Posts by Karen Garcia
Southwesterner Bob Ray marks 60 years as pastor of Fairy Baptist
Bob Ray has seen a lot in his years as pastor of Fairy Baptist Church, located in the small Central Texas community of Fairy, but when the congregation was planning to celebrate his 60th year in the same pulpit, he didn’t know what to expect. The only thing his son Richard, associate pastor of the…
Read MoreSouthwesterner Twinkle Hauhnar recalls ‘mixed beliefs,’ drastic changes on path to faith
Twinkle Hauhnar says her mother chose her name because she wanted her daughter to be “a light in people’s lives during dark times and a blessing to many.” Now pursuing her second master’s degree in biblical counseling at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary—a Master of Theology after earning a Master of Arts last December—Hauhnar is further…
Read MoreSept. 11 Southwestern chapel marked by prayer, worship panel discussion
A faculty panel from the School of Church Music and Worship (SCMW) at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary spoke about worship as a “multi-faceted jewel” and “transformational,” during the seminary’s Sept. 11 chapel service. Seminary President David S. Dockery struck a somber note in his welcoming remarks, saying Sept. 11 is “a day that has been…
Read MoreSouthwestern chapel service celebrates 1700th anniversary of Nicene Creed
The Sept. 9 chapel service at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary was a celebration of the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, which gave Christians a foundational statement summarizing biblical truth about the Trinity, and especially Jesus Christ. Malcolm Yarnell, research professor of theology at Southwestern who has written and spoken extensively on the topic,…
Read MoreKennemur, colleagues pen updated resource on ‘Children and Salvation’
Karen Kennemur, professor of children’s ministry at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, saw a need and, with the help of colleagues, sought to fill it. The resulting book, Children and Salvation: Biblical, Theological, and Practical Considerations, is an updated resource on the topic of children and salvation from a Southern Baptist perspective. In the book, published…
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