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School Daze: Change in the air

School Daze: Change in the air

Challenges to Baptist higher education that include finances, changing demographics and fragmentation of Baptist denominations are prompting insiders to reassess what it means to be a distinctively “Baptist” institution of higher learning.

Christ’s love on exhibit in The Museum

Christ’s love on exhibit in The Museum

The Museum—a Christian band with roots in Waco— released an album this summer, Let Love Win, which features the single “My Help Comes From the Lord,” which is receiving national radio airplay.

DBU students impressed by faithfulness in Brazil

DBU students impressed by faithfulness in Brazil

Eight Dallas Baptist University students who recently returned from a mission trip to Sao Paulo and Jundiai, Brazil, found themselves awed by the faith of the Christians they encountered there.

Houston church breaks world record with Chain of Soles

Houston church breaks world record with Chain of Soles

Volunteers at South Main Baptist Church in Houston set a new Guinness world record when they collected 10,068 pairs of shoes for Buckner International’s Shoes for Orphan Souls program.

 
Ezell of Kentucky recommended as NAMB president
The presidential search committee of the North American Mission Board's trustees unanimously has nominated Kevin Ezell, senior pastor of Louisville's Highview Baptist Church.
 
East Texas church builds relationships with Baptists in New England

Members of First Baptist Church in Longview have a close connection to  Worcester Baptist Church in Worcester, Mass. They're participating in a BGCT partnership with the Baptist Convention of New England.
 
Texas Baptists join Venezuelans in nationwide evangelistic outreach
Bringing hundreds of tracts, Bibles, smiles and servant’s hearts, 86 Texas Baptist volunteers served nine days in Venezuela, supporting the efforts of local Baptists to share the gospel in their nation.
 
Religious leaders challenging anti-Muslim rhetoric, violence
Against a background of mounting anti-Muslim rhetoric and violence, Baptist and other religious leaders spoke out Aug. 30 against Islamophobia and urged federal officials to take a more proactive role in safeguarding Muslims’ civil rights.
 
Duvall talks faith on film, except his own
Robert DuvallActor Robert Duvall's characters often are touched by faith, from washed-up country singer Mac Sledge in Tender Mercies to a hermit in his summer release, Get Low.Video Included
 
Feeding programs enable churches to meet needs of entire families
More than 10 months each year, children from low-income homes know they can turn to their local school for at least one nutritious meal a day. Grace Memorial Baptist Church in Clifton provided a place of solace and sustenance for some of those children this summer.
 
Book Reviews: The Devil in Pew Number Seven
Books reviewed in this issue are The Devil in Pew Number Seven: A True Story by Rebecca Alonzo, Outlive Your Life: You Were Made to Make a Difference by Max Lucado and One in a Million by Priscilla Shirer.
 
Baptist higher education traces long tradition
Baptist higher education stands on the shoulders of a long tradition in Christianity linking knowledge to faith. The Apostle Paul, many of the early church fathers and important theologians like Augustine were respected for knowledge, both in religious and secular realms.
 
Angels from Abroad gives joy to Russian orphans
Imagine growing up without ever being tucked in, without bedtime stories or good-night kisses. That would be the only life 17 Russian orphans might ever know, were it not for the Buckner Angels from Abroad program.
 
Website connects high school seniors to collegiate ministries
Studies reveal more than two-thirds of American students who grew up in Protestant churches step away from their faith during their college years, but the Baptist General Convention of Texas Collegiate Ministry is trying to bridge the spiritual gap.
 
Fellowship, food and fun
Uganda foodThe faint smell of rain in the air mixed with the aroma of foods from nations around the world as people gathered for a party at the Center of Hope in Uganda.
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Religious leaders challenging anti-...
Does the current hatred for Muslims among certain political factions have anything to do with the proposed Mosque or with concerns for the victims of 9-11? I think much of it is a concerted effort to undermine the nation and the president who leads ...   
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