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  Baptist disaster relief pioneer reflects on lessons learned

  As far back as the late 1980s, friends told John LaNoue he should write a book about his experiences ministering in farflung places from North Korea to Iran. He retired from the Texas Baptist Men staff in 1999, fully intending to write. But he didn’t publish Walking with God in Broken Places until a few months ago.

  02/18/2011 - By admin

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  Texas-based sports movie retells story of the Prodigal Son

  Writer/producer/director Andrew Stevens found the inspiration for his latest film Breaking the Press during a Sunday morning church service.

  02/17/2011 - By admin

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  Gospel writers harmonize; they don’t sing the melody of Jesus in unison

  Reading Scripture well is like listening to a chorus, Richard Hays, dean of Duke Divinity School, explained during the 2011 Winter Pastors’ School at Baylor University’s Truett Theological Seminary.

  02/17/2011 - By admin

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  Baylor’s Baptist Center designed to preserve, celebrate heritage

  The Baptist Studies Center for Research at Baylor University, approved by the Baylor board of regents at their February meeting, will preserve the 400-year global heritage of Baptists through a virtual depository of important Baptist documents, photographs, books and other collections.

  02/14/2011 - By Administrator

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  Baylor regents vote to allow non-Baptists on board (Updated)

  The governing body of Baylor University, the world’s largest Baptist academic institution, now may include Christians who are not Baptists.

  02/11/2011 - By Administrator

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  Pottsboro church wonders, ‘What will God do next?’

  Excitement grips the congregation at Georgetown Baptist Church in Pottsboro—not only because a huge debt has been paid, but also due to expectation of God’s next blessing.

  02/10/2011 - By admin

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  Awards presented to missions leader, pastor & medical doctor

  College Station-based missions innovator, a Houston pastor and an Abilene physician are recipients of the 2010-2011 Texas Baptist Ministry Awards, presented by Baylor University and the Baptist Standard.

  02/10/2011 - By admin

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  Competing claims prompt need for apologetics

  Christians curious about apologetics first need to understand what apologetics is not, Jim Denison, theologian-in-residence for the Baptist General Convention of Texas, told a conference.

   

  02/10/2011 - By admin

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  Christians urged to be salt and light

  America’s culture needs dramatic change, but it won’t come about through any program, said Jim Denison, theologian-in-residence for the Baptist General Convention of Texas. Rather, change results from the lives of Christians sold out for Christ, he insisted.

  02/10/2011 - By admin

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  ‘Tough truth’ of Christianity offered as honest diagnosis for spiritual sickness

  Postmodern thinking supposes it unethical for Christians to put forth Jesus as the only way to heaven, but the opposite is true, Mike Licona, apologetics coordinator for the North American Mission Board, told a conference in San Antonio.

  02/10/2011 - By admin

• Texas Tidbits

  The Baptist General Convention of Texas executive director search committee recently met for the first time.

  02/09/2011 - By admin

• On the Move

  Richard Coe to Lakeside Fellowship in Roanoke as youth minister.

  02/09/2011 - By admin