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Flying Queens ruled women’s hoops

While Baylor’s 6-8 slam-dunking women’s basketball phenom Brittney Griner gets most of the attention, the current Texas Monthly carries a feature about a lesser-known Texas Batist powerhouse that is the winningest women’s basketball program in history–the Wayland Baptist University Flying Queens.

03/28/2013 - By John Rutledge

Jesus faces mock trial at First Baptist, Austin

A Baptist church in Austin is hosting a mock legal hearing in which real lawyers argue for and against the death penalty for Jesus Christ.

03/27/2013 - By John Rutledge

FaithVillage Launches Nonprofit Online Bookstore

FaithVillage.com, Baptist Standard Publishing’s social network for faith experiences launched last year, is opening a new online bookstore this week.

03/26/2013 - By John Rutledge

YouthBuild program helps young people gain experience and education

Twenty-seven young adults from the Texas Hill Country are involved in YouthBuild—a Baptist Child & Family Services-sponsored program to help young people earn a high school diploma or its equivalent while getting hands-on training to enter the workplace, start a career or begin college.

03/25/2013 - By John Rutledge

Medical equipment from Baylor aids North Korean hospital

Hospital patients in North Korea will benefit from equipment made possible by Baylor Health Care System.

03/25/2013 - By John Rutledge

Policies, plans help prevent wedding-day debacles, veteran coordinator insists

Planning helps prevent wedding disasters, Debbie Bertrand believes. Based on her 11 years as wedding coordinator at First Baptist Church in Arlington, the plan seems to be working.

03/22/2013 - By John Rutledge

Texas Tidbits: New ‘Minister Connection’ tool

The Baptist General Convention of Texas Pastor/Church Connection office has launched an online tool to help churches find qualified candidates for available positions and individuals to find places of service.

03/22/2013 - By John Rutledge

Baylor students help children along Rio Grande connect to books

Baylor University students gave children in the Pueblo Nuevo colonia near Eagle Pass a week to remember over spring break.

03/22/2013 - By John Rutledge

Woman determined to be baptized in spite of medical obstacles

After Pam Stout made a faith commitment to Christ, she wanted to be baptized. But with a medical port in her abdomen, immersion demanded creativity.

03/22/2013 - By John Rutledge

Texas Hunger Initiative receives $3.5 million state contract

A $3.5 million annual contract from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission will enable the Texas Hunger Initiative to develop a public-private partnership to expand low-income families’ access to food and health care.

03/21/2013 - By Ken Camp

ETBU students join effort to restore historic African-American cemetery

Students from East Texas Baptist University and Wiley College have joined to help clean up a long-neglected historic African-American cemetery.

03/18/2013 - By John Rutledge

Trained Hispanic youth leader passes along his passion for Christ

Luis Guevara feels called by God to minister to youth in Decatur. He views life as a Christian as an exciting adventure, and he wants young people to know it.

03/15/2013 - By John Rutledge