• River Ministry honors church_112403

  Posted: 11/24/03
  

  River Ministry honors church

  By Teresa Young

  Wayland Baptist University

  LUBBOCK–Supporters of Texas Baptist River Ministry recognized a mission-minded church and heard a missions testimony during the annual River Ministry luncheon Nov. 10.

  11/21/2003 - By John Rutledge

• SOUPER BOWL: Students tackle hunger_112403

  Posted: 11/24/03
  

  Souper Bowl of Caring youth volunteers join Brad Smith, Bob McNair, George Bush, Janice McNair and Barbara Bush to kick off the 2004 campaign at a Houston Texans game.

  SOUPER BOWL:
  Students tackle hunger

  By Marv Knox

  Editor

  HOUSTON–No matter who competes in the next Super Bowl, youth from across the country are drawing up a game plan to make sure hungry people win on Super Sunday.

  11/21/2003 - By John Rutledge

• Texas Baptist Men attempts to walk between two Texas Baptist bodies_112403

  Posted: 11/24/03
  

  Texas Baptist Men attempts to walk
  between two Texas Baptist bodies

  By Ken Camp

  Texas Baptist Communications

  Treading the ground between competing Baptist conventions is no walk in the park, but it's the path Texas Baptist Men has chosen, according to Interim Executive Director Leo Smith.

  11/21/2003 - By John Rutledge

• Texas Tidbits_112403

  Posted: 11/24/03
  

  Texas Tidbits

  HBU offers new major. Houston Baptist University's College of Arts and Humanities now offers a new major in biblical languages. The program within the department of Christianity and philosophy offers an in-depth look at Greek and Hebrew languages of the Old and New Testaments. For additional information, contact Sharon Wiser at (281) 649-3000 ext. 2212.

  Hispanic magazine picks Baylor. Baylor University has been chosen as a 2003 "publisher's pick" by Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education as a university that does "a fine job recruiting, enabling and graduating Hispanic students," according to publisher José López-Isa. Selections are based on data collected by the National Center for Education Statistics and on "anecdotal evidence collected from all directions," López-Isa said. Baylor is among 36 Texas universities named to the honor. Hispanic Outlook also ranks Baylor in its list of Top 100 schools graduating Hispanic students. Last year, Baylor's total enrollment of 14,159 students included 1,078 Hispanics, 7.6 percent of Baylor's student population.

  UMHB receives additional gift. The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor recently received an additional $500,000 gift from the estate of Johnie Punchard, a 1934 graduate. In July, the university received $500,000 as part of the initial distribution of the estate. The total gift of $1 million will establish two endowed scholarships.

  11/21/2003 - By John Rutledge

• TOGETHER: Do not call good what God calls sin_112403

  Posted: 11/24/03
  

  TOGETHER:
  Do not call good what God calls sin

  I like the question, “What would Jesus do?” It helps clarify decisions we have to make every day. But many people have not studied the Bible enough to know what Jesus did.

  Some who never have looked carefully at the gospels seem to have the idea that following Jesus only means being “really nice.” C.S. Lewis said, “Jesus did not come to make us nice men, but new men.”

  CHARLES WADE Executive Director BGCT Executive Board

  Recently, some have claimed Jesus would not object to homosexual behavior or ordaining homosexual people to ministry. There is no question Jesus loves everyone and is willing to save those others would condemn. But this sometimes leads people to assume that Jesus blesses sin. In fact, what Jesus does is stand beside sinners to give them a vision and hope for a new way of life. Jesus loves sinners too much to encourage us to go on in our sinful ways.

  11/21/2003 - By John Rutledge

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  With ETBU headed toward playoffs, player headed to Iraq_112403

  Posted: 11/24/03

  East Texas Baptist University football standout Greg Washington may be lost to final games of the university's winning season because he's being called to active duty in the Army. He's ready to serve his country, he said, but he wouldn't mind being able to stay long enough for the playoffs.

  With ETBU headed toward playoffs, player headed to Iraq

  By George Henson

  Staff Writer

  MARSHALL–Greg Washington is prepared.

  11/21/2003 - By John Rutledge

• Wingfield leaving Standard to serve Dallas congregation_112403

  Posted: 11/24/03
  

  Wingfield leaving Standard
  to serve Dallas congregation

  By Ken Camp

  Texas Baptist Communications

  DALLAS–Baptist Standard Managing Editor Mark Wingfield is leaving denominational journalism after 21 years to join the staff of Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas.

  11/21/2003 - By John Rutledge

• CYBERCOLUMN: Risky faith by Berry D. Simpson_112403

  Posted 11/21/03
  

  CYBERCOLUMN:
  Risky faith

  By Berry D. Simpson
  

  What do faith and risk have in common? Are they the same thing?
  

  Do we have to have one to have the other?
  

  11/21/2003 - By John Rutledge

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  ETBU linebacker wonders if he’ll play_112403

  Posted: 11/20/03

  Washington, a linebacker for East Texas Baptist University, hopes to play in the school's final game. But he may deploy with his Army reserve unit to Iraq.

  ETBU linebacker wonders if he'll play,
  or deploy to Iraq with reserve unit

  By George Henson

  Staff Writer

  MARSHALL–Greg Washington is prepared.
  

  11/20/2003 - By John Rutledge

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  Ken Hall BGCT is a ‘work in progress’_111703

  Posted: 11/14/03

  The top three officers for the Baptist General Convention are First Vice President Albert Reyes, President Ken Hall and Second Vice President Dennis Young.

  Ken Hall: BGCT is a 'work in progress'

  By Mark Wingfield

  Managing Editor

  LUBBOCK–The Baptist General Convention is a “work in progress,” newly elected President Ken Hall told reporters Nov. 10.

  11/14/2003 - By John Rutledge

• Demographic data called aid to church growth and ministry_111703

  Posted: 11/14/03
  

  Demographic data called aid to church growth and ministry

  By Mark Wingfield

  Managing Editor

  LUBBOCK–All church leaders should understand the demographics of the communities they serve, according to Clay Price, director of research for the Baptist General Convention of Texas.

  11/14/2003 - By John Rutledge

• Davis: Open a new window to evangelize_111703

  Posted: 11/14/03
  

  Davis: Open a new window to evangelize

  By Mark Wingfield

  Managing Editor

  LUBBOCK–Have a life worth viewing, and then open a window to it.

  11/14/2003 - By John Rutledge