• Pinson to deliver Maston Lectures at Hardin-Simmons University

  Bill Pinson, executive director emeritus of the Baptist General Convention of Texas and a student and colleague of pioneering Baptist ethicist T.B. Maston, will speak at the lecture series named in Maston’s honor at Hardin-Simmons University’s Logsdon Seminary in Abilene.

  03/30/2011 - By Administrator

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  Small groups crucial, but not cure-all

  Establishing small groups within a large church—heralded by some as a remedy to the drawbacks of burgeoning congregation size—is “good medicine,” but not a cure-all, according to a national study by Baylor University sociologists.

  03/25/2011 - By admin

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  Baptist ethicist says US role in Libya fails ‘just war’ test

  A Baptist ethicist insists President Obama's stated intent for U.S. military intervention in Libya lies outside parameters used for centuries to determine whether a war is morally just.

  03/25/2011 - By Administrator

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  Former pastor bestows painting at sesquicentennial

  When First Baptist Church of Waxahachie recently celebrated its 150th anniversary, former pastor Bill Austin, who served the church as pastor from 1961 to 1965, not only preached the anniversary sermon, but also made a special presentation at the end of the service.

  03/24/2011 - By admin

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  Payday lending is ‘financial slavery,’ faith leaders insist

  Gathered on the steps of the capitol, representatives of Texas’ faith communities stood against what they called the “immoral” and “predatory” practices of payday lenders who enslave the state’s poor in a crippling cycle of debt.

   

  03/24/2011 - By admin

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  Small groups “catapult” members into larger life of the church and world

  Rather than being cliques or cocoons, small groups should be launching pads for ministry into the everyday world.

  03/24/2011 - By admin

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  Bell’s hell draws heat, accusations of heresy from critics

  One of the nation’s rock-star-popular young pastors, Rob Bell, 40, has stuck a pitchfork in how Christians talk about damnation.

  03/24/2011 - By admin

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  What would Niebuhr do? Theologian’s legacy debated

  What happens when the contested legacy of America’s most famous 20th-century theologian meets the harsh political realities of the 21st? You end up with questions like whether Reinhold Niebuhr would support water-boarding.

  03/24/2011 - By admin

• Missouri Baptists join support for Texas world hunger offering projects

  Missouri Baptists soon will help Texas Baptists feed the hungry across the state and around the world by supporting the same hunger projects.

  03/24/2011 - By admin

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  Devastating fire results in new lives, new home for Calvert couple

  Bobby Samford believes the fire that destroyed his house in Calvert resulted in his receiving a new home—now and for eternity.

  03/24/2011 - By admin

• Texas Tidbits: New Baylor VP

  Baylor University President Ken Starr has appointed Jerry Haag vice president for university development, effective April 18.

  03/23/2011 - By admin

• On the Move

  Robbie Boyd has resigned as minister of education and spiritual formation at First Church in Snyder.

  03/23/2011 - By admin