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  Texas Tidbits

  Baylor University is one of only 21 institutions nationwide to earn an “A” for its core curriculum, according to a report on the state of general education at the nation’s colleges and universities from the American Council of Trustees and Alumni.

  11/15/2012 - By Administrator

• On the Move

  Jim Carter to Jersey Village Church in Houston as minister to senior adults and discipleship.

  11/15/2012 - By Administrator

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  Deer Project provides venison for Brownwood-area hungry families

  Hunters know Brown County is an excellent place to find white-tailed deer. The Deer Project allows hunters to dontate venison from legally tagged and harvested deer to help feed the hungry.

  11/15/2012 - By Administrator

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  Baptist Briefs: Nigerian Baptists respond to floods

  The Baptist World Alliance dispatched $10,000 for flood relief in Nigeria, where heavy rains have killed 363 people since July. More than 2 million Nigerians have been forced from their homes by this year’s floods.

  11/15/2012 - By Administrator

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  Around the State

  Waco Regional Association will hold a basic coaching workshop Dec. 1 and 8 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center in Waco.

  11/15/2012 - By Administrator

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  Waco pastor awaits ‘homecoming’ with Christ

  When Mike Toby read Psalm 90:12—"Teach us to number our days, that we may present to you a heart of wisdom"—in his devotional time a few months ago, he had no idea how personal the message would become to him.

  11/12/2012 - By Administrator

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  Schools, ministries benefit from ETBU-donated computers

  East Texas Baptist University recently donated 100 surplus computers to about a dozen Marshall-area schools and nonprofit ministries.

  11/12/2012 - By Administrator

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  Baylor scholar makes New Testament accessible to Arabic readers

  A Baylor University scholar has translated the New Testament from the primary language Jesus spoke into the common language of 21st century Arabic-speaking people.

  11/12/2012 - By Administrator

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  Delivery of 2 million meals helps meet needs in Mexico

  Hands in Service Ministries, with help from the Texas Baptist Missions Foundation, recently sent 45 tons of food to help alleviate hunger for impoverished people throughout large portions of Mexico.

  11/09/2012 - By Administrator

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  At 90, pastor finds reason for living in a call to ministry he once resisted

  After Jarvis Philpot retired from the pastorate, Williamson Association asked him to start a new church in a rural area about seven miles outside Leander. And 22 years later, the 90-year-old minister still serves the congregation as pastor.

  11/09/2012 - By Administrator

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  Diploma represents answered prayer for bivocational minister

  Fred Stroman, longtime bivocational minister from Lees Summit, Mo., recently received his high school diploma in a ceremony at South Houston High School in Pasadena  — an unfinished accomplishment from 1965.

   

  11/07/2012 - By Administrator

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  Students share their faith during Engage24

  Leaders with the Baptist Collegiate Network, an organization of Southern Baptist collegiate ministries in the United States and Canada, began one year ago to pray about ways to involve more college students in evangelism efforts. They felt led by God to promote a one-day effort for sharing their faith.

  11/06/2012 - By Administrator