizations, among Arabs and Kurds, Sunnis and Shiites, Muslims and Christians, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice reminded the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Oct. 19.

    “No one can solve this problem for them,” she said in testimony before the committee. “For years these differences were dealt with through violence and repression. Now Iraqis are using compromise and politics.” Read More

  • Volunteers sought for cleanup at New Orleans Seminary
    by Staff, posted Thursday, October 20, 2005 (18 years ago)

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    New Orleans Seminary President Chuck Kelley consoles two students during the Oct. 5-8 move-out of the flood-damaged campus. Now a volunteer effort is being launched to restore the seminary’s on-campus housing. Photo by Sherri Brown


    NEW ORLEANS (BP)--New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary will launch a major volunteer cleanup initiative Oct. 31, giving Southern Baptists an opportunity to assist with the restoration and renewal of on-campus housing at NOBTS.

          Bob and Linda Jackson, new directors of the seminary’s MissionLab program, will coordinate the initiative which will involve scheduling 50 volunteers per week from Oct. 31 until the job is finished.

    “God has put before us a task too big for us, but not too big for Him,” Bob Jackson said. “Southern Baptists have an opportunity to come bring the message of love to the city of New Orleans.” Read More

  • Rainer, in transition to LifeWay, bids farewell to Southern
    by David Roach, posted Thursday, October 20, 2005 (18 years ago)

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--Thom Rainer came to Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1994 as founding dean of the Billy Graham School of Missions, Evangelism and Church Growth, where he anticipated staying until his retirement. Read More

  • Law enforcement as a calling underscored at officers’ summit
    by Polly House, posted Thursday, October 20, 2005 (18 years ago)

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    Ed Dean (right), sheriff of Marion County, Fla., joins in praise and worship during the Law Enforcement Summit at LifeWay Ridgecrest Conference Center. Two of his deputies, husband and wife Lt. Fred Chisholm and Lt. Alesia Chisholm, stand with him.Photo by Kent Harville


    RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP)--Cops and church people both have a skewed view of the world.

    “Cops look at the world and think about 90 percent of people are bad; church members look at the world and think about 90 percent are good,” said Jack Poe, chaplain with the Oklahoma City Police Department. “Neither view is accurate, but we all base our actions on our perceptions.”

    Poe joined other chaplains, officers and spouses at a Law Enforcement Summit sponsored by and held at LifeWay Ridgecrest Conference Center near Asheville, N.C., Oct. 4-6. The conference center is owned and operated by LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Read More

  • Churches can support law enforcement officers
    by Staff, posted Thursday, October 20, 2005 (18 years ago)

    RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP)--Law enforcement officers are members of the police department, sheriff’s office and the FBI. They are school resource officers and in the military. What can a local church do for these men and women who protect us? Read More

  • After 37 years, Jack Terry to retire from Southwestern
    by Brent Thompson, posted Thursday, October 20, 2005 (18 years ago)

    FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--Jack Terry Jr., vice president of institutional advancement at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, announced during the fall meeting of seminary’s trustees Oct. 18 that he will step down from his position at the end of the year. Read More

  • SWBTS opens German extension center to train future leaders
    by Benjamin Hawkins, posted Thursday, October 20, 2005 (18 years ago)

    BORNHEIM, Germany (BP)--Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary President Paige Patterson and Executive Vice President and Provost Craig Blaising joined more than 1,000 German Baptists, Anabaptists and Mennonites in Bornheim, Germany, Oct. 3 to inaugurate the first semester of Southwestern’s extension center in nearby Bonn. Read More

  • Theology must lead to love of God, neighbor, Mohler says
    by Jeff Robinson, posted Thursday, October 20, 2005 (18 years ago)

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--Pursuing a correct knowledge of biblical doctrine must lead Christians to a deeper love of both God and their neighbor, or else they will have missed the point of studying theology, R. Albert Mohler Jr. said Oct. 11 during a Heritage Week address at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Read More

  • Southern Seminary receives $1 million endowed chair
    by Jeff Robinson, posted Thursday, October 20, 2005 (18 years ago)

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--Calling it “a hallmark in the history” of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, President R. Albert Mohler Jr. announced Oct. 12 a fully funded $1 million endowed professorship, named in honor of late Alabama Christian statesman Albert Lee Smith Jr. Read More

  • Köstenberger: Authority of Scripture key to ‘every issue we face’
    by James Streicher, posted Thursday, October 20, 2005 (18 years ago)

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)--Acknowledging how debates about inerrancy weigh heavily on the authority of Scripture, Andreas Köstenberger challenged students to hold true to the Word of God during the annual Sizemore Lectures at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Mo. Read More

  • Adopt An Annuitant participants receive post-hurricane aid
    by Staff, posted Thursday, October 20, 2005 (18 years ago)

    DALLAS (BP)--As people begin to rebuild their lives in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, two dozen retired ministers and widows have qualified for emergency grants -– ranging from $500 to $2,000 -- from GuideStone Financial Resources’ Adopt An Annuitant program. Read More

  • FIRST-PERSON: A political world
    by Penna Dexter, posted Thursday, October 20, 2005 (18 years ago)

    DALLAS (BP)--Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was confirmed 98-0 in 1986. He recently told NBC’s “Today” audience that he’s not sure he would be confirmed in today's Senate and he wouldn’t want to go through the process.

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