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  REVIEW: God at the root of Malick’s `Tree of Life’

  Terrence Malick’s new film, Tree of Life, is nearly indescribable. Not because its beauty or virtuosity are beyond words, although it has its moments. There are two ways through life, the film posits: grace or nature. It’s up to everyone to choose a path and its consequences.

  06/01/2011 - By Marv Knox

• On the Move

  John Bevington has resigned as pastor of Bethel Church in Rockport.

  06/01/2011 - By Administrator

• Around the State

  Houston Baptist University elected its first three non-Baptist trustees.

  06/01/2011 - By Administrator

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  Texas lawmakers approve payday lending bills

  The Texas Legislature sent two bills to the governor’s desk that will provide more transparency and oversight to largely unregulated payday and auto title lenders.

  06/01/2011 - By Administrator

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  New Texas laws crack down on human trafficking

  Newly approved legislation is designed to aid in the prosecution of human traffickers and increase penalties for such offenders.

  06/01/2011 - By Administrator

• Broadcasting ministry celebrates 15 years of broadcasting in the Arab world

  EASTON, Md. (ABP) – While many are celebrating pro-democracy movements in the Middle East and North Africa known collectively as Arab Spring, a Christian broadcasting ministry celebrates 15 years of wholesome family programming.

  05/31/2011 - By Administrator

• Perry signs abortion sonogram bill

  Gov. Rick Perry signed a bill May 24 that will require women to have a sonogram at least 24 hours before choosing to have an abortion.

  05/27/2011 - By Administrator

• CBF Coordinating Council adopts budget

  ATLANTA (ABP) – The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Coordinating Council voted by e-mail May 26 to recommend a 2011-2012 budget of $12.3 million at the group’s June 22-25 General Assembly in Tampa, Fla.

  05/27/2011 - By Administrator

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  Budget cuts could set back progress in fighting hunger, Gerson asserts

  U.S. foreign assistance is making a difference in combating global poverty and hunger, but federal budget cuts could impede that progress, reported Michael Gerson, columnist for the Washington Post and former chief speechwriter for President George W. Bush.

  05/26/2011 - By Administrator

• American Christians urged to see Jesus in the poor and hungry

  The church in the United States dare not ignore its mandate to seek justice for the world’s poor and hungry, Henry Williamson Sr., bishop of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in Texas, told a world hunger conference.

  05/26/2011 - By Administrator

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  Christians can eliminate widespread hunger, advocates insist

  Christians can end extreme global poverty and widespread child hunger in this generation, leaders of organizations focused on world hunger told a national conference at Dallas Baptist University.

  05/26/2011 - By Administrator

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  Redemptive aid demands ‘kingdom collaboration,’ Buckner chief says

  Christ-centered agencies can serve as instruments of community transformation, but their effectiveness depends on collaboration, the president of Buckner International told a national conference focused on world hunger.

  05/26/2011 - By Administrator