By Jeff Brumley and Bethany Harper There’s a lot about the Internet and social media that’s good for humankind and religion, says Rabbi Joshua Stanton. “It demonstrates the creative potential of human beings and provides evidence that human beings are…
American adopts ‘son,’ 21, during Africa mission trip
By Emily Turner Amie Singleton never expected God to give her a 21-year-old “son” during a 2012 mission trip to Rwanda and Uganda with an international nonprofit that connects Americans to orphanages in Africa. While Singleton, who works at Our…
Study shows faith helps overseas companies; U.S. businessmen say, ‘Here, too’
By Eric M. Eckert and Jeff Brumley Higher levels of spiritual capital — the motivation, energy and work ethic one may find from a relationship with God — have a positive effect on business success, employment and innovation in developing countries, according…
Faith propels graduate beyond grief into service — and running
By Jeff Brumley Waco, Texas, resident Emily Guberman is a new Baylor University graduate, a recently minted Baptist and an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer. She’s also running 1,000 miles over a year for Mothers Against Drunk Driving. But the path that…
Baylor rescinds Bill Cosby’s honorary degree
By Bob Allen Baylor University acted Oct. 8 to rescind an honorary doctorate the school awarded to accused serial rapist Bill Cosby in 2003. The 78-year-old comedian, facing legal challenges from more than 50 women who accuse him of drugging…
Moving beyond hope to confidence in fight against hunger
By Ken Camp In spite of some discouraging trends, the problem of hunger in the United States — particularly among children — can be solved, the leader of the national “No Kid Hungry” movement told participants at the Together at the…
Research addresses ‘silent sorrow’ of stillbirth, miscarriage
By Terry Goodrich With the rate of stillbirths now topping that of infants who die before their first birthdays, employers — and society in general — must become more empathetic to families grieving the death of a baby through stillbirth…
Serving the poor and homeless — and a passion for barbecue
By Jeff Brumley Texan Blake Barrow has two main callings in life. One is to serve the hungry and homeless. The other is to serve barbeque. And now the three-time Baylor University graduate has cooked up a plan to combine…
Philadelphia lawyers to investigate Baylor’s response to sexual assault
By Ken Camp Baylor University has hired a Philadelphia law firm to conduct an independent external investigation of how the school handled a football player’s sexual assault of a female student-athlete. Baylor’s board of regents retained the Pepper Hamilton firm’s…