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  Commentary: Religious liberty: Tensions in Baptist identity, Part 6

  Wade Berry examines the interrelationship of two sometimes-controversial Baptist principles—soul competency and religious freedom.

  12/02/2025 - By Wade Berry

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  Voices: Forgiveness: 70 times seven

  Johnny Teague shares a story from his church about forgiveness and discipleship.

  12/02/2025 - By Johnny Teague

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  Equip: Resources on the Book of 2 Corinthians

  Matt Snowden suggests a short list of resources for studying and preaching Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians.

  12/01/2025 - By Matt Snowden

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  Ken Camp, longtime Baptist journalist, to retire

  Baptist Standard Managing Editor Ken Camp will retire Dec. 31, 2025, bringing to a close a decades-long era of reporting on Texas Baptists.

  12/01/2025 - By Baptist Standard Staff

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  Editorial: Being thankful it isn’t ‘otherwise’

  Jane Kenyon was a poet and translator. She died young. Already, I am three years older than she was when leukemia took her. How many times in my life I…

  11/25/2025 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Voices: Holy ground: Home alone for the holidays

  Ruth Cook reflects on the deep grief of losing loved ones and the challenge that grief presents during the holidays.

  11/24/2025 - By Ruth Cook

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  Editorial: Church, sometimes we’re the problem

  Editor Eric Black holds a mirror up to the church for self-examination and points to the cure for the church’s ailment.

  11/20/2025 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Texas/Ukraine church partnership launched

  Texas and Ukrainian Baptist leaders meeting in Abilene, Nov. 18, signed a partnership agreement between their churches.

  11/19/2025 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Texas Baptists challenged to live out GC2

  Speakers challenged attendees of the 2025 BGCT annual meeting to embody the Great Commandment and Great Commission as a way of life.

  11/19/2025 - By Baptist Standard Staff

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  BGCT messengers praised for civil debate

  Messengers to the 2025 BGCT annual meeting debated a motion to examine the relationship between the BGCT and Baylor University.

  11/18/2025 - By Baptist Standard Staff

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  2026 BGCT budget draws defunding efforts

  BGCT messengers adopted recommendations and elected new officers, among other business Nov. 17 during the 2025 BGCT annual meeting.

  11/17/2025 - By Baptist Standard Staff

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  Letter: Editorial: What is the BGCT? Show up to shape it

  Kevin Burrow responds to Editor Eric Black’s editorial to point out a needed clarification, and Black responds.

  11/13/2025 - By Staff / Baptist Standard