• Texas Tidbits

  Wayland Baptist University’s School of Math and Sciences received final patent approval just before the end of 2010 for research in photo-catalytic water purification—the first patent for the university.

  01/26/2011 - By admin

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  Association invites seminary to make offer to buy disputed property

  Tarrant Baptist Association’s executive board met Jan. 24 and unanimously approved a motion asking Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary either to purchase a disputed piece property from the association at fair market value or submit the matter to a three-person arbitration panel.

  01/25/2011 - By Administrator

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  Wiley Drake considering run for SBC president

  A controversial former Southern Baptist Convention vice president who spearheaded the Disney boycott and publicly announced he was praying for the death of President Barack Obama is considering allowing his nomination for SBC president in 2011.

  01/25/2011 - By Administrator

• Application of ethical principles changing, biomedical ethicist insists

  At least three factors increasingly will shape applied biomedical ethics in the 21st century—globalization, transformative new scientific advances and recognition of human limitation and finitude, according to Baruch Brody, director of the Center for Medical Ethics and Public Policy at Baylor College of Medicine.

  01/22/2011 - By Administrator

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  Dallas-area pastors serve inner-city community on MLK holiday

  About 20 Dallas-area pastors used the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday to minister to an inner-city neighborhood.

  01/21/2011 - By admin

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  Outdoor baptism draws others seeking Christ

  When members of The Walk Church in Houston set up the baptistery for an outdoor service, they were excited by the prospect of celebrating what God had done in changing the lives of three people.

  01/21/2011 - By admin

• Baptists work for peace, relief amid ethnic violence in India

  Baptist leaders called for global prayer for peacemaking efforts and for churches and communities affected by ethnic strife in northeast India.

  01/20/2011 - By Administrator

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  Tireless retirees help burned-out church rise from ashes

  One year after Lake Athens Baptist Church lost its building to arson—and the same week two young men received life sentences for burning a string of East Texas churches—more than 30 Texas Baptist Men Retiree Builders started work rebuilding the church’s facility.

  01/19/2011 - By admin

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  Iron sharpens iron: Mentoring offers support

  While a seminary degree can be an important component of a pastor’s toolbox, relationships with other pastors can be just as important—if not more so.

  01/15/2011 - By admin

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  Seminary gives association six months to vacate property (Updated)

  Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary notified Tarrant Baptist Association before Christmas it had six months to vacate its offices on the edge of the seminary campus. The seminary asserted the association was in violation of its affiliation agreement—in part because of perceived toleration of homosexuality by a member church or churches.

  01/14/2011 - By Administrator

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  Tiny heart touches the hearts of thousands

  Bowen Hammitt, son of lead singer Matt Hammitt of the Christian rock band Sanctus Real, his wife, Sarah, was born Sept. 9 with a serious and rare heart defect. The family's personal drama captured national attention and opened doors to share Christ’s love.

  01/14/2011 - By admin

• Champions for Life events reap harvest in Golden Triangle

  More than 1,000 people made first-time decisions to follow Christ during Golden Triangle Baptist Association’s second Champions For Life week.

  01/14/2011 - By admin