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  Youthful centenarian continues to serve God

  At 100 years, Clarence Griffith has a theory: “If you stop working for the Lord, you get old.”

  04/01/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Obituaries: Baylor student dies in ‘Bearathon’

  Deaths: Baylor student Daniel Jones and retired Wayland Baptist University President Roy McClung.

  03/29/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Around the State: ‘Green Revolution’ author

  Ben Lowe, author of Green Revolution: Coming Together to Care for Creation, will be the guest speaker at Hardin-Simmons University April 2.

  03/29/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Texas Tidbits: Minister network

  The Baptist General Convention of Texas has launched a network of trained ministers who can help congregations when they are between pastors.

  03/29/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Faith Digest: Monks can make caskets

  The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the Benedictine monks of St. Joseph Abbey near Covington, La., have a right to sell handmade wooden caskets in their home state.

  03/29/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Dr. Livingstone, I presume? Missionary icon turns 200

  Britain marked David Livingstone’s 200th birthday recently, and Christians are being reintroduced to one of the greatest missionaries and explorers of the 19th century.

  03/28/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Chris Tomlin wants to reflect the light of Jesus

  Growing up attending Main Street Baptist Church in Grand Saline, future songwriter Chris Tomlin never anticipated the accolades that would come his way and all he would achieve. 

  03/28/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Baptist Briefs: Graham honored

  Carson-Newman University in Jefferson City, Tenn., named Billy Graham “Evangelist of the 20th Century.”

  03/28/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Analysis: Supreme Court searches for way around same-sex marriage

  In nearly two hours of arguments March 27, the Supreme Court heard many of the expected cases for and against recognizing same-sex marriage. The justices reflecting what seemed to be a desire to find a way for the court to sidestep a definitive up-or-down ruling on one of the most divisive social issues.

  03/28/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  TBM water filters confirmed to remove viruses

  Ceramic water filters Texas Baptist Men volunteers use to purify water not only protect against bacteria, but also against viruses, according to a Food & Drug Administration-registered laboratory.

  03/28/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Flying Queens ruled women’s hoops

  While Baylor’s 6-8 slam-dunking women’s basketball phenom Brittney Griner gets most of the attention, the current Texas Monthly carries a feature about a lesser-known Texas Batist powerhouse that is the winningest women’s basketball program in history–the Wayland Baptist University Flying Queens.

  03/28/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Kentucky Baptist children’s home rejects settlement

  A Baptist child care agency at the center of a 13-year legal dispute over the use of taxpayer funds by religious organizations is challenging a settlement between civil-rights and religious liberty advocates and Kentucky’s state government.

  03/28/2013 - By John Rutledge