FRANKLIN, Ind. – Franklin College will host a Doctors Without Borders convocation with guest speaker Sally Najera, RN, MPH, at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, September 9, in the Franklin College Chapel.
Najera has participated in medical missions in Mozambique, Liberia, Angola, Darfur, and most recently, Bihar State in northern India where she worked with victims of severe flooding. Najera will talk about life on the frontlines, where she and others bring much needed relief to regions affected by conflict and crises. In addition to establishing hospitals and clinics and performing surgeries in remote villages where doctors are scarce, Najera and her teams leave a lasting legacy by providing shelters, implementing nutritional programs, vaccinating children, sanitizing water supplies and offering health education programs.
This event is free and open to the public. For more information contact Franklin College at (317) 738-8185.
Founded in 1834, Franklin College is a residential four-year undergraduate liberal arts institution 20 minutes from downtown Indianapolis. The College prepares men and women for significant careers through the liberal arts, offering its approximately 1,000 students 28 majors including biology, business, education, and journalism. In 1842, it became the first coeducational institution, and the seventh in the nation, to admit women. Franklin College maintains a voluntary association with the American Baptist Churches USA.
This is what Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem: In the last days the mountain of the LORD's temple will be established as chief among the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it. Many peoples will come and say, "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths." The law will go out from Zion, the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. He will judge between the nations and will settle disputes for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore. Come, O house of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the LORD.
[this is from our Southern Indiana friend, Tony Kummer...]
I’m writing this morning to ask for your help.
I’ve been building a new website called Sunday School Wiki. The vision behind this project is simple: empower Sunday School teachers to create a world-class 100% free Bible teaching curriculum
“Wiki” refers to a any website where readers can edit pages. This is a powerful tool for collaboration over the web. Imagine bringing hundreds of passionate Bible teachers together to create free ministry resources. Sunday School Wiki allows teachers to work together like never before.
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. hen you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the LORD will give you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the LORD will be with you.'" Jehoshaphat bowed with his face to the ground, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down in worship before the LORD. Then some Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites stood up and praised the LORD, the God of Israel, with very loud voice
Here's an interesting exchange on one of the local church blogs, discussing the potential impact of the upcoming presidential election regarding protecting the least-protected...
"Disclaimer: I am neither a politician nor the son of a politician. I hold very little hope in the political process. I am not trying to "reclaim America for Christ" (ugh) or "fight the culture war."
However, at the end of the day, I am a daddy of 5 kids and take pretty seriously what the Bible says about the value therof -both in and out of the womb. Therefore, I have been "pro-life" in general (though no party loyalty in particular).
Recently I had a spirited debate with a friend of Facebook. She describes herself "pro-life" but is publicly and vocally supporting a presidential candidate who has a woeful history when it comes to such things. When I asked her if she were still pro-life, here is how she responded."
On August 16, my youngest son, Jonathan, and I had the opportunity to travel with Pastor William Bumphus and his team to Danville Kentucky for an outreach at Northpoint Prison. Bringing video cameras into the prison was a rare privilege that required special permission by the Warden, against the wishes of others in the institution.
We produced this video to share a little of the experience of watching God move behind prison walls. More than 70% of men now incarcerated will be released within a few years. Of those released, more than half will be re-incarcerated (recidivism). As believers, we know that it is only the power of God that breaks this cycle through the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Men who are born again and live according to the Word not only cease committing crimes, but become powerful agents of change and salvation for others.
How do we take citywide 'communications' to the next level?
In fact, how can we pin-point what we mean by that?
If you have come to believe that optimizing our citywide communications (listening & speaking) would be important to help expedite the Great Commission here in our city on our watch...
9:40am... Colts Chaplain, Ken Johnson... is speaking LIVE to youth this morning prior to the 11am stage presentation of 'KilaDelphia'... national stage-play by Demarco Plays... presented locally at Northside New Era Baptist Church.
You have laid down precepts that are to be fully obeyed. Oh, that my ways were steadfast in obeying your decrees! Then I would not be put to shame when I consider all your commands.
[This is a great application for the new video format at BloggingHeads.TV...]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--An innovative Internet video technology provided a venue Aug. 20 for a real-time "diavlog" between Brian McLaren, an author and leader in the Emerging Church movement, and Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. The two men, usually considered to be on opposite ends of the political spectrum, conducted a town-hall discussion on the proper role of religion in modern politics.
The technology featured on bloggingheads.tv allows speakers to interact before an Internet audience in a split-screen video format. Dan Gilgoff, politics editor for beliefnet.com, tapped Land and McLaren for the event because they already are blogging separately on beliefnet.com.
McLaren and Land, both of whom are listed on Time Magazine's Most Influential Evangelicals list, seemed to agree on several points, including the media's lack of understanding about evangelical Christians and unhelpful stereotypes rooted in "liberal/conservative" and "left/right" labels.
Because the meaning of terms like "progressive," "conservative" and "liberal" vary from person to person, McLaren and Land began their dialogue with a discussion of those terms.
In communities across the country it has become more common to witness the establishment of non-denominational churches, or congregations with no ties to a large religious organization.
Over the last 20 years many new congregations have chosen to adopt general titles such as “Christian Church,” “Worship Center” or “Assembly,” reflecting their desire to promote only biblical teachings instead of the customs of man-made denominations.
At the same time (but to a lesser extent) some established churches have dropped traditional descriptions such as “Baptist” or “Apostolic” from their official names in an effort to welcome potential members from different denominational backgrounds.
Such changes have left many observers, including scholars, pastors and laymen, to wonder if historic denominations are on the decline and losing their appeal.
* “People are moving away from certain types of tradition and labels and they are coming into a place where they want to know God for themselves, said Audrey Berden, senior pastor and founder of Virtue and Praise Ministries. “They want to come into a place where there is relationship and not religion.”
Rev. Samuel Sumner, pastor of Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church, agrees to a certain extent...
That you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy; giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light. He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sin
The following is excerpted from an online letter from Randy Faulkner, CEO...
Dear Friends,
Several of you have asked us about the Indianapolis Business Journal's recent coverage of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s lawsuit against the Indiana Christian Chamber of Commerce, citing that our similar names create confusion and infringe on their trademark. While we’ve chosen to address that dispute privately, we welcome the opportunity to clarify our vision and next steps, and how those relate to other business organizations in our region.
Indiana enjoys a myriad of business associations and programs, all churning out resources to help local businesses. Rather than duplicating those efforts, the Christian Chamber seeks to promote existing resources while equipping professionals with the wealth of proven marketplace strategies found in Scripture.
We believe significant, lasting success stems from personal and spiritual growth. Hence, we prioritize character development, peer-to-peer accountability and relationship building, with the Scriptures as our standard. We find that injecting biblical precepts into daily business dealings invariably translates into enhanced relationships, increased influence and, consequently, added profits — outcomes that have been documented and reported by BusinessWeek, Fortune magazine, The New York Times, CNN.com and other national outlets.
The state chamber’s lawsuit came in the midst of...
Reminder: Stage-play 'Kiladelphia' ONLINE LIVE Tonight
Reminder: Come online tonight (before) 7:30pm... and watch the LIVE presentation of 'KilaDelphia'... national stage-play by Demarco Plays... presented locally at Northside New Era Baptist Church.
Obama McCain Videos Released -- Saddleback Civil Forum
[Special Presentation from GodTube.com...]
History was made when presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and John McCain made their first joint appearance of the 2008 campaign at the first ever televised forum led by one of our nation’s leading pastors, Dr. Rick Warren of Saddleback Church.
If you missed this unprecedented event, not to worry — GodTube has partnered with the Saddleback Civil Forum to provide exclusive clips for our users to get you involved in the discussions. Watch these clips, rate them and share what you think about the candidates and where they stand on the issues that matter to you!
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
INDIANAPOLIS - Tuesday, August 19th- Faith leaders from around Indiana were invited to a luncheon hosted by Curt Smith (Indiana Family Institute) and a host committee of a dozen others. There were hundreds of people in attendance for the Indiana Faith Leaders Luncheon held at Jonathan Byrd's Cafeteria in Greenwood.
It was an uplifting time of getting acquainted with others who minister to their communities, connecting and networking with others who use their expertise in various ways in order to serve the people of this state.
The event culminated with a speech by our Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels, who was introduced by his own church's Reverand John Gable (Tabernacle Presbyterian Church, Indianapolis).
Governor Daniels spoke in a sincere and candid manner about his admiration for our faith based ministries. Applause met his statement that what the youth of our state need most is an intact family. "Government is a blunt instrument," he continued, " your moral example has never been more important" . . . "The kind of example you set is golden in it's importance."
In a very personal tone, the Governor shared his perspectives on serving the people of this state with intentionality, guided by his own beliefs in forgiveness and charity to fellow mankind. This can be a balancing act that rivals any being done on a balance beam in Beijing, China right now, the governor stated to receive an understanding chuckle.
Governor Daniels also mentioned the very recent passing of Lucious Newsom, a ninety-plus gentlemen and fellow servant to the needy. He paid tribute Mr. Newsom while challenging all present to live our lives in such a God-loving, people-serving manner.
At the conclusion of his speech, Dr. Charles Ware closed our time in prayer. The crowd dispersed to the quite murmuring of hundreds of faith leaders continuing to greet one another and connect with business cards and pleasant conversation.
Though his speech had been delivered, and the event was officially ended, one thing remained. Our governor, remained at the front of the room greeting ALL people who waited in line. He kindly shared a personal word, signed autographs, and graciously posed for photographs as digital cameras and cell phone cameras flashed. He was again demonstrating his stated priorities of staying in touch with the people and leading by example.
When my turn had arrived, I asked him to please write in my notebook one of his favorite verses. This is what he wrote [while stating that he wasn't positive of the exact wording off the top of his head]:
"Seek to be a workman approved by God ... 2 Timothy 2:15, Mitch Daniels 8/19/08."
On a personal note: I had already admired our governor for his approachability, integrity and public witness and example. These qualities especially shine forth against the darkness that can be seen in newsdriven "packaging" found in various political races going on at this time.
It was refreshing to hear positive and uplifting remarks echoing throughout this room . . . associated with Governor Daniels administration. After having been blessed to be surrounded by so many of our state's God-directed leaders, I felt especially proud to call myself not only a Christian, but a Hoosier.
NOTE: a two-part video of some of Governor Mitch Daniels follows.
Keep yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life. Be merciful to those who doubt; snatch others from the fire and save them; to others show mercy, mixed with fear-- hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh. To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy-- to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.
After ten years publishing under the masthead of The Wichita Chronicle and later The Chronicle Christian Newspaper, the newspaper will change its name. Effective September 1, 2008 the paper will operate as the Christian Press.
Nearly a year ago the law firm of Vaughn, Winton & Clark of Edmond, Oklahoma, who represent the Church of Christ denominational newspaper The Christian Chronicle, requested The Chronicle Christian Newspaper to cease and desist under its current name. Attorneys claim The Chronicle Christian Newspaper name violates federal trademark law protecting the Oklahoma based denominational newspaper’s identity.
“Though the owners of the trademark have no objection to your use of the name The Chronicle, the owners do object to the use of the words Chronicle and Christian together for the designation of a religious news publication because of the confusion created and infringement on the registered trademark,” said Matthew Winton of Vaughn, Winton and Clark.
Publishers Russ and Jackie Jones retained the services of Wichita based Martin, Pringle, Oliver, Wallace and Bauer in their defense. The paper’s defense pointed out differences between a denominational publication and the efforts of The Chronicle to reach a broader Christian market.
“Your client’s newspaper publication is intended to reach its specific membership, those who are members of the Church of Christ,” attorney Lora Jennings wrote in a letter. “My client’s monthly publication reaches a wholly separate audience.”
CP photo, Jackie Jones with Indianapolis writer Bella Louisa
The Jones’ say after spending much time, energy and money defending the name it was time to move on.
“We’ve prayed this through and there comes a time when fighting isn’t beneficial,” said co-publisher Russ Jones. “There are experiences and interactions on this earth I won’t ever really understand. It is only a name – there are many good names.”
Changing the name became easier when a Christian psychiatrist from Nigeria...
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