Resources from 2004

CHIANGMAI, Thailand (BP)--Imagine the population of Gainesville, Fla., wiped out in a few short minutes. Or perhaps Green Bay, Wis. Or Norman, Okla.

RICHMOND, Va. (BP)--International Mission Board President Jerry Rankin talks about the Asian earthquake and tsunami --and how Southern Baptists are responding to the massive human tragedy -- in a brief video now available for viewing or downloading at www.imb.org.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--William Johnson says it will take some time for him to grow accustomed to looking out over the congregation at Crescent Hill Baptist Church and not seeing the face of Roy L. Honeycutt looking back attentively toward the pulpit.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--After watching talk show host Oprah Winfrey lead “The World’s Largest Baby Shower,” author Rebecca Ingram Powell wanted to get a message of eternal value to mothers in the military.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--When our first baby was born, my husband and I lived several hours away from our families. I had never felt so alone and stressed out.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--"Brian, a bright and personable third-grader, brought home from school a form that frustrated him: his family tree, complete with empty spaces for mother, father, and four spaces for grandparents. Brian's parents are a lesbian couple; his father is an unknown sperm donor. Brian's mothers worked to persuade their son that nothing was wrong with this family -- instead, something was wrong with the school form."

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Award-winning Christian songwriter and recording artist Steven Curtis Chapman remembers his "aha moment," the moment in his life when the Gospel of Jesus Christ became amazingly clear to him.
      "I have spent most of my life wrestling with the depth of Scripture -- which is endless and eternal -- with how I am to grab a hold of it with just the vapor of my life," said Chapman, a celebrated Christian artist with 47 Dove Awards, four Grammy Awards, an American Music Award and 41 number one radio hits.
    Despite all his success in the music industry, for him, the "aha moment" came when he and his wife, Mary Beth, adopted their daughter Shaohannah from China.

Chapman family The children of singer Steven Curtis Chapman pose for a group photo. Pictured are (top row) Will (12), Emily (18) and Caleb (13). They are holding (left to right) Stevey Joy Ru (2), Shaohannah (5) and Maria Sue (1).

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Television's treatment of religion has become increasingly negative in recent years even though mentions of God are occurring more often, according to a joint study by the Parents Television Council and the National Religious Broadcasters.