An Illuminated Bible for a New Millennium

In 1998 Saint John’s Abbey and University in Collegeville, Minnesota, commissioned renowned calligrapher Donald Jackson (he was senior scribe to Queen Elizabeth II) to create a handwritten and illuminated Bible similar to the richly embellished manuscript Bibles that monks produced in workshops during the Middle Ages. The first Benedictine illuminated Bible to be completed since

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Baylor grads rumble in Austin: Ken Paxton (’85, MBA ’86) calls for Kelly Hancock’s (’86) removal from office

Attorney General Ken Paxton has called for acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock to be removed from office, in a fiery social media tirade responding to a letter Hancock sent accusing Paxton of falling short in his efforts to stop the spread of Muslim-affiliated groups in Texas. Paxton called Hancock an “incompetent loser” and “embarrassment” to the position of

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Under the Tent Again

When your father spends his life on the road with B.B. Crimm — the cowboy preacher who wore a 10-gallon hat and carried a six-shooter into the pulpit — ministry feels like an adventure. Now a third-generation evangelist following in his father’s footsteps, Dr. Rob Randall has carried that legacy and adventurous spirit into a

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Look Who’s Talking

If you’ve ever wondered why social media feels so crazy — with all the new ways we use language, storytelling, images, and tone to shape the way others think and feel — imagine how scholars studying online rhetoric must feel. “It is crazy,” said Dr. Sarah Walden, associate professor of rhetoric in the Baylor Interdisciplinary

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Lessons from D.C.

Annabeth Dusek was furloughed on October 1, 2025 — the day the government shut down. After about a month on the job she’d prayed for since high school, Dusek, a Baylor junior, thought she had finally mastered the rhythm of her office and adjusted to the fast-paced culture of life on Capitol Hill. It was

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Birds!

Editor’s Note: For now over 75 years, The Baylor Line has been publishing vivid storytelling from across the Baylor Family. I don’t think our archives full of deep, inspirational features should live solely on shelves, so we are bringing them back to life in BL Classics. This November 1980 Classic, June Osborne reflects on her bird-watching

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