The Pillars Magazine: Fall 2015 Edition

Over 100 friends of the University took advantage of the wonderful opportunity provided by HBU Tours to visit the Homeland of our Lord and Savior. It was…

This message from President Robert B. Sloan, Jr. first appeared in the October 2015 issue of The Pillars magazine. Dr. Robert Sloan filming the HBU certificate program,…

On August 25, 2015, Houston Baptist University dedicated Belin Tower, named for Dr. and Mrs. J. Bruce Belin, Jr. For decades, these beloved friends have been a…

"So then you are no longer strangers and sojourners, but you are fellow citizens with the holy ones and members of the household of God, built upon…

‘Short,’ ‘small,’ and ‘vertically-challenged’ are words quarterback Max Staver and center Josh Ibarra have not heard associated with their heights. Standing at 6’6” and 6’11” respectively, Staver and Ibarra…

The HBU men’s basketball program will hold its HBU Tip-Off Club Third Annual Kickoff Event beginning at 11am prior to  the Saturday, October 24th home football game…

Learning international business is a tango. For the HBU business students traveling in Buenos Aires this summer that metaphor was quite real. As part of earning their…

If you look at schools across the country, you’ll see many golf programs have foreign players on their teams. HBU is no different. “It is pretty common…

Six NCAA postseason appearances. Ten Southland Conference (SLC) Tournament showings. Two SLC Tournament championships. HBU had a phenomenal 2014-15 season on the field, but even more impressive…

The serene and spiritual city of Santiago de Compostela in the northwest of Spain is known worldwide as the culmination of the famous Camino de Santiago pilgrimage…

    "The Supreme Court of the United States has descended from the disciplined legal reasoning of John Marshall and Joseph Story to the mystical aphorisms of…

A great treasure at HBU is the Dunham Bible Museum, with its creative displays of one of America’s most distinctive collections of rare Bibles and manuscripts. Visitors entering…

Houston Baptist University is pleased to announce that internationally known and respected New Testament scholar, apologist, and author, Dr. Craig A. Evans, will join the faculty as…

Spiral Galaxy M83 Image credit: NASA, ESA, & Hubble Heritage Team Modern astronomical discoveries reveal ever more amazing views of our universe, unveiling beautiful nebulae, immense star…

Houston Baptist University’s Schola Cantorum returned to their musical roots during this summer’s trip to Eisenstadt, Austria. The ensemble, HBU’s premier choir, represented the university at the 40th…

While other HBU student trips are visiting national capitals and modern metropolises in South America, Asia, and the Middle East, a small medieval hamlet in the middle…

HBU professors are devoted to and loved by HBU students. They tirelessly labor for their students’ well-being. But that does not stop them from doing research and publishing…

IT’S AN HONOR TO INTRODUCE YOU TO OUR CHRISTIAN THINKERS SOCIETY TOUR: UnAnswered: Lasting Truth for Trending Questions. God led me to found and lead an international…

“We support the mission of Houston Baptist University and the role football plays in its vision,” Robert McNair said. “Janice and I are touched HBU has recognized…