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Posted: 6/23/06
Howard Payne University has dedicated the Bettie and Robert Girling Center for Social Justice, an undergraduate multidisciplinary initiative involving the departments of social work, sociology, psychology, legal studies and criminal justice. The center will be housed in the restored Coggin Academy Building, which has been designated by the State Historical Survey Committee as the oldest educational building in constant use in Texas. Participants in the ribbon-cutting ceremony were Howard Payne University President Lanny Hall; Robert Girling IV, son of donors Bettie and Robert Girling; Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott; Katherine Girling-Odom, daughter of the Girlings; and Robert Hardin, chair of the HPU board of trustees. Around the State
• Bill Pitts, professor of religion at Baylor University, has been presented the Distin-guished Service Award for outstanding contributions to Baptist history by the Baptist History and Heritage Society. He is a member of First Church in Waco.
• Howard Payne University has presented service awards to faculty and staff for their years of service to the university. Glenda Huff, director of student aid, received a pin denoting her 30 years of service. Noted for 25 years at the school were Cheryl Mangrum, associate director of admissions processing; Allen Reed, dean of the School of Fine Arts and professor of music; Evelyn Romig, dean of the School of Humanities and professor of English; and Ed Roth, interim dean of the School of Science and Mathematics and professor of biology. Honored for 20 years of service were Nancy Anderson, dean of libraries and professor of library science; Betty Broome, coordinator of trustee relations; and Nancy Jo Humfeld, professor of communication, director of theater and chair of the department of communication and theater. Serving 15 years are Patricia Banks, associate professor of music; Olga Carter, professor of sociology; Darla Collier, cashier; Justin Murphy, professor of history and director of the Douglas MacArthur Academy of Freedom; Elizabeth Wallace, professor of music; and Randy Weehunt, director of administrative computing. Ten-year employees include Tim Hickey, plumber; Mitzi Lehrer, assistant professor of education; Kyle Mize, director of publications; Robert Peters, dean of the School of Education and associate professor of education; Jose Romero, associate professor of mathematics; Harlan Scott, associate professor of biology and chair of the biological sciences department; and Lester Towell, associate professor of computer information systems.
• The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor has received the “Best of Show” award for its 2005-2006 “Go Far” marketing efforts. The award was presented by the National Admissions Marketing Report. The campaign also received three awards from the Baptist Communicators Association.
• Four East Texas Baptist University professors have announced their retirements. Included are Sam Arguez, professor of modern languages; Linda Hudson, assistant professor of history; Frank Lower, professor of communication; and Claire Rodgers, professor of music.
06/23/2006 - By John Rutledge
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Book reviews
Posted: 6/23/06
Book reviews
Renewing the City: Reflections on Community Development and Urban Renewal by Robert D. Lupton (Inter Varsity Press)
Robert Lupton’s Renewing the City is a thought-provoking volume combining biblical insight with the challenge of community development and urban renewal.
Lupton tells the ancient story found in the book of Nehemiah. His storytelling is patterned after the Jewish tradition of Midrash. Lupton describes Midrash as “a combination of commentary, parable and poetic imagination.” He uses the first part of the book to tell the story of Nehemiah in a way that is engaging and entertaining.
The second part of Lupton’s book is devoted to community development and urban renewal. Lupton is not content simply to tell the story of Nehemiah, allowing its lessons to hover as concepts completely divorced from any particular context or present-day challenge. Instead, Lupton takes concepts from the Nehemiah story and challenges the reader to apply them to real-life urban situations.
What are you reading that other Texas Baptists would find helpful? Send suggestions and reviews to books@baptiststandard.com. 06/23/2006 - By John Rutledge
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Baptist Briefs
Posted: 6/23/06
Baptist Briefs
Baptist college association changes name. Members of the Association of Southern Baptist Colleges and Schools voted recently to change the name of the 51-member organization to the International Association of Baptist Colleges and Universities. Executive Director Bob Agee said the change reflects the association’s desire to expand its outreach to all colleges and universities that lay claim to their Baptist history and heritage. New board members elected during the meeting included Baylor University Provost Randall O’Brien and Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Director Charles Wade.
Graham statue unveiled. Evangelist Billy Graham is larger than life for many Southern Baptists, and messengers present at the closing session of the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting learned that firsthand when they witnessed the unveiling of a 7-foot-tall statue of Graham. Mounted in front of a 17-foot-tall cross, the statue of Graham will stand in downtown Nashville, Tenn., near the SBC executive offices and LifeWay Christian Resources’ corporate headquarters. At the foot of the cross are three nails and a stone inscribed with John 3:16. Pastor and sculptor Terrell O’Brien of Wyoming designed the statue, and Chris Fryer and Matt Samuelson— owners of CCL, a Christian construction management team in Atlanta—financed the project. Cliff Barrows, music and program director for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, and William Franklin Graham IV, grandson of Billy Graham and son of Franklin, represented Graham at the unveiling.
06/23/2006 - By John Rutledge
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DOWN HOME: Buying toothpaste, counting blessings
Posted: 6/23/06
DOWN HOME:
Buying toothpaste, counting blessingsMy wife rarely sends me to the grocery store alone. And she never sends me to the store before dinner.
Joanna realizes I’m just a man. Made of flesh and blood. But mostly, with a stomach. And if it’s an empty stomach, I’m no match for the geniuses who arrange all the stuff in a grocery store.
If properly motivated—that means hungry—I can go to the store for a gallon of milk and eggs and return home with stuff my shopping-savvy wife never would buy.
A normal person wouldn’t fall for the crackers and cookies and salsas and salad dressings that lure me like Safeway Sirens. They contain enough preservatives to keep King Tut looking like he’s still 19 for another 4,000 years. But, heavens, they’re tasty.
06/23/2006 - By John Rutledge
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Church secretary retires after 47 years
Posted: 6/23/06
Ava Flanagan of Canton has retired after 47 years as a church secretary. Church secretary retires after 47 years
By Orville Scott
Special to the Baptist Standard
CANTON—Ava Flanagan is retiring after 47 years as a church secretary, but she quickly points out that she’s not retiring to the rocking chair.
Flanagan, who has served as membership and records secretary at First Baptist Church of Canton 17 years, enthusiastically looks forward to ministering to the growing numbers of senior adults in her church.
06/23/2006 - By John Rutledge
