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Veterans Affairs asks staff to report anti-Christian bias

Veterans Affairs asks staff to report anti-Christian bias

Department of Veteran Affairs Secretary Douglas Collins—a former Southern Baptist chaplain—instructed the agency’s employees to report instances of anti-Christian bias, including any policies “hostile to Christian views.”

04/23/2025 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service
Texas

Hunger and Poverty Summit plants seeds of hope

Hunger and Poverty Summit plants seeds of hope

One might expect somberness to describe the overall tenor of a conference built around solving a global crisis of hunger and poverty, but this year’s summit orbited a theology of hope.

04/22/2025 - By Calli Keener / Baptist Standard
Equip

Equip: Resources on the Book of Lamentations

Equip: Resources on the Book of Lamentations

Felisi Sorgwe points to the debate over whether Lamentations is mainly poetic or prophetic and recommends resources for studying the book.

04/22/2025 - By Felisi Sorgwe
Texas

East Texas volunteers pass along legacy of service

East Texas volunteers pass along legacy of service

Age caught up with an East Texas disaster relief unit, but their desire to serve kept the future in mind. They donated their three trailers, a truck, a large generator and money to Texans on Mission.

04/22/2025 - By Ferrell Foster / Texans on Mission
Nation

Robert Jeffress says IRS investigated his church

Robert Jeffress says IRS investigated his church

President Donald Trump told reporters pastors who gathered for a White House Easter service had complained about being investigated by the IRS over the past four years. Robert Jeffress at First Baptist in Dallas said his church was one of them.

04/22/2025 - By Bob Smietana and Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service

Texas

Video shows how the Texas Lottery was rigged

04/22/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor
Texas

ETBU prayer tent brings students together

04/21/2025 - By Faith Pratt / Intern
Faith & Culture

Most pastors say their churches will survive

04/21/2025 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service
Texas

Texas House approves education savings account program

04/17/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor
Opinion

Editorial: Doing good when we disagree on the definition

04/17/2025 - By Eric Black / Editor
Texas

Bill on temperature control in Texas prisons gets hearing

04/17/2025 - By Calli Keener / Baptist Standard

Opinion

04/16/2025 - By Don Newbury

Voices: A ‘ninja warrior’ and his ministry
Baptists

04/16/2025 - By Eric Black / Editor

Conservative seminary training gaining ground outside U.S.
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Faith & Culture

04/16/2025 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

Chris Tomlin’s new song resurrects oldest known hymn
Texas

04/15/2025 - By Aimee Freston / Texans on Mission

Texans on Mission flood recovery teams help families
World

04/15/2025 - By Calli Keener / Baptist Standard

Explainer: The changing landscape of global aid
Texas

04/15/2025 - By Faith Pratt

ETBU students participate in 2025 Serve Day
Baptists

04/15/2025 - By Chad Austin / Biblical Recorder 

Pressley nominee for second term as SBC president
Opinion

04/15/2025 - By Ruth & Joe Cook

Voices: Counseling: What does it mean to ‘get help?’
World

04/14/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

Palm Sunday airstrikes hit Ukraine, Myanmar and Gaza
Equip

04/14/2025 - By Tyler Phillips

Equip: Resources on the Book of Romans
Nation

04/14/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

Christian nationalism seeks power, panelists say
World

04/13/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

Russian Palm Sunday attack on Ukraine condemned

Veterans Affairs asks staff to report anti-Christian bias

Hunger and Poverty Summit plants seeds of hope

Equip: Resources on the Book of Lamentations

East Texas volunteers pass along legacy of service

Robert Jeffress says IRS investigated his church

Voices: A ‘ninja warrior’ and his ministry

Conservative seminary training gaining ground outside U.S.

Chris Tomlin’s new song resurrects oldest known hymn

Texans on Mission flood recovery teams help families

Explainer: The changing landscape of global aid

ETBU students participate in 2025 Serve Day

Pressley nominee for second term as SBC president

Voices: Counseling: What does it mean to ‘get help?’

Palm Sunday airstrikes hit Ukraine, Myanmar and Gaza

Equip: Resources on the Book of Romans

Christian nationalism seeks power, panelists say

Russian Palm Sunday attack on Ukraine condemned