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  Footloose Christian colleges get into the swing of things

  Students at Union University in Jackson, Tenn., are dancing to the tunes of Duke Ellington and Cab Calloway.even though the school's handbook says the university “prohibits dancing at any Union University-sponsored event held on campus.”

  01/15/2010 - By admin

• Coaches have potential to teach Christian understanding of life

  Christian coaches are in a position to teach far more than Xs and Os, a Hardin-Simmons University professor believes. Bob Moore, professor of fitness and sports science, considers sports fallow ground for teaching Christian principles.

  01/15/2010 - By admin

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  Baptist Briefs

  Texas Baptist church employees are invited to participate in the 2010 Southern Baptist Convention Church Compensation Survey, provided through the joint efforts of Baptist state conventions, LifeWay Christian Resources and GuideStone Financial Resources.

  01/15/2010 - By admin

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  Baptists respond to needs in Haiti after killer quake devastates capital

  More than 3 million Haitians were left standing in rubble after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the capital city of Haiti Jan. 12. As thousands were left without clean water and proper food, Texas Baptists launched efforts to bring aid to the Haitians.

  01/15/2010 - By admin

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  Black churches team with hospitals to push better diets

  More than 60 black churches in Cleveland have started the Body & Soul fitness program in an effort to combat African-Americans’ higher risk of developing cancer.

  01/15/2010 - By admin

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  Around the State

  The ninth annual Baylor University Sacred Harp Sing is slated for Feb. 6 in the Great Hall of Truett Theological Seminary. The singing will start at 9:30 a.m. After a lunch break, singing will begin again and conclude at 3 p.m. For more information, call (254) 710-2360.

  01/15/2010 - By admin

• Buckner to send four containers of aid to Haiti

  Buckner International is preparing four containers of humanitarian aid to send to Haiti, where a 7.0-magnitude earthquake killed thousands Tuesday evening.

  01/15/2010 - By Administrator

• Haitian Baptist college president describes country ‘in shock’

  A Christian college president in Haiti told Baptist World Alliance officials that the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that hit near the country's capital Jan. 12 "will affect everybody in Haiti."

  01/14/2010 - By Administrator

• ABC, CBF plan multi-pronged responses to Haitian earthquake

  American Baptists plan to tap both international relief efforts and local churches with strong ties to the Haitian-American community in responding to human suffering caused by the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti.

  01/14/2010 - By Administrator

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  Role of religion in society debated in State Board of Education hearing

  Texas citizens debated the role of religion in society—and particularly of Christianity in American history—as the Texas State Board of Education held a public hearing Jan. 13 on social studies curriculum for public schools.

  01/13/2010 - By Administrator

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  Florida will lead initial Southern Baptist relief response in Haiti

  Southern Baptists are mobilizing to assess disaster relief needs after the largest earthquake in more than 200 years rocked Haiti the evening of Jan. 12. Florida Baptists will lead the initial Southern Baptist disaster relief effort.

  01/13/2010 - By Administrator

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  Baptists prep for immediate, long-term responses to Haiti quake

  Baptist groups in the United States are gearing up for both immediate and long-term responses to the earthquake that killed thousands in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

  01/13/2010 - By Administrator