Analysis: Mexican poverty creates climate for exploitation and trafficking

Poverty in Mexico fuels the destructive cycle of human exploitation and trafficking that consumes many young lives, experts on both sides of the Rio Grande agree.

01/20/2012 - By Administrator

Analysis: Churches, ministries provide refuge to victims of human trafficking

Many Christians see the eradication of human trafficking in the United States as a complex and daunting problem. But that doesn't mean they are letting the enormity of the challenge scare them away.

01/20/2012 - By Administrator

Lawyer provides access to extensive theological library

Houston attorney Mark Lanier's passion for biblical literacy gave birth to the Lanier Theological Library,  stocked with 100,000 volumes of rare books.

01/20/2012 - By Administrator

Jefferson Bible gets a second look, on display at the Smithsonian

Inmates a receptive audience to Apostle Paul’s epistles

In a cinderblock room with a concrete floor and metal bunk bed, no phones or computers ping or ding with text or Tweet alerts. Instead, amid the unmuffled clang of heavy metal doors and routine pat-downs and shakedowns, letter writing thrives among prisoners as it did in the first century.

01/20/2012 - By Administrator

Baptist workers report progress, point to need on second anniversary of Haiti quake

While international attention long since has moved on to other stories like the pro-democracy Arab Spring and U.S. presidential election, the Jan. 12, 2010, earthquake remains a present reality in Haiti, Baptist workers reported on the disaster's second anniversary.

01/20/2012 - By Administrator

CLC honored for anti-gambling efforts

Texans Against Gambling—the Texas chapter of the national Stop Predatory Gambling organization—presented a plaque to the Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission expressing appreciation for the commission's longstanding support.

01/20/2012 - By Administrator

Faith Digest

Oklahoma's referendum that would prohibit courts from considering Islamic law is unconstitutional, the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled, upholding a lower court decision that had blocked the measure.

01/20/2012 - By Administrator

DBU sorority raises awareness, funds for at-risk girls in India

Members of Zeta Chi, one of the Christian sororities on the DBU campus, have adopted As Our Own as their philanthropy project, burdened by the fact others their own age in many countries are subjected to modern-day slavery.

01/20/2012 - By Administrator

DBU students serve community on MLK Day

More than 75 Dallas Baptist University students spread across the community to serve their neighbors on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, in honor of the civil rights activist who taught the importance of making a positive impact on communities.

01/20/2012 - By Administrator

Multicultural ministry crosses barriers of gender, race and class

Just as Christ demonstrated a passion for reaching all people, his church should have the same mission, author and pastor Mark DeYmaz told a gathering of pastors at a meeting sponsored by the Dallas Baptist Association.

01/20/2012 - By Administrator

Hispanic Baptist Convention, Buckner sign missions covenant

Leaders of the Hispanic Baptist Convention of Texas and Buckner International recently signed an agreement both groups say will help facilitate missions enrichment programs and services for the Hispanic Christian community.

01/20/2012 - By Administrator