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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Pastor Chuck Horner doesn't need a secretary. He's already got one -- in his pocket. Toting a personal digital assistant (PDA), the tech-savvy minister has even wired his church for high-speed communications, making wireless connection possible anywhere in the building.
Finding, then writing ‘Financial Peace,’ Ramsey now sees thousands of changed lives
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| Teaching moment Dave Ramsey, in a video taping session, underscores the principles that undergird his "Financial Peace" ministry. Photo courtesy of daveramsey.com |
At 26, by all appearances, Ramsey was living like no one else. With a net worth of more than $4 million, Ramsey had accumulated in four years what many take a lifetime to achieve. His knack for buying and selling real estate had catapulted him and his wife, Sharon, into success and riches beyond their wildest dreams. They were living the good life. They had traded in the old Pinto for a Jaguar.
Young or old, money management is vital at every stage of life
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Financial expert Dave Ramsey in his latest book, "Total Money Makeover" from Thomas Nelson Publishers, offers plenty of advice for those who are in college, retired or somewhere in between.
Car loans, credit card debt, new house had young couple ripe for Dave Ramsey
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (BP)--Tim and Judy Fost were like most couples with no children. Though they both worked and made good incomes, there always seemed to be too much month at the end of the money.
‘America: We Must Not Forget’ is musical call for revival
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--A little girl sits like a rag doll on her daddy's shoulders, her arms curled around his neck, as they walk beside the polished black granite wall.
‘Edgy’ speaker to Gen Xers: live an uncompromising faith
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| Stats don't equal success "How did Jesus define success? By the numbers? Absolutely not," said Carl Creasman, talking with a group of students who attended his workshop titled, "American Jesus?" during Student Week at LifeWay Glorieta Conference Center.Photo by Kent Harville |
Creasman, a former student pastor at First Baptist Church in Winter Park, Fla., is a national youth communicator and founder of Numinous Ministries in Orlando, Fla. This fourth-generation minister has spent the last four summers teaching and ministering during Student Week sponsored by LifeWay Christian Resources at the Glorieta conference center in New Mexico.
National Homeschool Vacation offers
encouragement, networking and resources
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| Family on course The Dyer family from Kerrville, Texas, uses some of their free time during the National Homeschool Vacation to tackle a round of miniature golf at Glorieta LifeWay Conference Center in New Mexico. Ellie, 6, tees off while parents Steve and Sheri and sister Martha Anne, 2, look on. Photo by Kent Harville |
For this rural north Georgia mother of seven, chickens are a painful reminder of an experience three years ago when she almost died. Stretched out in bed in the dark and trying not to wake her husband, the sound of chickens clucking outside at 3 a.m. would send a daily, ugly reminder to Echols -- another night and no sleep. The clay pot that her body represented was breaking under a terrible strain.
Echols always thought of herself as a woman capable of doing anything and everything. She birthed seven babies; homeschooled all of them by herself, assisted her husband Tim in his national ministry, stayed active in their church and gave a hand to friends and family in need.
Homeschool couple shares tips for avoiding burnout
GLORIETA, N.M. (BP)--Tim and Wendy Echols, parents of seven children, have had their ups and downs when it comes to homeschooling. But the lessons they've learned they gladly pass along to others, including:
Sawdust & threads show these volunteers’ labors
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| Piecing it together Texas Baptist Men volunteers John Rushing, left, applies glue to a board, while Melvin Warren works on a large board which will become the side of a chest. Photo by Kent Harville |
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| Sowing while sewing Volunteer Lora Morris of Clarksville, Ark., working at LifeWay Glorieta Conference Center in New Mexico, makes dresses which will eventually go to children in Juarez, Mexico.Photo by Kent Harville |
The men with their wives -- more than 40 people total -- are here at LifeWay Glorieta Conference Center in New Mexico as part of the Texas Baptist Men furniture ministry.
They travel the country assisting camps and conference centers with their furniture needs. The wood is provided -- they bring the rest: tools, hard work and a servant attitude. Their two-month assignment for Glorieta, which ends in October, is to build more than 230 pieces of furniture including bunk beds, headboards, dressers and desks.
Student Week leaders: Belief doesn’t always equal behavior
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| Lifting their praise Students lift their voices in praise to God during an evening worship service during Student Week at LifeWay Glorieta Conference Center. A popular chorus refrain stated, "... there is no other God but You -- there is no other more beautiful." Photo by Kent Harville |
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| Taking their stand Students stand as a sign of commitment to God during an evening service held during Student Week at LifeWay Glorieta Conference Center. Photo by Kent Harville |
GLORIETA, N.M. (BP)--The sign outside the door reads "Tough Questions ... and How to Answer Them." Inside, more than 200 students pack the room and the discussion heats up.
"Why is drinking wrong?" one student asks. "Jesus drank in the Bible -- drinking in moderation should be OK."
Jane Blythe, associate for students from the Southern Baptist North American Mission Board, leads the discussion. She responds with a question. "You guys in college, do you make more of an impact in your witness by drinking or not drinking?"
One young man stands up. "When we go to frat parties on our campus, those of us in BCM [Baptist Collegiate Ministries] drink water. The other guys tell us all the time how cool they think we are because we still hang out with them and don't 'dawg' them for drinking."
