Friends recall flight to glory for Payne Stewart, five others
ORLANDO, Fla. (BP)–If ever a flight took off with the destination of heaven, it was this one. Payne Stewart, Robert Fraley, Van Ardan, Bruce Borland, Michael Kling, and Stephanie Bellegarrigue took one of the most public private flights in history on October 25, 1999. They left Orlando, Florida with the intended destination of Dallas, only […]
Coach’s faith & discipline key as Tarheel women reach Sweet 16
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (BP)–Just a few weeks ago, University of North Carolina women’s basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell was hoping her team could finish strong enough to have a winning record. Now they are in the Sweet 16. Analysts point to the return of star player Nikki Teasley, who missed three weeks due to personal matters, […]
Mississippi State QB reflects team’s growth in character
STARKVILLE, Miss. (BP)–Matt Wyatt is a living lesson on comebacks and character. Mississippi State’s 6-foot-5, 231-pound senior quarterback started the first three games of last season before being benched. He could have sulked. He could have complained. He could have felt sorry for himself. “But he stood there on the sidelines, cheering on the guy […]
Muslims need to be evangelized rather than feared, students told
ATLANTA (BP)–Rather than fearing Islam, Christians need to take the message of salvation through Jesus Christ to those of the Islamic faith. That was the message to approximately 200 Southern Baptist seminary and college students during “The Cross and The Crescent — Witnessing to Muslims in North America,” a seminary workshop sponsored by the North […]
Reggie White challenges media, calls for unity among believers
ATLANTA (BP)–Future NFL Hall of Fame defensive end Reggie White admonished the media to report more about people who recover from the homosexual lifestyle, while encouraging Southern Baptists to work with other Christians in a unified effort to reach hurting people. White, the NFL’s all-time sack leader and an outspoken minister of the gospel, spoke […]
1,000 volunteers to participate in Super Bowl evangelistic effort
MIAMI (BP)–The North American Mission Board and about 1,000 Southern Baptists are taking the message of Jesus Christ to the Super Bowl. NAMB, the Florida Baptist Convention, Gulf Stream Baptist Association and Miami Baptist Association are partnering under the banner “Southern Baptists of South Florida” to serve as one of the official sponsors of the […]
Mother’s murder put in perspective at the cross, seminarian recounts
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (BP)–Six-year-old Howie Harden anxiouslycrawled under the Christmas tree in search of gifts bearing his name. Suddenly, his 10-year-old sister, Sarah, darted out of the housescreaming and crying. “Mom was a disciplinarian,” Harden recalled. “I thought maybe shegot a spanking. So I walked outside, ‘What’s the matter ‘sis?’ … Itwas like my sister […]
Why Wait For Crisis?
Twenty-six years ago, Charles Page faced a life or death crisis as a student at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary when doctors gave him and his wife little hope for the survival of their newborn son, Robbie. On Saturday, Dec. 14, Page returned to Southeastern, amidst his own struggle against a rare form of bone cancer, […]
Churches urged to begin plans for ministries to the poor
WASHINGTON (BP)--Pastors and church members have more questions than answers as the United States enters the early stages of welfare reform. They keep hearing about the church doing more to help the poor, and about state-church partnership. The bottom-line question is: What does all of this mean to your church?
Welfare reform to challenge states & churches to action
WASHINGTON (BP)--Various facets of the Welfare Reform Act began to take effect with the new year, leaving the poor less and less certain of where they will get help and heightening the call for states to put their new welfare plans in place.
