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Voices: Texas Baptists are kingdom-collaborating
3+ week, 3+ day ago (854+ words) Julio Guarneri / Texas Baptists This past Sunday, I had the privilege of preaching at the South Garland Baptist Church in Garland, a Texas Baptists church with a long-standing commitment to the Cooperative Program and cooperative missions. On Monday, we met…...
Commentary: Critique of ‘God made a way’
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1105+ words) Recently, I was speaking with two young men who will be facing an ordination council within the next week. I told them that in my lifetime, certain hot-button issues have come to the forefront, and I had to wrestle with…...
Voices: Allison Gilliam: A legacy of worship
1+ week, 5+ day ago (836+ words) There are people who leave their mark through titles or positions, and there are those whose influence is measured in changed lives, strengthened faith, and generations inspired to worship. Allison Gilliam belongs to the latter. For nearly six decades, Allison…...
Violence reaches Christian refuge in Sudan
1+ week, 4+ day ago (992+ words) | Source: RELIGION NEWS SERVICE Fredrick Nzwili / Religion News Service NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS)—A region in Sudan once a safe haven for refugees and where nearly half the population is Christian has become another scene of deadly violence, as the country’s…...
Voices: Deirdre LaNoue: A woman called to ministry
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1065+ words) As I hiked in Montana last summer, I was mesmerized by the stream rushing alongside the trail. I grew up on the flat prairies of West Texas, where water was scarce and the tallest native trees were mesquite. Perhaps that’s…...
Fourth Circuit upholds CBF church protections
3+ week, 3+ day ago (346+ words) Faith Pratt / Baptist Standard A federal appeals court, Aug. 18, upheld a preliminary injunction protecting churches affiliated with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship from immigration enforcement activity. CBF and other plaintiffs were granted the injunction in 2025. The ruling leaves in place the…...
Voices: A response to Guarneri’s ‘A time for rebirth’
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1115+ words) Associational and convention participation is very important to me. For nearly 20 years in ministry, I have seen firsthand the benefits of churches cooperating for the advancement of God’s kingdom. I believe deeply in the Cooperative Program and in what Texas…...
Jim Spivey reflects on 25 years of military chaplaincy since 9/11
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (741+ words) A portion of the Pentagon Memorial remembering those killed at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, in Arlington, Va. (Bigstock) Kendall Lyons / Baptist Standard For Jim Spivey, the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks bring back memories of an unexpected return to…...
Editorial: We all want to be sheep, not goats
3+ week, 3+ day ago (277+ words) Eric Black / Editor Two recent decisions have me thinking about how American Christians differ over a shared desire—to be sheep, not goats. The U.S. State Department announced, Aug. 6, a group of faith-based humanitarian organizations would receive almost $2 billion for…...
Around the State: WBU to host groundbreaking for prayer garden
1+ week, 4+ day ago (188+ words) Baptist Standard Around the State: WBU to host groundbreaking for prayer garden Staff / Baptist Standard Wayland Baptist University is holding a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Wayland Prayer Garden at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 2, at the Brown Family Conference Center. The garden,…...