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  Carroll Institute president faces challenges

  Gene Wilkes takes the helm of the B.H. Carroll Theological Institute with his eyes wide open to the reality of a radically transformed landscape in seminary-level education.

  01/02/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Texas Baptist pastors testify against payday lending

  Two Texas Baptist pastors raised concerns about payday and car-title lending practices in public hearings before the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in Dallas.

  12/31/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Fair trade gains ground at World Cup Café in Waco

  World Cup Café wrapped up 2013 in a unique position. For the first time since its 2006 opening, it didn’t lose money.

  12/30/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  San Antonio church ministers to Burmese in four languages

  In five and a half years, more than 700 Burmese refugees have passed through the international ministries of First Baptist Church in San Antonio.

  12/27/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Baylor Alumni Association forced to relocate

  The president of the Baylor Alumni Association sent a message to members Dec. 19 saying the university had locked the organization out of its on-campus offices earlier in the month.

  12/21/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Football team finds hope in Billy Graham outreach

  Having won only one game in three years, the Thomas Jefferson Patriots high school football team in Dallas needed hope. Team chaplain Luis Lama used My Hope America with Billy Graham to fill the void.

  12/20/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Christmas toy store brightens season for poor children

  Mission Waco/Mission World’s Christmas toy store provides low-income families with donated and store-bought children’s Christmas gifts marked down by 80 to 95 percent. Hundreds of families took advantage of the opportunity this year.

  12/20/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Pastors for Texas Children advocate for public schools

  The Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission wanted to connect churches with public schools at the local level. So it created Pastors for Texas Children, which seeks to provide wrap-around care to students in local public schools and to advocate for children by supporting public education.

  12/19/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Promise of religious liberty under challenge, Starr says

  The promise of religious liberty in the United States continues to face challenges—particularly in regard to the accommodation of religious practices, Baylor University President Ken Starr told an international conference on Christianity and freedom.

  12/19/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Texas Tidbits: Crenshaws donate $1 million to Baylor

  Ed and Denise Crenshaw of Lakeland, Fla., donated $1 million to Baylor University to establish a student commons within the Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation. 

  12/19/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Wayland student offers a different view of Africa

  LaMin SaWaneh of Sierra Leon, a student at Wayland Baptist University, has started a popular Facebook page called “HowIViewAfrica” that combats racism, misconceptions and stereotypes about his homeland.

  12/19/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  HSU grad overcomes limits of cerebral palsy

  Through her teens and early 20s, Sarah Turner believed her cerebral palsy barred her way to happiness, doomed her future and ignited anger toward her Creator. All that’s changed now.

  12/19/2013 - By John Rutledge