Storylist for week of 3/03/08
• Children's home opens cottages to leadership program for intercultural youth
• Follow the Money
• Follow the Money
• Cash receipts and disbursements present challenges for churches
• BGCT board allocates funds, approves missions partnership, hears reports
• Friends, family honor Wade at dinner
• When a teen becomes pregnant, what should a youth minister do?
• On the Move
• Around the State
• Texas Tidbits
• Baptist Briefs
• Congress considers workplace freedom bill again
• Online site tackles self-destructive behaviors
• Americans fluid in their religious affiliation, Pew study reveals
• Grassley targets ministries' alleged abuse of tax laws
• Church of England short on Bibles
• Does God protect selected disaster victims but not others?
• Faith Digest
• Book reviews in this issue: How to Talk to Your Doctor: Getting the Answers and Care You Need by Patricia Agnew, The Ten–Second Prayer Principle by Mark Littleton and The Fred Factor: How Passion in Your Work and Life Can Turn the Ordinary Into the Extraordinary by Mark Sanborn.
• Books probe God factor in U.S. politics
• Anne Rice explores Jesus' public ministry in new novel
• Classified Ads
• Cartoon
• Around the State
• On the Move
• Texas Baptist Forum
• EDITORIAL: Fresh beginning & the way forward
• DOWN HOME: Coming in 1st place in a dog contest
• IN BETWEEN: Turning Texas Baptists toward hope
• 2nd Opinion: Sermons, storytelling & novels
• RIGHT or WRONG? True religion
• Texas Baptist Forum
• BaptistWay Bible Series for March 2: Unveiling the weakness of a king
• Bible Studies for Life Series for March 2: Did You Take Your Smart Pill Today?
• Explore the Bible Series for March 2: Responding to God in faith
• Bible Studies for Life Series for March 9: Hey yous guysâor, faith in the second person plural
• Explore the Bible Series for March 9: Learning about God's faithfulness
Previously Posted:
• Craig Turner to step down as Hardin-Simmons president
• San Antonio parenting education program seeks to break cycle of abuse
• Endorsement prompts IRS to investigate California pastor
• New Baptist Covenant criticism continues to come from both left & right
• Panhandle speakers encourage personal evangelism, trust in God's provision
• Gloer named to Garland Chair of Preaching at Truett Seminary
• Pastor-politician points to Muslims as source of Kenyan violence; experts disagree
• CLC files ethics complaint against gambling PAC
• Scam callers preying on churches' compassion
• Rural poverty initiative takes Dallas church to five areas in five years
• Persistence pays off for ETBU graduate
• CBF council approves budget, reports revenue shortfalls at February meeting
• BCFS given lead role in emergency care for medical special needs
• Human Rights Watch blasts U.S. on Kenya violence
(Go here to see our complete coverage of the New Baptist Covenant meeting).
• See articles from the previous 2/18/08 issue here.
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