John Loudat

ALBUQUERQUE (BP)--On Sept. 11, 2001, we were all reminded in a horrifying way of our nation's vulnerability to attacks by evil people and of the reality that any of us anywhere can be victims of terrorism. In the days and weeks following 9/11, the stress from that new awareness, added to the normal, everyday stresses of life, sent many Americans into an emotional tailspin.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (BP)--The Baptist Convention of New Mexico dedicated its new building in Albuquerque during its 90th annual meeting Oct. 29-30 at Eastern Hills Baptist Church.

CLOUDCROFT, N.M. (BP)--A forest fire that raced through the Sacramento Mountains in southern New Mexico destroyed numerous buildings at the Sivells Baptist Retreat and Conference Center but firefighters saved most of the camp from destruction, according to Paul Klopfer, manager of the facility.

CLOUDCROFT, N.M. (BP)--"God is so merciful," declared the manager of Sivells Baptist Retreat and Conference Center the evening of May 1 as firefighters were busy trying to save camp structures from a devastating forest fire in southern New Mexico.

RUIDOSO, N.M. (BP)--Members of a Baptist church near a fire-ravaged area in south-central New Mexico offered assistance to victims of the blaze within hours of the destruction of over two-dozen homes during the March 23-24 weekend.

ALBUQUERQUE (BP)--"Together, we can improve New Mexico," the slick television ad concludes. Aired repeatedly in recent weeks across the Land of Enchantment, the ad contends the problem is the failure of current laws to win the war on drugs.

HOBBS, N.M. (BP)--Baptists from across the Land of Enchantment focused on experiencing God during the 89th annual meeting of the Baptist Convention of New Mexico Oct. 30-31 in Hobbs.

ROSWELL, N.M. (BP)--When Jason Kraft heard about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the shocking loss of lives in far-off New York City, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania, he was overwhelmed with a burden that God wanted him to go minister to victims of the tragedy -- and so he did.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (BP)--During our nation's first war, the American patriot Thomas Paine wrote an essay that began with the memorable words, "These are the times that try men's souls."

ALBUQUERQUE (BP)--The apostle Paul wrote the church in Philippi: "I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead" (Philippians 3:10-11 NIV).