religion 2008 BPFNA News and information from the Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America (BPFNA). BPFNA gathers, equips and mobilizes Baptists to build a culture of peace rooted in justice. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sitemason Content Management System http://www.sitemason.com/ 173 http://www.sitemason.com/newspub/i0wlt6 http://www.sitemason.com/files/kxLyyQ/colordovelogo_facebook.jpg/main.jpg 144 Jane Esdale, former Development Director for BPFNA, died Wednesday, February 24, 2010, following a three-week illness. Her concern for and care of those on the margins of society knew no bounds, as did her commitment for peace and justice, and her voice will be missed. http://www.sitemason.com/newspub/i0wlt6?id=69073 http://www.sitemason.com/newspub/i0wlt6?id=69073 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:29:00 CST BPFNA News BPFNA joins its brothers and sisters at Glendale Baptist Church, Nashville, TN, in mourning the loss of a co-pastor's daughter. A tragic accident claimed her life on Ash Wednesday. http://www.sitemason.com/newspub/i0wlt6?id=68976 http://www.sitemason.com/newspub/i0wlt6?id=68976 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:20:00 CST BPFNA News Ken Sehested writes, "As with many modern cultural traditions, Valentine's Day draws from a jumble of historical memories. However, the observance's namesake comes directly from Christian history. The Roman Catholic Church's official list of saints actually has three entries for 'Saint Valentine.' " http://www.sitemason.com/newspub/i0wlt6?id=68774 http://www.sitemason.com/newspub/i0wlt6?id=68774 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:52:00 CST BPFNA News Now on her fourth trip to work in Sudan, Lee McKenna writes, "For the longest time, it seems as if the only people getting on the Turkish Airline flight to Khartoum are me and a lone man perched on a wooden stool – I am assuming that this hole-in-the-wall gate goes with the status accorded to suspicious characters headed for one of those nasty places on lists: no seats, a modest counter and one stool, occupied. His rumpled, desert-grey suit is draped over a thin frame, his teeth not a priority, long facial features below a thinning crop of shiny grey-brown hair...." http://www.sitemason.com/newspub/i0wlt6?id=68676 http://www.sitemason.com/newspub/i0wlt6?id=68676 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:25:00 CST BPFNA News Partner Congregation Oakhurst Baptist Church, Decatur, GA, is hosting the regular meeting of the BPFNA Board of Directors February 5-7, 2010. http://www.sitemason.com/newspub/i0wlt6?id=68670 http://www.sitemason.com/newspub/i0wlt6?id=68670 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:31:00 CST BPFNA News en-us http://www.sitemason.com/newspub/i0wlt6 johnny@bpfna.org Search BPFNA News http://www.sitemason.com/newspub/i0wlt6 search_string 15 johnny@bpfna.org