First black SBC seminary teacher honored
August 10, 2000
RIDGECREST, N.C. — The first African-American appointed to a full professorship at a Southern Baptist seminary was honored Aug. 2 with the fourth annual Black
23 Christians massacred in Indonesia
August 10, 2000
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Twenty-three Christians were massacred in Indonesia as they fled from their village in late July and early August, The Hindustan Times of
Simses retire from missions service in Ghana
August 10, 2000
Sherry and Bob Sims, retired Southern Baptist missionaries, could have never imagined when they married in 1964 they would spend 25 years of their lives
Teen suicides often prompt others
August 10, 2000
For the small town of Vincent, the grieving is like a cut that never seems to get better. Just as the area begins to
Resource helps people ‘keep heart for ministry’
August 10, 2000
A few years ago Mike Miller realized he had lost his heart for ministering to his church. During a period of personal renewal, the director
Oldest black denomination elects femail
August 10, 2000
CINCINNATI, Ohio — The African Methodist Episcopal Church, the oldest black denomination in the U.S., elected its first female bishop July 11. Vashti McKenzie was
Hipps seeks to give children ‘purpose’
August 10, 2000
Seven years ago a vision of what is now called The National JEWEL Foundation began to form in Terri Hipps’ mind. She wanted children to
Sprains need special care
August 6, 2000
Exercise brings with it the risk of injury, so an exerciser must be prepared to treat the various types of sprains and strains that
