If you’re ready to begin another year of school, or another season of your favorite sport, then you may be interested in the history of that hat your favorite professor/player is wearing. From the ecclesiastic al calottes to Indiana Jones fedora, he covers it. The author, Angus Trumble, even includes the morterboard family tree (seen [...]
John Lilley has been released as a result of the board’s lack of “confidence in John’s ability to unite various Baylor constituencies.” The Baylor University Board of Regents voted today to begin the search for a new University President. Board Chairman Dr. Howard K. Batson said the decision was necessary in order to unite [...]
One of the great pleasures of working in an environment of believers is that conversations can circle around spirit-filled, Christ-honoring disciplined improvement. Being conformed to the image of Christ remains the life-call of every follower. A quick read through the gospels reminds me that Jesus came to fulfill the gospel by clarifying and [...]
Tony Snow, the former White House press secretary and conservative pundit who bedeviled the press corps and charmed millions as a FOX News television and radio host, died after a long bout with cancer. He was 53.
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Check out this flash video showing the spread of Walmarts across the land.
Along with massive coal production industry shutdowns upwind of the city, the Chinese government has ordered Beijing to ask hotels and restaurants in the city to take dog meat off the menu for the duration of next month’s Olympics and September’s Paralympics.
Dog is eaten not only by the large Korean community in [...]
Announced today: Dr. Denny Burk has been appointed as Dean of Boyce College at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. This is a significant promotion and we should congratulate Dr. Burk on this great opportunity!
From Me: Let me be the first to send out my thanks to God for all of the contributions [...]
This weekend’s IHT reveals the “Revelation of Gabriel,” a 3 ft tall stone tablet with 87 lines of 1BC Hebrew. Scholars believe the stone dates from the decade preceding the birth of Jesus of Nazareth, and its content may be cause for conversation in biblical and archaeological circles. Why, you ask? The stone speaks of [...]
In a stale market, with a struggling economy, many campuses are scrambling for new strategies to build efficiency and save costs, but Harvard just posted a banner 3rd quarter climbing nearly 10% in 10 months.
According to University data, the endowment jumped over 3 Billion(!) dollars.
