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  Fulfilling the Great Commission

  Churches composed primarily of first-generation immigrants to the United States may possess a strategic advantage in fulfilling Christ's Great Commission.

  02/04/2012 - By Administrator

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  More Americans respond to religion by saying, ‘So what?’

  The "dirty little secret" of religiosity in America is that there are so many people for whom spiritual interest, thinking about ultimate questions, is minimal, according to religion professor Mark Silk.

  02/03/2012 - By Administrator

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  Political ‘God talk’ turns off many voters, LifeWay poll shows

  A LifeWay Research survey indicates frequent use of "God talk" actually may be more likely to hurt rather than help a candidate's chances with voters.

  02/03/2012 - By Administrator

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  Songwriter Paul Simon’s meandering spiritual journey

  Paul Simon says there's always been a spiritual dimension to his music. But the overt religious references in his most recent album, So Beautiful or So What, surprised even him.

  02/03/2012 - By Administrator

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  Fort Worth church baptizes 20 in last six months

  Members of New Creation Bible Church insist their congregation is a little "weird." But the church models Christ's love for people, and that has driven the new church to baptize 20 people in the past six months.

   

  02/03/2012 - By Administrator

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  Study portrays Mormons as outsiders in native land

  Even as a devout Mormon leads the GOP field for the presidential nomination and the award-winning—if irreverent—musical Book of Mormon plays to overflow crowds on Broadway, a new survey portrays Mormons as strangers in their own land.

  02/03/2012 - By Administrator

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  Author urges students to follow their dreams, take faith with them

  Why would the author of a book with the subtitle "The Good News about the End of Christian America" speak to students at a Baptist university? It's because Gabe Lyons challenges students to take their faith to the culture in which they live.

  02/03/2012 - By Administrator

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  Pop singer Leigh Nash returns to gospel roots

  With the release of a solo project filled with traditional hymns, Leigh Nash–lead singer with Sixpence None the Richer– is excited about the chance to return to her gospel roots.

  02/03/2012 - By Administrator

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  HBU 50-year history earns award from Texas Baptist Historical Society

  An Act of Providence, the history of Houston Baptist University's first 50 years, compiled and written by Vice President Emeritus Don Looser, has been honored by the Texas Baptist Historical Society.

  02/03/2012 - By Administrator

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  Wayland students help build houses in Haiti

  Don't expect to hear one group of Wayland Baptist University students complaining about being "poor college students"—not after they spent time in Haiti.

  02/03/2012 - By Administrator

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  Single-race churches miss the mark of Christian unity, Indian pastor insists

  Racially homogenous churches fall short of the biblical ideal and leave evangelicals in the United States ill-equipped to deal with the reality of cultural pluralism and racial diversity, an Indian pastor in North Texas believes.

  02/03/2012 - By Administrator

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  Effective global missions demands multicultural partnerships

  Missions in the 21st century demands multicultural partnership, global missions researcher and author Patrick Johnstone insists. And pastors of some churches filled with first-generation immigrants agree.

  02/03/2012 - By Administrator