Keith Hinson

JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)–Christian colleges and universities should seek faculty who exhibit high standards of scholarship and spirituality, said speakers during a conference at Union University, Oct. 10-11. “The fundamental task of the Christian professor is nothing other than to incarnate an authentically Christian way of life,” said David P. Gushee, associate professor of Christian studies […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP)–Ministers who have cellular phones often describe them as a tool that increases efficiency and enhances communication with church members. Bill Reed, minister of education at Shades Mountain Baptist Church, Birmingham, Ala., describes the cellular phone as “a time- saver.” “If you’re on the way to the hospital and you get halfway there, […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)–As America’s oldest baby boomers continue their advance into middle age, an increasing number of observers warn many are likely to face economically bleak retirement years. Boomers are “much less prepared financially for their retirement years than earlier generations,” declared Robert C. Pozen, for example, managing director and general counsel of Fidelity Investments, […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP)–Wrong beliefs about Christian doctrines should be handled with grace and a recognition that God can bring about good from bad, said Timothy George, dean of Beeson Divinity School at Samford University in Birmingham, Ala.George spoke during “Modern Trends and the Growth of Cults,” a conference on cults, Sept. 19-21, sponsored by the […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP)??Baptism for the dead, a religious ritual practiced by Mormons, finds virtually no support in the Bible and no basis whatever in the additional writings treated as scripture by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter?day Saints, said a speaker during a conference on cults at Samford University in Birmingham, Ala.“The Book of […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP)??The Mormons, who call themselves the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter?day Saints, are a major cult but not a Christian church, said speakers during a conference on cults, Sept. 19?21, at Samford University in Birmingham, Ala.James Walker, formerly was a fourth?generation Mormon and now president of Watchman Fellowship, elaborated on the differences […]

ATLANTA (BP)–The executive committee of the Georgia Baptist Convention has overwhelmingly approved a proposal to modify yet maintain the convention’s relationship with Mercer University.The committee’s vote, 77-7, came during its regular meeting Sept. 9 at the Georgia Baptist Convention building in Atlanta.Following the meeting, the proposal was also narrowly endorsed by the executive committee of […]

GLORIETA, N.M.(BP)–“The homeschool movement has done more in our nation than any other group of people to shore up the declining moral values in our nation today,” said Patrick Hurd, a father who educates his children at home in Weatherford, Texas.Hurd and other speakers at Homeschool ’97: Reaching New Heights, Aug. 17-20 at Glorieta (N.M.) […]

GLORIETA, N.M.(BP)–Neither physical illness nor economic concerns should stop parents who feel called by God to educate their children at home, according to speakers at a homeschooling conference, Aug. 17-20, at Glorieta (N.M.) Baptist Conference Center.Despite having been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, Gina Merrick — a mother of six children ranging in age from 5 […]

GLORIETA, N.M. (BP)–Despite the growing popularity of homeschooling, misconceptions abound about families who educate their children at home, according to a speaker Aug. 18 at Glorieta (N.M.) Baptist Conference Center.Bruce Merrick, assistant professor of Christian education at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Mo., spoke on the topic, Shattering the Myths of Home Education, during […]