2008 Archives
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BRIEFS: Hymnal contents released
Posted: 3/20/08
BRIEFS: Hymnal contents released
New hymnal contents revealed. Titles of 674 hymns and worship songs included in the new Baptist Hymnal have been released by its publisher, LifeWay Christian Resources. “There is a good mix of hymns, worship music and praise choruses,” said Mike Harland, director of LifeWay Worship. “About 300 of these songs are new ones to our hymnal. Of these 300, about 200 have been published in other hymnals and about 100 are brand-new hymns and songs that haven’t been published in any hymnal before.” The full list of the songs is available at www.lifewayworship.com.
Schools’ group picks leader. The International Association of Baptist Colleges and Universities has elected Michael Arrington, provost of Carson-Newman College, as executive director. Arrington, 62, succeeds Thomas Corts, who in September was named by President Bush to coordinate education initiatives for the United States Agency for International Development. Arrington will retire as provost at Carson-Newman effective at the close of the academic year.
SBC preschool/children’s registration opens. Registration is open for families planning to enroll their children in June 8-11 preschool childcare or the children’s conference in conjunction with the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting in Indianapolis, Ind. For all information regarding registration, visit www.sbc.net and click on “2008 SBC Annual Meeting” then “Children/Students.”
Ouachita dean nominated for CBF post. Hal Bass, a dean at Ouachita Baptist University, has been nominated for moderator-elect for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. Bass is a native of Corpus Christi who graduated from Baylor University and Vanderbilt University. He teaches political science and is dean of the school of social sciences at Ouachita. North Carolina pastor Jack Glasglow is the current moderator-elect. He will assume the office of moderator on June 20 at the conclusion of the CBF General Assembly in Memphis, Tenn. Harriet Harral of Fort Worth is the fellowship’s current moderator, and she will become chair of the nominating committee after the general assembly.
03/20/2008 - By John Rutledge
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IRS scrutiny of Obamaâs denomination may signal political-speech crackdown
Posted: 3/20/08
IRS scrutiny of Obama’s denomination
may signal political-speech crackdownBy Robert Marus
Associated Baptist Press
WASHINGTON (ABP)—What is the IRS thinking?
That’s the question that many church-state experts asked themselves when news broke in late February about the Internal Revenue Service’s investigation of Sen. Barack Obama’s denomination.
03/20/2008 - By John Rutledge
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Program offers stress relief for South Texas families
Posted: 3/20/08
Program offers stress relief
for South Texas familiesBy Haley Smith
Baptist Child & Family Services
DEL RIO—Most parents agree—raising a family can be tough. Doing it as a single mother or as the parent of a child veering out of control is even tougher.
Fortunately help is available in several southwest Texas communities through Baptist Child & Family Services programs. STAR—Services To At Risk youth—offers family counseling while Families For a Future concentrates on parenting courses and support groups. Both exist to help families communicate and create a violence-free lifestyle.
Weekend graduation retreats at Alto Frio encampment include final classes for parents and fun activities for children and youth who have completed family-enrichment programs sponsored by Baptist Child & Family Services. 03/20/2008 - By John Rutledge
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BCFS gets first-time parents off to a Great Start
Posted: 3/20/08
Great Start equips families like the Cardonas with a free family education program to support the development of positive parenting skills. (Photo by Haley Smith/BCFS) BCFS gets first-time
parents off to a Great StartBy Haley Smith
Baptist Child & Family Services
SAN ANTONIO—Baptist Child & Family Services seeks to equip first-time parents to get off to a “Great Start”—and reduce the risk of child abuse and neglect.
Great Start—a free family education program—uses home visitation to share parenting information.
03/20/2008 - By John Rutledge
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Nabors resigns as BGCT chief financial officer
Posted: 3/13/08
Nabors resigns as BGCT chief financial officer
By John Hall
Texas Baptist Communications
David Nabors DALLAS—David Nabors has resigned as treasurer and chief financial officer of the Baptist General Convention of Texas effective April 15.
In a letter to BGCT Interim Executive Director Jan Daehnert, Nabors expressed gratitude for his time on the BGCT Executive Board staff.
03/15/2008 - By John Rutledge
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Prof claims he has found lost Ark of the Covenant
Posted: 3/14/08
Prof claims he has found lost Ark of the Covenant
By Brittani Hamm
Religion News Service
LONDON (RNS)—Brushing back a thick layer of dust, Tudor Parfitt revealed a distinctive interwoven pattern carved around the outside of the “terribly, terribly damaged” wooden artifact tucked away on the bottom shelf of a Zimbabwe warehouse.
Tudor Parfitt discovered this wooden drum, called a ngoma lungundu, in a Zimbabwe warehouse. Parfitt believes it is the Ark of the Covenant—or something like it—that was carried into Africa by the Lemba tribe. (RNS photos/Courtesy of Tudor Parfitt) “The moment I saw it, I felt there was something weird about it,” said Parfitt, a professor of modern Jewish studies at the University of London’s School of African and Oriental Studies. “I wasn’t simply in the presence of a neutral object.”
03/15/2008 - By John Rutledge
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Around the State
Posted: 3/14/08
Around the State
• Wayland Baptist University will hold a preview weekend March 28-29 for prospective students. Participants will have an opportunity to attend classes and chapel and eat in the cafeteria. The afternoon features a variety of games, activities and campus tours. The evening feature is a concert by Hawk Nelson and Run Kid Run. Saturday also features a variety of activities. To register, call (800) 588-1928.
• A senior adult camp will be held April 21-24 at Alto Frio Encampment in Leakey. Paul Powell will be the preacher, D.L. Lowery the Bible study teacher, and Dale Durham and Ginger McKay will lead the music. For more information or to make reservations, call (830) 232-5271.
Wayland Baptist University kicked off the spring semester with a preview of its upcoming centennial celebration as nearly 30 descendants attended a chapel service. One of those in attendance, Beulah McInnish, is founder James Wayland’s granddaughter and at 99 his oldest living relative. Bob Wayland, a grandson of the school’s founder, also presented the school with the double-barreled shotgun Wayland carried on his house calls as a doctor. The gun, which is more than 100 years old, will be on display at Wayland Museum of the Llano Estacado. • Faye Jarvis received the Howard Payne University Woman’s Club’s Yellow Rose Award for more than 60 years of service to the university. Her family connection to the university spans four generations, stretching back to its origins as Daniel Baker College. After the death of her first husband, she served for three years as a Mission Service Corps volunteer working as dorm director for Veda Hodge Hall, and was commonly known as the “First Lady of Veda.” While there, she met her second husband and later was the morning receptionist for the Mabee University Center. She continues as a volunteer in a variety of capacities. Danielle Parkinson, an elementary education major from Farmers Branch, received the Yellow Rose Scholarship.
• The East Texas Baptist University School of Fine Arts recently paid tribute to long-time choral director James Moore by premiering an anthem commissioned in his honor. The ETBU Concert Choir performed “Prayer for Grace,” composed by Daniel Gawthrop, during its annual spring concert Feb. 21. Moore, who has served the school more than 14 years, received a framed copy of the score.
Anniversities
03/15/2008 - By John Rutledge
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Muslim leader decries American âbigotryâ
Posted: 3/14/08
Muslim leader decries American ‘bigotry’
By Bruce Nolan
Religion News Service
NEW ORLEANS (RNS)—American culture’s view of American Muslims and Islam steadily is deteriorating under an onslaught of “bigotry” on cable news shows, newspaper op-ed pages and in the blogosphere, an Arab-American activist said.
Commentators and politicians have devoted hours of air time to misrepresenting Islam and fueling suspicion about American Muslims, said Hussein Ibish, founder of the Foundation for Arab-American Leadership in Washington, D.C.
Hussein Ibish 03/15/2008 - By John Rutledge
