• Documentary claims age-graded Sunday school harms families

  A controversial new documentary movie Divided contends age-graded Sunday school and youth ministry are doing more harm than good.

  01/06/2012 - By Administrator

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  Sunday school an evolving institution

  Sunday school plays such an important role in Baptist life a typical churchgoer might be tempted to think it always has been around. In fact, it is a relatively modern and evolving invention.

  01/06/2012 - By Administrator

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  Rwandan refugees find new home at Hardin-Simmons

  Venantie Uwishyaka and Evariste Musonera did not know each other in their native Rwanda, but both fled their homeland following the genocide in 1994. Years later, they were introduced in the hallways of Logsdon School of Theology at Hardin-Simmons University.

   

  01/06/2012 - By Administrator

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  Christian presence needed in violent places, former missionary says

  Peacemaking means waging spiritual warfare against evil, David Balyeat believes. So, if Christians want to stop violence along the Texas/Mexico border, peacemaking prayer warriors need to report for duty on the battlefield, he insists.

  01/06/2012 - By Administrator

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  Matthew West shares life stories through songs

  For his album, The Story of Your Life, singer/songwriter Matthew West took an unusual approach to find inspiration. He posted a note on his website asking people to share their life stories and said a select few would be turned into songs.

   

  01/06/2012 - By Administrator

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  Israel inaugurates Gospel Trail so visitors can follow Jesus’ steps

  Israel has inaugurated a Gospel Trail for Christian pilgrims– 39 miles of integrated paths leading from Mount Precipice on the southern outskirts of Nazareth to the site of ancient Capernaum on the shores of the Sea of Galilee.

  01/06/2012 - By Administrator

• Connally tapped to receive inaugural Global Impact Award

  Virginia Connally of Abilene will receive Mission to Unreached Peoples' inaugural Global Impact Award.

  01/06/2012 - By Administrator

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  Some see Crystal Cathedral’s purchase by Catholic diocese as calculated risk

  Even by the depressed metrics of Southern California's real estate market, most observers believe the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange negotiated a pretty sweet deal when it purchased the iconic Crystal Cathedral, the longtime pulpit of the Robert Schuller and backdrop to his popular Hour of Power television broadcasts.

  01/06/2012 - By Administrator

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  Baylor athletics scores big wins, takes top honors

  Baylor University's athletics program ended 2011 with unprecedented success—the football team's first bowl victory since 1992, the school's first Heisman Trophy to quarterback Robert Griffin III and undefeated records for both the men's and women's basketball teams.

  01/06/2012 - By Administrator

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  Cowboy pastor disciples leaders by using the ‘Absolute Basics’

  Pastor Pete Pawelek had a problem many pastors face—not enough leaders. The solution became a Bible study curriculum called The Absolute Basics of Christianity.

   

  01/06/2012 - By Administrator

• Texas Tidbits

  The Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio board elected Cody Knowlton as its new president and CEO, effective Jan. 1.

  01/05/2012 - By Administrator

• On the Move

  Sean Baily has resigned as pastor of Malta Church in DeKalb.

  01/05/2012 - By Administrator