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  Preemptive Love board cuts ties with founders

  Preemptive Love, a nonprofit long championed by Christian influencers and celebrities for its work in Iraq and elsewhere, plans to cut ties with its founders after former employees complained of an abusive work environment and misleading fundraising practices.

  01/05/2022 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

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  Estudiantes latinos tienen éxito en su posgrado con el apoyo de la Iniciativa Teológica Hispana

  Según todos los informes, obtener un título de doctorado en los EE. UU. puede ser arduo, lento y agotador desde el punto de vista financiero. Sin embargo, la Iniciativa Teológica HispanaI, que celebra su 25 aniversario este año, ha estado ampliando las filas de latinos con doctorados en religión y teología.

  01/05/2022 - By Marilyn Garateix

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  Heart of the City in Lewisville focuses on people

  When COVID-19 hit North Texas in March 2020, Northview Baptist in Lewisville already was prepared to minister to its community’s needs.

  01/04/2022 - By Carolyn Tomlin

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  COVID-19 made life more daunting for seminarians

  Seminarians graduate into a religious landscape that has been transformed—spiritually, physically, politically and logistically—by COVID-19, and this new reality is taking a toll on their mental health.

  01/04/2022 - By Camille Daniels / Religion News Service

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  Church music landscape rearranged as big publishers close

  If the church music publishing industry saw a step or two of decline in the 21st century, the COVID-19 pandemic took it down an octave.

  01/04/2022 - By Laura Erlanson / Baptist Press

• Obituary: Kay Sandlin

  Kay Taylor Sandlin, who served three decades as a preschool teacher at Beech Street Baptist Church in Texarkana, died Dec. 26 after a brief battle with cancer. She was 69.

  01/03/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  TBM Builders rebuild church gym a hurricane destroyed

  More than four years after Hurricane Harvey, Rockport still is recovering from storm damage. But thanks to Texas Baptist Men Builders, one church’s recovery is much closer now than just a few months ago.

  01/03/2022 - By Leah Reynolds

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  Respond to doubts and deconstruction by listening and loving

  It’s not easy for a young preacher to stand before his congregation week after week while questioning fundamental truths of the Christian faith. Twenty years ago, that’s the position Steve Bezner found himself in.

  01/03/2022 - By Tobin Perry / Baptist Press

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  Irving church connects student athletes to the love of Christ

  To demonstrate the love of Christ and meet needs in their community, members of Oak View Baptist Church in Irving developed an outreach program to encourage student athletes to press on towards the goal.

  01/03/2022 - By Leann Callaway / Special to the Baptist Standard

• Explore the Bible: Values

  The Explore the Bible lesson for Jan. 16 focuses on Ezekiel 16:20-21; 23:36-39; Psalm 139:13-16.

  01/03/2022 - By Timothy Pierce

• Connect360: Prayer That Just Won’t Quit

  Lesson 5 in the Connect360 unit “Jesus Storyteller: Timeless Truths From His Parables” focuses on Luke 11:5-13.

  01/03/2022 - By GC2 Press Staff

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  Review: More Witnesses to the Baptist Heritage

  Managing Editor Ken Camp reviews “More Witnesses to the Baptist Heritage,” a collection edited by historian Mike Williams of Dallas Baptist University.

  01/03/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor