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  Faith Digest

  Dozens of Catholic universities, dioceses and other institutions filed lawsuits in courts around the country recently in a coordinated effort, spearheaded by the U.S. hierarchy and Catholic conservatives, to overturn the Obama administration's contraception mandate plan.

  06/21/2012 - By Administrator

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  DBU students find hugs, attention cross language barriers in Brazil

  A 21-member student group from Dallas Baptist University who participated in a weeklong mission trip to Atibaia, Brazil, learned language creates no barrier to being the hands and feet of Christ.

  06/21/2012 - By Administrator

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  Former bar became home to Red River Cowboy Church

  Kerry Finley had no intention of starting a cowboy church in an empty glass-front bar and liquor store in Burkburnett. But God had other plans.

  06/21/2012 - By Administrator

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  Is Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng a pro-life activist?

  When blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng made a daring escape from house arrest and found refuge in the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, he instantly became a popular hero in the West and a rallying point for human rights activists everywhere. But claims that he is a Christian as well as an anti-abortion activist apparently are not true.

  06/21/2012 - By Administrator

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  Texas Baptist named deputy chief of Air Force chaplains

  Bobby Page, a Baptist General Convention of Texas-endorsed chaplain, has been confirmed as second-in-command over Air Force chaplains.

  06/21/2012 - By Administrator

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  Rock formations in Jordan possibly world’s first calendar

  Baptist University of the Américas professor David Maltsberger and his archaeological team think they may have found the world's oldest calendar.

  06/21/2012 - By Administrator

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  Loss of faith: From Pentecostal pastor, to universalist, to atheist

  Jerry DeWitt went from a respected pastor with a vibrant congregation to an atheist without a job. His congregation put him out, friends cut him off and some family members will not speak to him, he said.

  06/21/2012 - By Administrator

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  For ministers, lost faith can lead to lost family, jobs

  Teresa MacBain was pastor of a 200-member Methodist church in Tallahassee, Fla. Now she's the the latest "graduate" of The Clergy Project, an online support network for pastors who, like her, have lost their faith and embraced atheism.

  06/21/2012 - By Administrator

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  SBC pastors concerned about Calvinism, embrace some of its tenets

  Nearly equal numbers of pastors in the Southern Baptist Convention consider their churches as Calvinist/Reformed as do Arminian/Wesleyan, although more than 60 percent are concerned about the affect of Calvinism on the denomination, according to a new survey from LifeWay Research.

  06/21/2012 - By Administrator

• On the Move

  Brett Cook to First Church in Paducah as youth minister.

  06/20/2012 - By Administrator

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  Around the State

  Dillon International will hold a free adoption information meeting at 6 p.m. July 16 at the Buckner Children's Home campus in Dallas. An overview of adoption from China, Korea, Haiti, India, Hong Kong, Ghana and Columbia will be presented.

  06/20/2012 - By Administrator

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  Texas Tidbits

  The Heart of Texas Foundation is seeking donated libraries from retired pastors to build a library for the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary extension inside the Darrington Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, near Rosharon.

  06/20/2012 - By Administrator