On June 17, 2015, parishioners at Emanuel AME Church, an historic African-American church in Charleston, S.C., were visited by tragedy. Gathered for a weekly Bible study, a visitor opened fire on the participants, killing nine, in a hate-fueled spree that shook the nation. In the aftermath of the shooting, survivors and family members of the victims demonstrated […]
In a recent interview with the Chronicle of Higher Education, new Baylor President Linda Livingstone was asked how the university can ever move forward after what happened here. “The university is a different place than it was a few years back,” she replied.”[Now] people have to see concretely that situations, the culture, the behavior has changed. That […]
There aren’t many universities where you can conduct world-class scientific research while publicly proclaiming God’s role in the subject you’re studying — but Baylor is one of those special places. Earlier this spring, Christianity Today conducted an insightful interview with Dr. Daniel Romo, a Baylor chemistry professor, about the intersection between faith and science. Romo, a national leader […]
Heaven and the heaven of heavens belong to the LORD your God, the earth with all that is in it. ~ Deuteronomy 10:14 Baylor’s mission statement heavily emphasizes a “Christian commitment within a caring community” — which includes stewardship for God’s natural resources on the Baylor campus. Baylor’s Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and […]
From the beginning, McLane Stadium was built with more in mind than just football. Sunday night, the stadium was put to another use — as a common ground for thousands of Christians to worship Jesus, as “The Gathering” returned to the Baylor campus. First held two years ago, The Gathering brought together some 20,000 Christians […]
Two years ago, more than 35,000 people filled Baylor’s McLane Stadium on a Sunday afternoon — not for a football game, but for the largest worship service in Waco history. On April 9 — Palm Sunday — The Gathering returns to McLane Stadium. The worship and prayer service, coordinated by a team of Central Texas […]
Last summer, we shared with you the story of a historic (and cool) discovery: elaborate mosaics, more than 1,500 years old, that were uncovered in the ruins of an ancient synagogue in Israel’s Galilee region. An excavation team featuring a Baylor art history professor and two students was involved in that find. Now, less than a year […]
Late last month, Baylor announced the establishment of the Beauchamp Addiction Recovery Center (BARC) on campus. The center will open this fall inside Baylor’s East Village Residential Community to provide both support services for students who are in the initial stages of identifying an addiction and continued support for students who have completed rehabilitation programs. An extension of the Baylor […]
Five years ago, the Baylor family mourned the loss of Dustin Chamberlain, a sophomore pre-med/biology major from Arkansas, who was killed in a home invasion over Christmas break in 2011. In the midst of their pain following the tragedy, Dustin’s family and friends honored him by telling his story — the story of a young man passionate […]
Three days after Christmas, Baylor lost one of its greats. Dr. Paul W. Powell, BA ’56, the Texas Baptist legend and former dean of Baylor’s Truett Seminary, passed away Dec. 28 at the age of 83. The level of impact Powell had on Truett Seminary, Baylor University, and Baptist churches across Texas cannot be overstated. In 2001, […]
