Baptist Press Archive

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

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  • Hardened marine 'rocked' by loss, surrenders to Christ
    by Paul F. South/The TEXAN, posted Tuesday, November 11, 2014 (9 years ago)

    FLOWER MOUND, Texas (BP) -- As a drill instructor, Brandon Graham barked orders, broke recruits and turned out battle-ready Marines. He was fierce, tough and fearless, with crass language and harsh treatment all part of the package. Read More

  • Family with 5 'heroes' reaches out to veterans

    by Jane Rodgers/Southern Baptist TEXAN, posted Tuesday, November 11, 2014 (9 years ago)

    Photo by Bonnie Pritchett
    CEDAR PARK, Texas (BP) -- For Wes and Judy Pierce, founders of a veterans resource organization called Heroes Night Out, a large family and service to the country go hand in hand.

    Of the Pierces' 12 children -- eight of whom are adopted -- five sons have served in the United States military.

    In 2007, sons Brian, Tim and Jeremy served in Iraq at the same time. Both Tim and Jeremy's Army deployments stretched from nine to 15 months in Iraq. Read More

  • Southern Baptists in Congress now 37
    by Staff, posted Tuesday, November 11, 2014 (9 years ago)

    WASHINGTON (BP) -- Southern Baptist representation in Congress dropped as a result of the Nov. 4 election.

    The House of Representatives will include 30 Southern Baptists when the next Congress convenes in January. That will be four fewer than in the current House. The Senate will remain the same at six Southern Baptists, with one Southern Baptist replacing another. Read More

  • Kelly Boggs accepts post at alma mater
    by Staff, posted Tuesday, November 11, 2014 (9 years ago)

    LAFAYETTE, La. (BP) -- Kelly Boggs, editor of the Louisiana Baptist Message, announced Nov. 11 he has accepted a position as a development director at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, his alma mater in Belton, Texas.

    Boggs made the announcement during the annual meeting of the Louisiana Baptist Convention, Nov. 10-11 in Lafayette. Read More

  • ETS meeting to feature Southern Baptists
    by David Roach, posted Tuesday, November 11, 2014 (9 years ago)

    SAN DIEGO (BP) -- Some 90 representatives of Southern Baptist Convention seminaries will make presentations this month to the Evangelical Theological Society, the world's largest society of evangelical scholars. Read More

  • VETERANS DAY: Meditation at a flagpole
    by David E. Crosby, posted Tuesday, November 11, 2014 (9 years ago)

    "The children, the children," New Orleans pastor David Crosby recounts from an uncle's World War II memories -- an uncle who later became a children's home administrator. "I wonder if maybe he found his calling and his life's work on the battlefield," Crosby writes. Read More

  • VETERANS DAY: The 'war to end all wars'
    by Jason K. Allen, posted Tuesday, November 11, 2014 (9 years ago)

    At the 100-year mark of World War I's start, Jason Allen addresses its sobering lessons. The "war to end all wars," Allen writes, points to "the fallenness of man, the necessity of confronting evil, and our collective desire for the day when, 'Nation will not lift up sword against nation, And never again will they learn war'" (Isaiah 2:4). Read More