It’s a full house at the Walls’_22304

Posted: 2/19/04 Full House Life at the Walls household near Quinlan is a family affair as Larry and Meg (left and center in right photo) have opened their home. The…

02/22/2004 - By John Rutledge

Peace in Israel requires ‘transforming initiative,’ pastor tells Jewish group_22304

Posted: 2/11/04

Peace in Israel requires 'transforming
initiative,' pastor tells Jewish group

By Craig Bird

Special to the Baptist Standard

SAN ANTONIO—Unequivocal support for Israel as "the last, best hope for democracy, justice, righteousness, liberty, dignity, and peace in a war-weary land" doesn't translate into automatic opposition to the legitimate needs and dreams of Palestinians, a Baptist pastor recently told a Jewish congregation.

02/20/2004 - By John Rutledge

Memorial Church marks memorable day with time capsule_22304

Posted: 2/19/04

Memorial Church marks memorable day with time capsule

By George Henson

Staff Writer

BAYTOWN–February fifth Sundays only come around three times a century, and at least one member of Memorial Baptist Church in Baytown believes they should be memorable.

02/20/2004 - By John Rutledge

Students stick to prayer at start of each school day_22304

Posted: 2/11/04

Students stick to prayer at start of each school day

By George Henson

Staff Writer

DALLAS—Some schoolchildren may use daily classroom moments of silence to pray for all "A's." Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas created a cheat sheet to help them do it.

02/20/2004 - By John Rutledge

Church brings sound of music to young people in small East Texas town_22304

Posted: 2/11/04

Steve Richardson instructs Zachary Dillahunty with his trumpet (left) and Kim Sharp teaches Landon Parker on the piano at the community music school sponsored by Central Baptist Church in Livingston.

Church brings sound of music to young
people in small East Texas town

By George Henson

Staff Writer

LIVINGSTON—Central Baptist Church of Livingston is bringing the gift of music—and the sweet melody of Christian love—to young people in a small East Texas town.

02/20/2004 - By John Rutledge

Cibolo church learns more than just history lesson from tabernacle replica_22304

Posted: 2/11/04

Cibolo church learns more than just
history lesson from tabernacle replica

By George Henson

Staff Writer

CIBOLO—Israelites who carried the tabernacle through 40 years of wilderness wanderings probably never expected it to end up in South Central Texas, just outside Cibolo.

02/20/2004 - By John Rutledge

Exemption loss presents Kingsville church a taxing dilemma_22304

Posted: 2/11/04

Exemption loss presents Kingsville church a taxing dilemma

By Ken Camp

Managing Editor

KINGSVILLE—A small South Texas church could owe up to $10,000 in back taxes on two church-owned properties unless a county authority restores the facilities' tax-exempt status.

02/20/2004 - By John Rutledge

Semester missions helps confirm Wayland student’s calling_22304

Posted: 2/11/04

Students from Clark University and other schools in Worcester, Mass. (left), enjoy a game of Scrabble during the “Ignite” coffeehouse held as a ministry of the Worcester Collegiate Christian Network. Wayland senior Steve Howe (right, center) enjoys dinner with two Christian student leaders at Clark University, freshman Kevin Vagen, left, and sophomore Heidi Kaufmann.

Semester missions helps confirm
Wayland student's calling

By Teresa Young

Wayland Baptist University

PLAINVIEW–For many college students, putting off their final semester before graduation would be unthinkable. But for Steve Howe, it was simply a matter of following God's call.

02/20/2004 - By John Rutledge

French ban on religious symbols sparks international outcry_22304

Posted: 2/12/04

French ban on religious
symbols sparks international outcry

By Ken Camp

Managing Editor

France's lower house of parliament has voted overwhelmingly to prohibit students from wearing "conspicuous" religious symbols in public schools, sparking an outcry from religious liberty advocates in the United States.

The French National Assembly voted 494 to 36 on Feb. 10 to ban "signs and dress that conspicuously show the religious affiliation of students." The measure goes to the French Senate next month. If approved, it would take effect in September.

02/20/2004 - By John Rutledge

ETBU guaranteed cost plan will lock in expenses_22304

Posted: 2/19/04

ETBU guaranteed cost plan will lock in expenses

By Ken Camp

Managing Editor

Students who drop out of college often cite finances as the key reason, but the real problem is inability to plan for cost increases, administrators at East Texas Baptist University believe.

02/20/2004 - By John Rutledge

True Vine Baptist Church growing like kudzu, baptizing 120 in 10 months _22304

Posted: 2/12/04

True Vine Baptist Church growing
like kudzu, baptizing 120 in 10 months

By George Henson

Staff Writer

SAN ANTONIO—True Vine Baptist Church has grown like kudzu, nourished by the richest of sources—its baptismal waters.

Pastor Jesse Grice started the church in his home in 1993. But the congregation soon outgrew his living room, and it moved to a storefront facility.

02/20/2004 - By John Rutledge

Get small to make big campus impact, college students told_22304

Posted: 2/13/04

Get small to make big campus
impact, college students told

By Ferrell Foster

Texas Baptist Communications

GRAND PRAIRIE—Small groups make a big impact on college campuses—one life at a time, ministry leaders recently told a student conference.

More than 400 college students learned the power of getting small at a Feb. 6-7 Small Groups Conference at The Oaks Baptist Church in Grand Prairie. The Center for Collegiate Ministry of the Baptist General Convention of Texas sponsored the event.

02/20/2004 - By John Rutledge