• February 6 - Ash Wednesday
• March 16 - Palm Sunday
• March 21 - Good Friday
• March 23 - Easter Sunday

• Smith 'Rides the West' for Baptist Children's Home: Cycling enriches soul, helps children across the region
  - The Franklin Press


• Baptist evangelist from Asheville invited to Beijing: One of the best things about being a globetrotting evangelist is getting to see how other cultures do Christianity, the Rev. David Soesbee said.
  - Asheville Citizen-Times
• Local pastor's wife keeps busy on all fronts: To some, Candace Murray is known as an educator and community resource through the N.C. Cooperative Extension office.
  - Wilson Daily Times
• Franklin Graham: No proselytizing at Olympic Games: The son of American evangelist Billy Graham said Friday he is opposed to missionary work at this summer's Beijing Olympic Games.
  - Asheville Citizen-Times
• Luther Bible donated to college: The Bible Elfriede Wilde's grandfather gave her was nearly destroyed half a dozen times.
  - Raleigh News and Observer
• Zimbabwean Baptists Ask for Prayer: A political impasse and related violence has created a humanitarian and spiritual crisis in Zimbabwe, says a Baptist pastor there contacted by EthicsDaily.com.
  - EthicsDaily

Bible Studies for Life lesson for March 23: Alive With Power

"Man, who began in a cave behind a windbreak, will end in the disease-soaked ruins of a slum (H.G. Wells)."

Formations lesson for March 23: The Empty Tomb

Thirty years ago I was in graduate school with a friend named Mike Piazza, not to be confused with the great baseball player. In a difficult year, Mike was an encouraging friend.

Bible Studies for Life lesson for March 30: With Passion for Jesus

Passion. This much-used term describes an intense, driving devotion for something or someone. It is used in the same way that love is. We can have a passion for certain types of music or foods or styles of cinematic writing. We can be passionate about individual ideals or political positions. We are passionate until something else entices us.

Formations lesson for March 30: The Upper Room

Mission accomplished. A few years ago President Bush used this statement to proclaim a victory in Iraq. Of course, the victory against terrorism may never be absolutely complete until Jesus returns.