2006 Archives
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Around the State
Posted: 1/20/06
East Texas Baptist University has announced the winners of the 36th annual Era Miller Writing Contest. Pictured are (front row, left to right) Daniel Amy, first place, prose; Jennifer Vik, third place, prose; Michael Shewmaker, first place, poetry; (second row, left to right) Daniel Ford, third place, poetry; Christine Mancuso, second place, poetry; faculty sponsor Sarah Watson; and Blake Harris, second place, prose. The contest is sponsored by the school's English honor society. Around the State
Mark Hayes will present a concert at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor at 11 a.m. Jan. 25. Hayes will lead a class on improvisation, arranging and composing from 8:15 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. Both events are free and open to the public. 
The Texas Historical Commission has placed a Texas historical marker on the Luther Memorial at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. The arches that make up the Luther Memorial mark the former site of Luther Hall, the university's first building, constructed in 1886 and destroyed by fire in 1929. A dedication ceremony for the historical marker will be held at 10 a.m. Feb. 1. The Center for Cultural and Language Studies at Baptist University of the Americas will host the spring session of Spanish language and culture immersion classes Feb. 6-10. Classes balance classroom instruction and conversational interaction with BUA students from Latin America. Field trips and worship in a Spanish prayer service with an area congregation also are part of the program. Cost is $250 for the week, which includes all expenses except housing. Texas Baptists are eligible for a $100 scholarship provided through the Mary Hill Davis Offering. For more information, call (800) 721-1396. 01/20/2006 - By John Rutledge
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More blessed to give: Disasters prompt outpouring of gifts to charitable causes
Posted: 1/20/06
Carol Hess of Slidell, La., breaks down in tears after meeting with her insurance adjuster to assess hurricane damage to her home after Hurricane Katrina. Images like this prompted an outpouring of charitable giving to disaster relief and recovery in 2005. (Photo by Scott Threlkeld/Newhouse News Service) MORE BLESSED TO GIVE:
Disasters prompt outpouring
of gifts to charitable causesBy Ken Camp
Managing Editor
News reports and televised images of suffering by South Asian tsunami victims or hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast residents prompted Americans to reach deep into their pocketbooks to give last year.
01/20/2006 - By John Rutledge
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Book Reviews
Posted: 1/20/06
Book Reviews
The Gospel According to Disney–Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust by Mark I. Pinsky (John Knox Press)
Preachers and Bible teachers, keep this one handy! This highly accessible volume provides insight into the three ingredients consistent in the Disney blockbuster cartoons–faith, trust and pixie dust.
Mark Pinsky carefully reviews 31 of the major feature-length cartoons produced by Disney studios, beginning with Snow White (1937) and concluding with Brother Bear (2003). He offers a too-brief introduction to Walt and Roy Disney's Christian faith, leaving that for other biographers and the countless writers who have chronicled the Disney epic.
01/20/2006 - By John Rutledge
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Baptist Briefs
Posted: 1/20/06
Baptist Briefs
Baptists Today board honors Sherman. Cecil Sherman, the first national coordinator for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, will receive the sixth annual Judson-Rice Award at an April 21 dinner at First Baptist Church of Asheville, N.C., sponsored by the Baptists Today board of directors. Sherman is a Fort Worth native and a graduate of Baylor University, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Princeton Theological Seminary. He was pastor of Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth, as well as First Baptist Church of Chamblee, Ga., and First Baptist Church of Asheville.
Birthplace of black gospel music burns. Fire destroyed Chi-cago's historic Pilgrim Baptist Church. Composer Thomas Dorsey is credited with developing black gospel music as a distinct style at the church in the late 1920s and early 1930s. The fire was caused by a torch or torches used by crews repairing the church roof, Chicago Fire Department Spokesman Larry Langford said. Arson investigators found no criminal intent in the starting of the blaze.
Georgetown College gets 'clean bill of health.' One year after being placed on probation by its accrediting association, Georgetown College has been given a "clean bill of health," President Bill Crouch reported. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools placed Georgetown on probation in December 2004, saying the college failed to demonstrate compliance with the requirement of financial stability. In the wake of an economic downturn after 9/11, Georgetown's net assets declined by more than $16.5 million, from $61 million to $44.5 million. Since that time, the school's net assets have increased to $52.4 million, said James Moak, Georgetown's chief financial officer. The school's long-term endowment also has rebounded.
01/20/2006 - By John Rutledge
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