• HSU freshman drowns in canoeing accident on Dallas-area lake

  An 18-year-old Hardin-Simmons University freshman who was considering a call to ministry drowned in a spring break canoeing accident on Lake Ray Hubbard, east of Dallas.

  03/17/2011 - By Administrator

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  Nuclear threat complicates Japan relief efforts

  The danger of radiation from damaged nuclear reactors has greatly complicated Southern Baptist disaster relief efforts in Japan, one member of the assessment team reported.

  03/17/2011 - By Administrator

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  Sanctity of life bigger than one issue, Gushee tells UMHB

  Sanctity of human life transcends politics and reaches far beyond one or two hot-button issues, Christian ethicist David Gushee told students and faculty at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor.

  03/17/2011 - By admin

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  New IMB chief insists he has ‘no intention of being an interim’

  International Mission Board trustees elected as president of the missions agency Tom Elliff—a 67-year-old longtime Oklahoma pastor, one-time missionary and former president of the Southern Baptist Convention. And despite his age, Elliff insists he has "no intention of being an interim."

  03/16/2011 - By Administrator

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  Will 3/11 will be Japan’s 9/11?

  A Japanese Baptist leader predicted the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster would leave its mark on Japan the same way that America was changed after the terrorist attacks on 9/11.

   

  03/16/2011 - By Administrator

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  Texas Baptists commit $25,000 to Japanese relief effort

  Texas Baptists have committed $25,000 to the Japanese Baptist Convention to help with the response effort in the wake of the March 11 earthquake and subsequent tsunami that devastated parts of the country.

  03/14/2011 - By admin

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  Reciprocity or dependency?

  Relationship is the heart of mission involvement, and the form that relationship takes determines whether believers minister “with” or “to” others, missiologists insist. Today, they add, relationship translates as partnership, collaboration and reciprocity.

  03/12/2011 - By admin

• BWA sets goals to fulfill priorities

  The Baptist World Alliance took steps toward implementing its new structure and fulfilling its new priorities during the global organization’s Executive Committee meeting March 7-9.

  03/11/2011 - By admin

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  Baptists prepare response to Japan quake, tsunami

  Baptist groups prepared March 11 to meet human needs caused by a magnitude 8.9 earthquake that spawned tsunami waves as high as 23 feet in Japan and prompted tsunami warnings in Hawaii and watches as far away as the West Coast of the United States.

  03/11/2011 - By Administrator

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  Ethnic WMU leaders equipped, encouraged at summit

  National WMU in Birmingham, Ala., hosted more than 50 missions leaders from 13 states for an Ethnic Leadership Summit. Texas Baptists had the largest representation with 10 ethnic leaders participating.

  03/11/2011 - By admin

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  Band wants to help students find direction

  When Mike Donehey, lead singer for Tenth Avenue North, uses concerts to deliver a message to young people about living for what matters most, he speaks with the authority of one who knows firsthand how a near-death experience helps put things into perspective.

   

  03/11/2011 - By admin

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  Do Christian athletes strike out on big-dollar contracts?

  Some Christian fans wonder whether the evangelical faith of St. Louis Cardinals’ Albert Pujols conflicts with his quest for a $200 million-plus contract.

  03/11/2011 - By admin