The single, central thoroughfare is clearly visible on the Madaba Map, a floor mosaic in the Byzantine church of Saint George in Jordan which is the oldest surviving map of the Holy Land. Archaeologists said on Wednesday they have found a 1,500-year-old Jerusalem road that was once a bustling thoroughfare used by throngs of Christian... Continue Reading

I can hardly believe I’m in my 15th academic year as president of Belhaven College—the second longest serving president of any of the four-year schools in Mississippi. It seems like just yesterday that I held the first press conference in Girault Auditorium (which we’ve since torn down), made the first major decision about whether or... Continue Reading

The Tebow ad was ranked 54 out of 65 Super Bowl ads on the USA Today Ad Meter, but was given an A- for publicity strategy by TIME TV critic James Poniewozik on his “The Best and Worst Super Bowl Commercials 2010” list. After the highly-anticipated Tebow ad aired during the big game on Sunday,... Continue Reading

“I have faith in God. But maybe the U.S. government could help a little more. No one is giving us any kind of information about what is going on.” Ten Baptists being held in Haiti continue to undergo interrogation by a judge in Port-au-Prince. According to various media reports, the leader of the group, Laura... Continue Reading

Student Missions Conference, Black History Month and Spring Discovery Days will be featured in upcoming weeks at Belhaven. Annual Student Mission Conference features Alumnus Dan Porch Belhaven University’s annual Student Mission Conference will be held from February 16-18, 2010 and features alumnus Dan Porch as the keynote speaker. Porch is a 1983 graduate of Belhaven... Continue Reading

‘The Politics of Famine’; Holocaust Survivor lecture; the art of John Bakker; National Event – Atlanta Roger Thurow to speak on “The Politics of Famine” Wheaton College’s Department of Politics and International Relations presents a lecture by Roger Thurow titled “The Politics of Famine” at 4 p.m. Thursday, February 11. Thurow has been a Wall... Continue Reading

What are the pressing issues for 21st Century Christians, and can Calvinism provide relevant principles for engagement of these issues? Six distinguished guest speakers will lead the discussion April 8-10 at a Calvinism For the 21st Century Conference hosted by The Andreas Center for Reformed Scholarship and Service on the campus of Dordt College in... Continue Reading

Anyone who knows a Belhaven dancer could tell you that graduating takes endurance of a marathoner, time management of an event planner, and determination of a mountain climber. By the time a dance major graduates from Belhaven College, he or she has averaged 3,000 hours of dancing, spent 1,280 hours with dance faculty, gone through... Continue Reading

Christian leaders condemn Haitian government for charging American missionaries with kidnapping and will work for their immediate release. Faith leaders met today in Washington, D. C. with Haitian Ambassador Raymond Joseph to secure the release of ten American missionaries being held in Haitian prison. Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney, Director of the Christian Defense Coalition and... Continue Reading

Haitian and U.S. officials are considering a trial in the United States for 10 Americans who were arrested while trying to bus children out of Haiti without documents or permission. The aborted Baptist “rescue mission” has become a major distraction for a crippled government trying to provide basic life support to millions of earthquake survivors.... Continue Reading