The Baptist Record Jan. 7. 2010

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GRAPEVINE, Texas (BP)}— referenced in Revelation
Whenitcomestotheendoftime, 20. That passage describes
=o one wed is certain: a 1,000- ear period,
thern Baptists havea variety known as themillennium,
of opinions. And according to during which Satan is
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“On the whole Baptists tivetothemillenniumand
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things without eins to
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wrote Paige Patterson, presi-
dent of Southwestern Baptist
Theological inary, in the THE SECOND
book “Baptist Faith and
: Critical Issues
America’s FRONT. PAGE
WHATINTHEWORLDISGOINGTOHAPPEN? —While orthodox
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ClarkeCollegeinNewton,now adivisionof sippi Collegien
* Clinton,isplacedonacademicprobationforthesecondyear.The
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‘2. Legiisrsevvlingaupttofuullrspeeed, personal visits and letters. When tele-
phoning legislators, however, make effi-
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mittees and will soon be coming up on a
ourselfand thebillsyouarefororagainst
seriesofdeadlines. ‘
EDITOR’S As dnyone knows who even casually again, one or two main issues is a good
trackstheannualthree-sesmsioonsnoftthhe limit), Explain your reasoning and let
NOTEBOOK Legimansybilllsaareitntruoducredbeutr,el- them knowhowyou want them to vote.
The telephone number for legislators
ativelyfewmakeitintolaw.Thecomplex set
whilethey areinsessionis(601) 359-3770.
ofchecksandbalances inside
Justaswithpersonalvisitsandletters,end
the conversation by expressing your
thanksfortheirtime.
¢ Citizens can request to testify
before committees about bills they
weengy supportoroppose. Find out the
nameof theappropriatecommitteechair-
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manand contacthim/her asgoon aspos-
i sible. If given the opportunity to testify,
get to the point quickly and be prepared
to answer any questions legislators may
haveaboutBoeposition.
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Mississippi oceeere am, stands
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readytoassist a ptistswho
wanttogetinvolvedin grandprocess
of self-governance we enjoy in our state
and nation. can be reached at P.O.
Box 530, Ja m, MS 39205-0530.
Telephone: [phone] or toll-free out-
sideJackson [phone], ext. 329. Fax:
(601).292-3350. E-mail: rmecollum@chris-
tianaction.com.
Take the time to involved, or else
justbecontentwithwhatevercomesoutof
the’ tive pipeline. Those are really
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BMC campus. They will also visit students
3; Vaiden Church, Vaiden: Revival, Jan. 10 - 13; Ken
and faculty on Tuesday and Wednesday,
Freeman and John Yates, leaders; for information, call
and some will travel to area libraries for
[phone] or visit www.vaidenbaptist.com.
rograms.AllaremembersoftheAmerican
The Baptist Record Ehuistian Fiction Writers organization.
P.O. Box 530 « Jackson, MS 39205
Leaders from Mississippi Baptist church-
es marking major milestones will gather
1119 Mississippi Churches for a Feb.6workshop on the Mississippi
College campusin Clinton. Speakers will
include: MC history professor Kirk Ford,
Can’t Be Wrong.
retired MC administrator Ed McMillan,
and retired professor Richard Ethridge of
Morethan 1100churchesthroughoutMississippiput 1. MCsingers East Central Community College.
Carnegie Hall's historic Isaac Stern McMillan serves as executive secretary of
theirfaithinWellingtonAssociatesforcomprehensive Auditorium is the venue this time with the Mississippi Baptist Historical
insuranceservices includingproperty,general,andspecific g Mississippi College Commission, event mane The Feb.
liability,vehicle,workerscompensation,andothercoverages. “A for a Jan. 19 concert 6 event at Anderson of the B.C.
ew York City. The 55- Rogers Student Center begins with regis-
groupdirectedby MC Music tration at 9 a.m. and wraps up around
Wellingtonguaran‘ees aqualityprogram,customized —— The deadline for reservations is
foryourministry,atthemostcompetitivepremiumrates. Monday Feb 1.
mn. iormance ram:
Forreferencesandmore between$20and a &
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BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE cee all of with the reality that life is full man’s lifeisagiftfrom God. If
® life's activities, and to ofchangesand sorrowsaswell weembrace the notion that all
Wrestling with Time "@ the extent that if we ascontinuity and joy. We must of life is a gift — the good and
—™can give ourselves accept that we are mortal and thebad -and thank forit,
over to His watchcare ee by time” (Proverbs, then wecan better manage the
Ecclesiastes3:1~14 ingoodandbadtimes, cclesiastes, Song of Songs, trials that come our way. It is
the more at peace we vol. 14, The New American human naturetotry toanswer
ByTonyMartin no big deal; another willbe. Commentary, p. 298). the “why’s?” of fife, but to
would be by in a Life can be like a Lookingforthe Eternal dwell on those causes unnec-
Many will remember the month. Now, we go chemical compound. (Eccl. 3:9~11) essary burdens.-
Pete Seeger folk tune, Turn! into an absolute lather Martin Take common table God controls time and StandinginAweofGod
Turn! Turn! Seeger wrote the if we're made to wait on any- salt, made up of sodium and makes everything appeopeiae (Ecce. 3:12- 14)
song in 1959, recorded it in thing. We regularly-run out of chlorine. Separate, these two in its time. People, however, Rather than being disillu-
1968, and it was covered by time.Yetweneedtoremember chemicals are nothing you'd are unable to see the whole of sioned because they cannot
several artists, including The thattimeneverfrustratesGod. want to put on food, but God‘splan for theirlives. understand God’sentireplan,
Byrds and Dolly Parton. The When things don’t seem-to together, area propersea- In the earlier passage, Solomon suggested people
song was adapted directl happen at right time for soning.CotWho a pur- Solomon looked at life enjoy the time have and
from our ootyen ewith us, we must understand that no in everything, takes all “under the sun,” and now stand in awe ofGod. God has
the exceptionof the last line the timing of God's plan is disparate nents of brings God into the picture. made us a part of his eternal
of the lyrics. While the song best. We are finitecreaturoefs our lives and blends them to Solomon begins by repeating lan. How could lifeprestty
itself was a folk anthem for time, butGodcontrolstime. create a whole person. in v. 9 his earlier question meaningless and mun-
world peace, the passage Living inTime KnowingGodisintotalcontrol from 1:3 — paraphrased, dane? The proper attitude for
actually deals more with (Eccl. 3:—81) is=fatalism. Hedoesnotrob “What does the worker gain us is to have a humble rever-
notion oftimeitself. These first.eight verses are usof freedomorres ibility. from all his labor?” He ence of God, the same atti-
set up as a study in contrasts: Duane A. Gantate weatie couches this question against tude of an obedient child
“Life is com of joy and the backdrop of the temporal toward a loving parent. If we
sorrow, building and destroy- vs. the eternal. Solomon fear God, we have no reason
ing, and living and dying. wantsthereadertoknowthat to fear anything else. We
Eachcomesat thepropertime. we cannot know the answer should take steps to discover
is reminds us that we are to all the mysteries of life. andoz God's will for our
creatures of time and not yet Since we were made for eter- livesdaily.
able to of the joys of nity, the “here and now” will
eternity. No one can beha nevercompletely satisfy us.
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Brandon Church, Brandon, Ss ~~.
will host.the winter gather-
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Mission Jam 15, 630 pm, *
with a banquet and speak-
ers. Tickets, $12; call (601)
824-1781 forreservations.
Hurricane Creek Church,
Marion County, hosted a
Christmas dinner for. ESL
students and_ instructors
recently. Over 100 people
ting at least seven
nationalities attended the
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