The Baptist Record Jan. 25. 2007

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by  Mississippi Baptist Convention

JOURNAL OF THE Mississipri BarTist CONVENTION
3INCE 1877
. (25, 2007
By William H. Perkins Jr.
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Mississippi legislators and
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other elected officials were the
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o of Mississippi Baptists on
, anuary 11 for the prayer event
thathasbecomeastapleoflegisla-
tors’ time in Jackson eachJanuary
» during their annual session.
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“There’s no ‘lobbying or bare
knuckle politics; it’s simply
eee Baptists’ way of

showing how much we appreci-
ate legislators who have to put
aside so much of their family and
business interests to come to
Jackson each year and represent
us,” said nt ree executive
director of the Mississippi Baptist
Christian ActionCommission, the
Mississippi Baptist Convention

agency at sponsors the event.
“We want them to know that
MisstisSstpP4P there is a huge group of people
BAPTISTS
who are concentrating prayer on
ee te a
them and the decisions they will LEGISLATORS LUNCHEON — Attending the 2007 M' ae Baptist islators Luncheon were
make-thatwillaffect all ofus. They ark, Mississi <p a of State and member
understand the weight of what tor ofFaiStSIvSiSe:wChurch, Colounntious,and r., senator fromCras2 ickey Daloumme. as
ne Baptist Convention ; Alan
prayers on theirbehalf,” hesaid. , senatorfromTi , @ Porter, executive director of the Mississippi Baptist
ChristianActionCommission. ( by H. Perkins Jr.)
legislators prayer breakfast
hasbeen held forseveral years in

the Baptist Building in Jackson, across “I want to thank the legislators who Mendenhall; Stacey Pickering, member of
President Street from the —o attended the prayer luncheon. There were First Church, Laurel; and Richard White,
Capitol where legislators convene for three events they could have chosen to member of Wynndale Church, Terry.
first three months ofeach year. For the 2007 attend,andtheyspenttheir lunchbreakwith Mississippi Secretary of State Eric Clark,
event, the time was switched to a luncheon. us. Some legislators couldn't= away from member of First Church, Brandon, and
Mickey Dalrymple, pastor of Fairview theirdutiesatthetimeandbe with us, but member of the Mississippi Baptist
Church, Columbus, and president of the severalcalledlaterinthe day tolueskntow Convention Board, was thehighest-ran ing
Mississippi Baptist Convention Board, was theywerewithusin spirit,”Portersaid. Baptist state official to attendtheluncheon.
the speaker. Dalrymple also spoke Among the Mississippi Baptist legisla- or more information on the legislators
e earlier that morning at the convention tors who attended were Cindy Hyde- o- event and tHe ministries of the
board's chapel service. Smith, member of Macedonia Church, ississippi Baptist Christian Action
Legacy, a women’s quartet from First Brookhaven; Tom King Jr., member of Commission, contact Porter at P.O. Box 530,
Church, Columbia, provided music for Petal-Harvey Church, Petal; Alan Jackson, MS 39205-0530. Tel: [phone]
the luncheon and also performed during Nunnelee, member of Calvary Church, or toll-free outside Jackson [phone],
the chapel service. Tupelo; Perry Lee, memberofFirstChurch, ext. 329. E-mail: [email protected].
Annie Armstrong Offering sets new record in 2006: $58M
TALLADEGA, Ala. (BP) — Giving to the Annie to»pe additional missions resources on the field in Southern Baptist Convention's Cooperative Program.
Armstrong Easter Offering (AAEO) for North 2007. “Wewantyou to know thatevery bitofthis bless- One hundred percent of AAEO gifts are used to jointly
American Missionstopped$58 million for the first ing will go directly to do the missions work so needed more than 5,000 missionaries and their min-
time ever in 2006, exceeding last year’s goal by here on our continent,” he said. | istries with state Baptist convention partners. Most ofthe
more than two million dollars. Ferrer presented wMu leaders with an oversized missionaryforce is involved in starting newchurches and
Carlos Ferrer, North American Mission Board “Thank You” card signed by dozens of NAMB mission- various evangelistic endeavors.
(NAMB) interim executive vice for mission- aries and staff ; The 2007 offering goal is $57 million. The offerin
aryservices, sharedthenewswithnational andstate “Thankyou for such a wonderful expression of grati- will be promoted inRouthern Baptist churches inMarch
leaders of Woman's Missionary Union (wMu), gath- tude,” national wMu President Kaye Miller said in beginning with the Week of Prayer for North American
ered for ng at Shocco Springs accepting the card. “It is aprivilegeto partner with Missions, March 4-11.
Conference Center inTalladega, Ala. NAMB and Southern Baptist churches in supporting The national mission offerin was established by
“Today,wewanttoexpressour gratittouadlel missionaries ministering across North America. wMu in 1895 to support SBC missionaries in the

Southern ists who so generously shared their Ferrer called AAEO an of one of the things United States. In 1934, the offering was named in
ussOevenmorecangotomissions in Southern Baptdoissowtelsl. “Thepowerofpartnership ts honor ofAnnie Armstrong, WMU's founder and tireless
North America,” Ferrer told the group January 15. “In nowmorheeveidernttehan inthewaySouthern Baptists champion of missions.
ourfriends atwMu a special thank join their minds, hearts and resources to su mis- For more information about AAEO and the Week
everythingyoudoeachyeartopromotetheoffer- sions,” he said. “We are privi at NAMB to be.on the of Prayer for North American Missions, visit
ing. We know yournape ® critical to our success.” front lines ofseeing God work these resources.” www.anniearmstrong.com. Week of Prayer missionar-
use ofthe increased offering TheAAEO accounts for 45% of NAMB’s annual bud- ies will be highlighted in the March issue of Missions
NAM B will beconsultingwith stateconvention partners get, with 36% provided by church gifts through the Mosaic, a publication of wMu.
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the Legislature, manybillsareintroduced youareintereDosn’ttteakdei.t per-
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but relatively few make it into law. The sonally if the legislator disagrees
complex setofchecksandbalances Ratherthanargue,discussdifferences
insidethe tiveprocess ina tmanner.
andinthe branchesof *Ifapervissitiosnontpoassiblle,
pantsqoeenamnent haveatendency write legislator. Writinng g can save
to winnow the hundreds and alegislators time (a plus in your
hundrofebdillss thatarefiledand favor) and provides a record of your

pre-filedforeachsession. ition on etalproposed legislation.
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share of criticism, cynicism, and te’
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z‘Capitol in downtown Jackson. ividual e-mail addresses can be
Someoftheridicule showereodn accessed at www.!s.state.ms.us
them is likely deserved (by some °Dosone research. Know the bills
of them, anyway), but a fair about which you are writing, and
amiosnoutdenservted. include any specific information you
They are, after all, our fellow have such as the bill number and
ississippi Foreverycitizen details.Billstatuscanbeattained by
who ‘t find their way to [phone] while the legisla-
either chamber in the Capitol but ture is in session, or by going to
EDITOR feels free to slam legislators, there www.|s.state.ms.us. man and contact him as soon as ible.
William H. Perkins Jr. areatleastafewofuswhorealizethatmost *Telcaellsdponohtsuobstintuteefor If giventhe opportunity totestify, get to
[email protected] torsarewell ing peoplewho personal.visitsandletters.Whentele- thepoint quickly andbepreparteod_
ASSOCIATE EDITOR must put asidetheirfamilies businesses, phoning legislators, however, make effi- answer any questions legislators may
Tony Martin andcommunityactivitiesforone-quarterof cient useof your time with them. Identify have about your position.
[email protected] eachyeartocometo Jacksonforthesession. ourselfandthebills you arefor oragainst The CAC, a ministry funded by the
That’s no small sacrifice, so it would (again, one or two main issues is a Mississippi C ative stands
LAYOUT/DESIGN behoove us to occasionally tell them limit). Explainyourreasoningand let them ready to assist —— ptists who
Matt Broome how much we appreciate the effort even know how you want them to vote. want to get involved in grand process
[email protected] as we loudly lain about what we The te! number for legislators of self-governance we enjoy in our state
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TheMississi (House) and [phone] (Senate). Just 530, Jackson, MS 39205-0530. Telephone:
Dana Richardson
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conversation by expressing your thanks [phone], ext. 329. Fax: [phone].
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teacher in Greenville. “Her best
an impact in others’ lives.”
Mark and Kris had planned
to travel to Indianapolis in the
fall to watch the Colts play but
by then, Kris’ condition had
deteriorated somuchthatMark
canceled their trip.
When he broke the news to br Sage sainep tofulafpiromlisle
her, she was quite upset, Kelly ly made to his wife — taking
recalled. “By the time I calmed hisgirlstowatchtheColts play.
when Ifirmestatnd
her down, reality set in and she eminiscing on the experi-
with her,” Kelly saidofArchie,
understood why we couldn't ence, Kelly emphasized that
fatherof Indi is Coltsquar-
ial,butnotthebestforher,” geto the game. That is when while the Mannings have been
terback Pe i
NewYorkGiantsquarterbaEclki elly said of his wife, a school- started the slide, I believe.” a special part of the family’s
On Oct. 16, 2006, Kris left life, there is much more to life
the Mississippi Baptist than just football.
Medical Center in Jackson so “Our lives wrapped
Believers executed she could spend her remain- around our family and loving
ing days with her family and and helping each other,
friends in Greenville. A week Kelly said. “It makes Kris’
later, she passed away. journey through cancer mean
“Wa her die is some- something when her story
ing I never want to relive,” touches somebody’s life and
r =when ~leftthis that makes it OK. I can
thingIcouldsa breathe another breath
is it's OK. Ikept ing it — because someone else’s life
and over. She was but my has been touched by what we
life wasn’t. She was done with it have been through.
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“Magnificent sound honoring God,” is the way Graham Smith
toftheMississippiBaptist
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Cc atBroadmoorChurch, Jackson.

North Delta Association hosts an open house and dedication for its
new office and ministry center at 2400 4th Street, Clarksdale. M.C.
Johnson is directorof missions; Jim Harris is ministry centerdirector.
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work on the Ole Miss campus. There are 999 students at the college who
claim Baptist as religious preference.

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Jim Futral, executive director-treasurer
Mississippi Baptist Convention Board
home a
ia irod “~ Bible gr ng
notfitthecriteria. Afivepercent who had worked so hard at the ner. tead, realizing t he
rebate on the thousands of dol- church level, made the grade in had turned to the wrong pas-
express it in lars he was going to pay for the hisassociation, and wentonto sage, he raised his hand know-
— they say and do. car was to be rather size- the state contest. I believe you ingthat the self-imposed l-
In its simplest form integri- able, buthe wonuotldodit. could only have three mistakes ty wouldbethathe wouldnot
ty means todothe right thing. Why?Well, foronethinghis rel- that year. If you looked up the receive whathehad worked for
It is not just to live according ative, who would have signed wrong passage, got the wrong so desperately. For those of us
to the letter of the law. It is to t and sav- answer, and even ifyou weren't who knew, we could see the
live in the letter and the spirit a Christian. Two, called upon you were to raise anguish on his face, and we
of the law. How many times althoughhecould by withit, our hand fo let the judges could feel his pain. While the
have we seen people who it wasnottheright thitondog, w you had made a mistake. momentwas painfully sad, you
have walked on the edge of and hehad integrity. Three mistakes and you would almost wanted to jump up out,
actions that would be just Olan Str was a great not be a state winner. of your seat and praise God for
close enough to the line Old Testament Bible professor The Bible Drill was going on, a young man who had enough
where if they were caught at New Orleans Seminary for and the young man who had integrity to do the right thing.
= say, “Oops?” years. He understood the Word worked so hard and wanted to All ofus face those moments
person of integrity sim- of God and loved the book. He be a state winner in Bible Drill when we must make a decision
ply lives with a passionate had wonderful and excitin had two mistakes already. A when no one else will probably
desire todo right. Itisalways a insights into the things ofGod third one and he would miss his know and the outcome will be
special time, a holy of holies He was one of my favorites. chance of being a state winner. ootcoven and beneficial to us
kind of moment when you get Strange always kept his car in The part of=Lydthat was in if we just let it slide. Integrity
to see —— = 7 as immaculate condition. Once involv in simply does the right thing in
impeccable integrity and does when he was trading cars, the chargecallningg out aparca the right spirit regardless of the
the rightthingehether others vehicle that he was going to section o , a outcome. Christian business-
see or know or even if their trade had over 175,000 miles. . Thedrillers ¥were to Find men putting togethera deal can
actions that crossed the line In the negotiation for the trade, w it was in the Bible and often ignore integrity and get a
could be explained away. thesalesman told him thatthey give the key passage, title, and better break. Many marriages
I was recently visiting with a could bump up the amount ipture location. subj fall into jeopardy and disrepair
friend of mine who is now they would give him if he was —oe =Bibles — because at the moment some-
retired fromactive ministry. would just agree to say that the opened, the drillers quic one does not exercise integrity.
Sometime was going to car had 75,000 miles on it found their place, andstep 4 Athletes can play the game and
buy a mawtas.Oneofhiskin. rather than disclosing that it outto letthe judges know that win some ofthe contestsby liv-
worked for a large auto- had 175,000 miles. they had located the passage. ing on the edge of the rules and
motive firm that = a signifi- Strange declined _ the For example, sup e not having integrity, but in the
cant discount totheemployees increa benefits and said Prodigal Son was called and at long run the two arg you
and to a selectfamily group of something to the effect that he the signal given everybod always have to deal with know
those employees. My friend had walked the same path for started looking for Luke 15. that you messed up.
asked his distant relative if he over 50 years and he did not What would happen if you One is the all-knowing ever-
couldget the discount. He told 7 tocl now. He —_— found Mark 15 oreven Luke 17? seeing Father above, and the
him he thought he could and ited in . No one may have If you were called on you might otheristhe person you see in the
that he would send him the everence buthim andthe car give the wrong answer, but if mirror. ardless of what the
pers to fill out, sign, and salesman, but God would have not called on you could just world thinks or sees, the person
return. Upon receiving the known, and he wasn’t going to stand there even if you had who lives with integrity is
“Butas asreceivedhim, the retired pastor readarent Him ina car sale. turned =the wrong — always the winner.
tothemhe ritgobhecotme a aad knew he did not of the greatest demon- began, oung man d
exactlyfitthetermsoftheagree- strations of courage and per- the passagehe was looking for,
children God,eventothosewho
ment. Hesentthembackincom- sonal integrity that I have ever stepped out, and someone else The author may be contacted at
plete and unsi with a note seen took place at the State was called on to tell where it P.O. Box 530, Jackson, MS 39205-
If you make a decision for ofexplanation that he really did Bible Drills by a young guy was found. This young man had 0530. E-mail: [email protected].
Jesus Christ today, ome a
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1. Mississippi College will hold its
2. ChuckKelley, President of New
fourth annual Jazz d Dinner, A Orleans Seminary, will bring the
Sentimental Jou , Feb.9 at 7 p.m. annual Evangelism lectures at
in Anderson Hall, located in the B. Mississippi
C. RogersstudentCenteron the col- College Feb. 6.
legecampus. coat and tieevent, The lecture series
——— by the MC Friends of includes a
usic, raises annual support and Monday night
awareness for MC's music pro- lecture at 7 p.m.
grams and scholarships. Guests with a reception
willenjoy dinner prepared by Chef following. Kelley
Patrick Friley, executive chef for will speak on
Sodexho from New Orleans. Evangelism
Musical entertainment will be pro- issues during the
vided by the MC Jazz Band. There Tuesday _after-
also will be a silent auction that will noon session from
featuring art by faculty, students, 1-4 p.m. Light ———————
and local artists such as Sam Gore, refreshments will be provided.
Robert Sugg, Tracy H. Sugg, and The event will take place in
Mark Millett. Other auction items Anderson Hall above the B.C.,
include donations by local busi- Rogers Student Center on the col-

nesses and vacation packages. The lege campus. All pastors and
proceeds from selected art works laypeople are cordially invited to
will also support the art program at attend. There is no charge for this
Mississippi College. Tickets are $25 event. Kelley will also speak dur-
r person and may be purchased ing MC’s Tuesda chapel service
y calling the aa i College at 10:50 a.m. in the sanctuary of
President's Office, ( 1)925-32 - First Church, Clinton.

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