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  New Baptist Covenant gathering slated for November

  Three years after the Celebration of a New Baptist Covenant drew 15,000 persons from various Baptist groups to Atlanta, a second major event is being planned for mid-November with large church-based gatherings to be held across the nation.

  04/05/2011 - By Administrator

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  Willimon: Christians called to ‘faithful presence,’ not conquest

  Christians who want to change the world should make sure their actions are done not only in the name of Jesus, but also in the way of Jesus, pastoral theologian Will Willimon told a conference at Baylor University’s Truett Theological Seminary.

  04/05/2011 - By Administrator

• Supreme Court upholds tax credits for scholarships to religious schools

  The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 against Arizona taxpayers who claimed that a state law allowing tax credits to fund scholarships for students who attend private schools violates the separation of church and state.

  04/04/2011 - By Administrator

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  TSA, airlines tread carefully on religious expression

  Misunderstandings over religious expression have led to recent incidents that prompted apologies from airlines. Federal security officials are finding that it's harder than they thought to make air travelers feel safe and at the same time respect religious expression.

  04/01/2011 - By admin

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  Families celebrate adoption & diversity at Heritage Day

  Participants in a Heritage Day celebration hosted by Dillon International and Buckner International completed a worldwide tour without leaving the campus of Tallowood Baptist Church in Houston.

   

  04/01/2011 - By admin

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  DBU students running with a mission in mind

  A challenge to run in Fort Worth's Cowtown Marathon helped convince 38 students and faculty from Dallas Baptist Univeristy to raise $5,743 to help DBU students participate in summer mission trips;

  04/01/2011 - By admin

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  Does God punish through natural disasters? Most Americans say, ‘No’

  We may never know why bad things happen to good people, but most Americans—except evangelicals—reject the idea that natural disasters are divine punishment, a test of faith or some other sign from God, according to a recent poll.

  04/01/2011 - By admin

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  ‘Of Gods and Men’ traces murder and martyrdom

  Of Gods and Men, a new film based on the kidnapping and murder of seven Algerian monks in 1996, is a poweful depiction of how members of religious communities are called to live.

  04/01/2011 - By admin

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  Wayland Anchorage student group on a roll to benefit shelter

  Wayland Baptist University’s Anchorage campus and its student chapter of the Society of Human Resource Management recently collected 4,650 rolls of toilet paper for a homeless shelter.

  04/01/2011 - By admin

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  Irving church stays focused on missions over spring break

  Instead of hitting the beach or other vacation spots during spring break, volunteers from First Baptist Church in Irving hit the streets of south Irving on a mission for Jesus.

  03/31/2011 - By admin

• Court accepts Drake’s ‘birther’ appeal

  Nearly two-and-a-half years into his term, a federal appeals court has agreed to hear oral arguments in a case alleging that Barack Obama is not eligible to serve as president of the United States. A former Southern Baptist Convention vice president is plaintiff in the case.

  03/31/2011 - By Administrator

• Pinson to deliver Maston Lectures at Hardin-Simmons University

  Bill Pinson, executive director emeritus of the Baptist General Convention of Texas and a student and colleague of pioneering Baptist ethicist T.B. Maston, will speak at the lecture series named in Maston’s honor at Hardin-Simmons University’s Logsdon Seminary in Abilene.

  03/30/2011 - By Administrator