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Kevin Edwards knew that God was calling him to ministry shortly after he committed his life to Christ more than 20 years ago.

Lewis A. (Louie) Drummond was a scholar with a heart for souls, colleagues said after Drummond’s death Jan. 4 at the age of 77.

Lewis A. Drummond, denominational statesman and former president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, died of a heart attack Jan. 4 in Asheville, N.C., as a complication from treatment for cancer. He was 77.

If not for some quick action by campus security officer Adam Panisiak, the campus of Boyce College could have sustained extensive damage from a Nov. 21 fire.

I confess. I am a Tolkien fanatic.

Next to the Bible, I have read “The Lord of the Rings” through more times (over 20) than any other book. I remember the first time I took up “The Hobbit” at the age of 14, reading it in a single night under my blankets with my dad’s trusty railroad flashlight.

Successful church planters must view the church as a living organism rather than an inanimate institution, church planter Neil Cole said at a church planting conference Nov. 20 at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

There is both glory and grief in the Christian ministry, Southern Seminary President R. Albert Mohler Jr. said Friday at the school’s fall graduation ceremony.

The sentiment among Southern Baptist Convention leaders is clear: Daniel L. Akin would be an excellent choice as the sixth president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.

The Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary’s presidential search committee will recommend to the board of trustees the election of Daniel L. Akin as the seminary’s sixth president.

Carl F.H. Henry, a staunch defender of biblical authority, a giant evangelical theologian of the 20th century and the founding editor of Christianity Today, died Dec. 7. He was 90.

The board of trustees of the Criswell Center for Biblical Studies (CCBS) unanimously elected Jerry A. Johnson, 39, of Louisville, Ky., as the sixth president and chief executive officer of CCBS, which includes Criswell College and Criswell Communications, during its meeting Dec. 5.

This morning Jennifer Lyell drove to The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in her Hyundai Accent.