Florida News
-
Webster leaves Legislature with family, principles, faith intact
Florida’s longest currently serving legislator retires after 28 years
TALLAHASSEE (FBW)—Daniel Webster was “minding [his] own business” 28 years ago — rearing a young family, running his family air conditioning contracting company, and serving as a lay leader in his church — when he asked a question that changed his life: “Who sets public policy?”
-
Art celebrates creation at Wayside Baptist Church exhibit
MIAMI (FBW)—In an effort to equip church members to
defend their faith in the God of creation, Wayside Baptist Church in Miami
declared April “Creation Month.” The culmination of the emphasis was an art
exhibit, “The Inspiration of Creation,” April 25-27.
-
Florida Bible Drillers, speaker head to national stage
ORLANDO (FBC)—Three homeschooled teenagers took top
honors in the Florida State Bible Drills and Speakers Tournament April 26 in
Orlando. For hundreds of Florida Baptist youth and children, the annual event,
hosted by First Baptist Church in Orlando, was the culmination of months of
honing Bible skills at home then exhibiting them at church and associational
events.
-
Bible Driller urges others to hide God’s Word in their hearts
ORLANDO (FBC)—Eight years of Bible Drills have instilled
life lessons in 17-year-old Lydia Kulpa of St. Augustine.
-
Florida Baptist Convention wins awards at Baptist Communicators
PHOENIX, ARIZ. (FBC)—The Florida Baptist Convention’s
Public Relations Division staff received accolades for professional
achievements from the Baptist Communicators Association during the 2008 Wilmer
C. Fields Awards competition April 18 at the Crowne Plaza San Marcos Resort in
Phoenix, Ariz.
-
Florida soldier killed with Bible nearby
-
SEBRING (FBW)—The thought of her son’s Bible fluttering
in the wind beside his still body brought a certain comfort to Marcus Mathes’
mother when she was told he was killed in a mortar attack in Iraq April 28.
-
BCF voice professor to teach, tour in Italian countryside
Kimberle Moon to lecture in voice anatomy, physiology
JACKSONVILLE (FBW)—Kimberle Moon, professor of voice at
The Baptist College of Florida in Graceville, is touring this summer in Italy
with IdeaNove, an organization dedicated to introducing Italian singers to
American musical theater and providing vocal coaching from highly trained
professionals.
-
Potential of working together realized in 1925
JACKSONVILLE (FBC)—Imagine every Sunday having people
lined up at your church eager to present the mission causes of their agencies
and to request your financial support. While the appeal would be worthy and
compelling, the constant barrage of pleas could become overwhelming.
-
Ed Johnson: Personal passion for Cooperative Program
JACKSONVILLE (FBC)—The year was 1973 and the young pastor
and his wife, serving a church in east Tennessee had finally, sadly accepted
the reality that they would be unable to give birth to a child. With prayer and
faith, the couple turned to Tennessee Baptist Children’s Homes.
-
Korean congregation happily participates in Cooperative Program
MELBOURNE (FBC)—With pen in hand, David Lee writes a
check each month to the Cooperative Program and remembers how the cooperation
of Florida Baptists helped turned his life around. He hopes his church’s
participation in the unified giving program will have a life-changing impact on
others.
-
Bunkley: Gambling expansion failure highlights session
Passage of competing bills results in failure of evolution academic freedom
TALLAHASSEE (FBW)—With narrow defeats for pro-life and
evolution academic freedom legislation during the 60-day Florida legislative
session, Florida Baptist Convention legislative consultant Bill Bunkley
highlighted the positive by pointing to the failure of gambling expansion bills
as a “huge win for families.”
-
In praise of Senator Daniel Webster
Florida Baptist Witness sought comments about Sen. Daniel Webster from various persons who know him. Those comments are excerpted here, along with other praise offered on behalf of Webster in his retirement from the Florida Legislature.
Legislature Watch
-
Bunkley: Gambling expansion failure highlights session
Passage of competing bills results in failure of evolution academic freedom
TALLAHASSEE (FBW)—With narrow defeats for pro-life and
evolution academic freedom legislation during the 60-day Florida legislative
session, Florida Baptist Convention legislative consultant Bill Bunkley
highlighted the positive by pointing to the failure of gambling expansion bills
as a “huge win for families.”
-
Editorial
When no action is good—and bad—in legislating
The
recently concluded 60-day Florida legislative session demonstrated the truth
that when it comes to legislating, oftentimes no action is the best result.
Unfortunately, the session also underscored the tragedy when legislators fail
to act when human life and children’s worldviews are at risk.
-
Tie vote kills ultrasound abortion bill in Senate
TALLAHASSEE (FBW)—In a 20-20 tie vote, the Florida
Senate defeated April 30 a bill requiring women seeking an abortion in the
first trimester of pregnancy to have an ultrasound.
-
In praise of Senator Daniel Webster
Florida Baptist Witness sought comments about Sen. Daniel Webster from various persons who know him. Those comments are excerpted here, along with other praise offered on behalf of Webster in his retirement from the Florida Legislature.
-
Webster leaves Legislature with family, principles, faith intact
Florida’s longest currently serving legislator retires after 28 years
TALLAHASSEE (FBW)—Daniel Webster was “minding [his] own business” 28 years ago — rearing a young family, running his family air conditioning contracting company, and serving as a lay leader in his church — when he asked a question that changed his life: “Who sets public policy?”
Florida News Briefs
-
Call to prayer issued to Florida Baptists
-
-
‘Simple church’ conference May 29
-
-
Three regional DR training events set for May and June throughout state
-
-
Harmony Bay youth camp July 7-11
-
-
Children’s music and worship week July 14-18 at Lake Yale
-
Florida Focus
-
Florida Focus
A one-time announcement of special events is a free service provided by the Witness to Florida Baptist churches. Please send materials at least three weeks before the date of the event, to Florida Baptist Witness, 1230 Hendricks Ave., Jacksonville, FL 32207, fax 904-346-0696 or submitted using our online form. Items received after deadline may appear in our exclusive on-line version.
|
Archive | About Us | Contact Us | Subscribe | Advertise
Front Page | This Week | Opinion | Florida | National | Features | Bible Study | Classifieds
|
Copyright © 2001-2008, Florida Baptist Witness,
All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.
|