2007 Archives
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Houston students unite to serve in Acuña
Posted: 4/05/07
Houston students unite to serve in Acuña
By John Hall
Texas Baptist Communications
HOUSTON—When a group of Texas Baptist students arrived to set up clinics in Acuña, Mexico, local residents already were lined up to be examined. They continued lining up all day long, and the students worked into the night looking after them.
It was worth it to spread the gospel, the students said.
Students from Houston served more than 100 people day in clinics in Acuna, Mexico. (Photo courtesy of Jason Harrell) 04/05/2007 - By John Rutledge
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CYBER COLUMN by Jinny Henson: Wielding power like God
Posted: 4/06/07
CYBER COLUMN: Wielding power like God
By Jinny Henson
“Jesus knew that God had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God; so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing and wrapped a towel around his waist. After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet, drying them with a towel that was wrapped around him” (John 12:3-5).
Absolute power. Absolutely uncorrupted. Here stands Jesus in the verge his own sacrificial death, having everything under his power. He could have opted out. He could have been an earthly king theoretically; he could have painted the sky chartreuse and flooded the world with boysenberry yogurt.
Jinny Henson It was all under Jesus’ power. Do we really get that he could have turned the wheels of history in an opposite direction? Refused to follow through and fulfill his destiny? Dodge the utter humiliation, pain and rejection waiting for him in a few, small hours.
04/05/2007 - By John Rutledge
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Mohler’s ‘gay baby’ blog stirs bio-ethics debate
Updated: 3/30/07
Mohler’s ‘gay baby’ blog stirs bio-ethics debate
By Robert Marus & Greg Warner
Associated Baptist Press
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP)—Even if a genetic cause for homosexuality is found, gay behavior would still be “sin,” and Christians should support a genetic cure for it too, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President Al Mohler claimed.
Comments by Mohler in a column on his personal website are prompting strong reactions from the left and right. His column—titled “Is Your Baby Gay? What if You Could Know? What if You Could Do Something About It?”—appeared on www.albertmohler.com.
03/30/2007 - By John Rutledge
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Dismissed professor files lawsuit against Southwestern seminary
Updated 3/30/07
Dismissed professor files lawsuit
against Southwestern seminaryBy Hannah Elliott
Associated Baptist Press
FORT WORTH (ABP)—Former professor Sheri Klouda has sued Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, charging fraud, breach of contract and defamation for forcing her out.
Klouda, who was hired in 2002 to teach Hebrew in a tenure-track position at the Fort Worth school, lost her job last year—allegedly because of her gender. She filed the lawsuit in federal court.
Sheri Klouda pictured at Southwestern Seminary's convocation August 29, 2002, affirming her adherence to the 2000 Baptist Faith and Message. (The photo appeared on Wade Burleson's blog). 03/30/2007 - By John Rutledge
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Powell to retire; Garland named dean at Truett Seminary
Updated: 3/30/07
Paul Powell to retire; Garland
named dean at Truett Seminary
Paul Powell has announced his plans to retire as dean of Baylor University’s Truett Theological Seminary May 31, and New Testament scholar David Garland has been named his successor.
Randall O’Brien, provost and executive vice president at Baylor University, announced Garland’s appointment, effective June 1, noting he was the unanimous choice of the Truett faculty.
David Garland Paul Powell Garland is associate dean for academic affairs and the William B. Hinson Professor of Christian Scriptures at Truett Seminary.
In February 2001, Powell, the retired president and chief executive officer of both the Robert M. Rogers Foundation of Tyler and the Southern Baptist Convention’s Annuity Board was appointed as Truett’s dean. During Powell’s six-year tenure, Truett Seminary’s enrollment more than doubled to 381 students, while the seminary’s endowment increased to more than $38 million.
03/30/2007 - By John Rutledge
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Christians join war protest in Washington
Updated 3/30/07
Christians join war protest in Washington
By Robert Marus
ABP Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON (ABP)—Thousands of Christians braved frigid temperatures, icy conditions and even arrest in Washington to protest the Iraq war.
The “Christian Peace Witness for Iraq” began with a service at Washington National Cathedral and ended with about 200 protesters being arrested in front of the White House March 16. It kicked off a weekend of demonstrations marking the four-year anniversary of the war, which has resulted in the deaths of more than 3,000 American military personnel and thousands of Iraqi military and civilians.
Anti-war protesters walk from the National Cathedral to the White House on the fourth anniversary of the United States’ war with Iraq. (RNS photo courtesy of Ryan Beiler/ Sojourners) 03/30/2007 - By John Rutledge
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Hammond elected NAMB president, plans closer relationship with IMB
Updated: 3/30/07
Hammond elected NAMB president,
plans closer relationship with IMBBy Hannah Elliott
Associated Baptist Press
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (ABP)—In a unanimous vote March 21, trustees of the North American Mission Board elected Geoff Hammond president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s stateside mission body.
Hammond, 49, will start full-time work for NAMB May 22. Hammond is currently senior associate director of the Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia. Trustees recommended him for the new position March 1, after a nine-month search to replace disgraced president Bob Reccord.
Geoff Hammond 03/30/2007 - By John Rutledge
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Baylor engineering team to bring electricity to Honduran village
Updated: 3/30/07
Chris Matcek of Katy, a graduate engineering student at Baylor University, and Brian Thomas, Baylor faculty adviser for Engineers with a Mission, take measurements of a river near Pueblo Nuevo, Honduras. (Photos courtesy of Brian Thomas) Baylor engineering team to bring
electricity to Honduran villageBy Matt Pene
Baylor University
WACO—Baylor University graduate student Ryan McGhee has spent nearly every free minute the last several months doing one thing—trying to build a device that will bring a basic necessity to people in need.
“It’s an act of worship for me,” said McGhee, who is pursuing his master’s degree in engineering at Baylor.
Baylor engineering students (left to right) Jonathan Crabtree, Leah Richter and Ryan McGhee explore the feasibility of installing a hydroelectric generator on a small river near Pueblo Nuevo, a remote village in north central Honduras. 03/30/2007 - By John Rutledge
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Generous Arkansas family receives generosity from TV makeover
Updated: 3/30/07
Generous Arkansas family receives
generosity from TV makeoverBy Stella Prather
Arkansas Baptist Newsmagazine
MURFREESBORO, Ark. (ABP)—Thanks to a popular network television show and an eclectic array of others, one Arkansas Baptist family now has a lot more room to breathe.
Dennis and Kim Collins, their son, Mitchell, and the five young cousins they’ve cared for during the past few years recently received the keys to their new five-bedroom, 4,900-square-foot home. The massive new manse is the focus of an episode of ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.
The story of the Collins family of Murfreesboro, Ark., will be featured on ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, April 22. (Photo courtesy of www.realsteelhomes.net) 03/30/2007 - By John Rutledge
