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  Around the State: UMHB students show love to community

  University of Mary Hardin-Baylor students participated in Love CTX on Aug. 6 as part of Welcome Week. Baylor University ranked among the nation’s Top 10 Most Trusted Universities, according to research firm Morning Consult as part of its Most Trusted Brands project.

  08/10/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  From Death Row to Life Row

  Terry Joe Solley, an inmate in the general prison population who devotes 12 to 14 hours a day visiting otherwise-isolated prisoners, is committed to turning Death Row into “Life Row.”

  08/10/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Welcome Center nourishes hope among inmates’ families

  As families of inmates gather around tables for shared meals at the Hope Welcome Center, they receive more than a nourishing meal. They discover unconditional acceptance and hope.

  08/09/2022 - By Carolyn Tomlin

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  Millennials adopt digital worship but hold to real life faith

  Research reveals about one-third of millennials in North America turn to digital religious or spiritual activities on at least a monthly basis. But only 5 percent said they do so without engaging in in-person forms of religion or spirituality once a month or more.

  08/09/2022 - By Kathryn Post / Religion News Service

• Obituary: Leon Kemp Aduddell

  Leon Kemp Aduddell, a longtime Texas Baptist pastor active in denominational service, died earlier this year in Plano. He was 91.

  08/09/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Iraqi Christians still displaced eight years after ISIS invasion

  Christians largely remain displaced from the once vibrant Nineveh Plains eight years after the Islamic State decimated the region, a Christian charity working in the area said.

  08/09/2022 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

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  Churches serving schools as ministry partners

  In the midst of the back-to-school season, Baptist churches are loving and serving the students, teachers and schools in their communities.

  08/09/2022 - By Timothy Cockes / Baptist Press

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  John Perkins still mobilizes Christian communities at 92

  For decades, John Perkins—now age 92—has focused on transforming communities through faith and racial reconciliation.

  08/08/2022 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

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  Russell Moore named Christianity Today editor

  Russell Moore, the former Southern Baptist ethicist, was named editor in chief at Christianity Today.

  08/08/2022 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

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  Ukrainian seminary professor faces difficult decisions

  Old Testament scholar Slava Gerasimchuk understands more about the Hebrew Exile now than before the Russian invasion of Ukraine forced him and his family from their home.

  08/05/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Around the State: Baylor president chairs NCAA board

  Baylor University President Linda A. Livingstone was elected chair of the NCAA Board of Governors. The State Board of Education Certification commended Howard Payne University for exemplary performance in preparing and supporting teachers employed in rural schools.

  08/03/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  From fires to floods, TBM serves in times of disaster

  Texas Baptist Men disaster relief volunteers have provided water and meals to firefighters who have battled wildfires in parched Texas. Now, TBM is responding to floods that have ravaged much of eastern Kentucky and parts of Missouri.

  08/03/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor