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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
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
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
John William “Jack” MacGorman, long-time professor of New Testament at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, died on Christmas Eve at age 100, two days shy of his 101st birthday.
01/03/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard
More than half of Christian congregations say they have started a new ministry or expanded an existing one during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new survey.
01/03/2022 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service
Lauren Coats of Rockwall said the number of calls from parents of teens and children looking for help from her three counseling centers has nearly doubled in less than two years.
Wayland Baptist University recently dedicated the Richard Hughes II Biblical Studies Collection at its San Antonio campus.
12/21/2021 - By Staff / Baptist Standard
Patsy Lynn Luttrell, longtime consultant with Woman’s Missionary Union of Texas, died Dec. 12 in Vernon. She was 76.
Whenever storyteller and singer Mark Lowry takes the stage for a concert, he always closes the show with the same song—”Mary Did You Know?”—no matter what time of year it is.
12/21/2021 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service
A camel sent police scrambling in a Kansas City suburb. The dromedary in question escaped a Nativity scene in Bonner Springs, Kan.
12/20/2021 - By Joseph Hammond / Religion News Service
W.T. Smart, a Texas Baptist Men disaster relief volunteer, died Dec. 17 in Lindale. He was 70
12/20/2021 - By Staff / Baptist Standard
After several former employees of Preemptive Love Coalition accused co-founders Jeremy and Jessica Courtney of misleading donors and abusing staff, the board of directors of the popular international aid group has hired the investigative firm Guidepost Solutions to look into the allegations.
12/20/2021 - By Kathryn Post / Religion News Service
