Pioneer medical missionary Henry Farrar dies
Dr. Henry Farrar, a pioneering medical missionary in Africa, died Feb. 22 in a Nashville, Tenn., hospital. He was 83.Six days before his death, Farrar…
Archive: Feb 2010
Longtime minister, author Jack Exum Sr. dies
On the night before he died, Jack Hardeman Exum Sr. sat on the edge of his hospital bed and sang “Blest be the Tie that…
Nigerian minister Okon Mkpong released
Okon Mkpong, a longtime church leader in Nigeria, was released unharmed by his kidnappers Feb. 23 after nearly 12 days in captivity. "We know that…
Nigerian minister Okon Mkpong released
Okon Mkpong, a longtime church leader in Nigeria, was released unharmed by his kidnappers Feb. 23 after nearly 12 days in captivity. "We know that…
New and Noteworthy: February-March 2010
BENEVOLENCE Brian McLaren, Elisa Padilla and Ashley Bunting Seeber (editors). The Justice Project. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker, 2009. 285 pages. $21.99. This collection of 30…
REVIEW: Worldly wisdom for a divine calling
While it may not be widely admitted, navigating the sometimes-dangerous shoals of ministry can range from sheer exultation to extreme terror. Today’s ministers need to…
Pepperdine’s Starr named president of Baylor
Baylor University in Waco, Texas, the world’s largest Baptist university with more than 14,000 students, today named a new president — one with Church of…
‘Each one of us has lost someone in Haiti’
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Members of the Central Haitian Church of Christ listened as Joe Worndle told the latest news from the country most still…
Schubert to succeed Money as ACU president
Phil Schubert has been named to succeed Royce Money as president of Abilene Christian University in Texas.The announcement was made this morning on the West…
Pioneering missionary to Belgium dies at 92
Samuel F. Timmerman, a longtime missionary to the French-speaking world, died Dec. 28 in Searcy, Ark., after a long battle with cancer. He was 92.…
