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  TBM volunteers see God at work after hurricane

  For years, Orange County Judge Carl Thibodeaux played a vital role in Texas Baptist Men disaster relief by submitting names of people who need help after significant storms. Following Hurricane Laura, that list included his own for the first time. 

  09/08/2020 - By Rand Jenkins / Texas Baptist Men

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  Most in U.S. view religion as opinion rather than objective truth

  More than half of Americans say religious beliefs are a matter of personal opinion, not objective facts. And that’s made clear by examining the varying, sometimes contradictory, theological doctrines they hold.

  09/08/2020 - By Aaron Earls / LifeWay

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  Texas Baptists offer weekly workshops online

  Workshops that typically would have been offered during the Baptist General Convention of Texas annual meeting will be offered in a weekly online format Tuesdays at 2 p.m., beginning Sept. 8.

  09/04/2020 - By Kalie Lowrie / Texas Baptist Communications

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  Truett names director of Theology, Ecology and Food Justice

  Baylor University’s Truett Theological Seminary named adjunct professor Jennifer Howell as the inaugural director of the Theology, Ecology and Food Justice Program.

  09/02/2020 - By Maxcey Blaylock / Truett Theological Seminary

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  TBM expects ‘a month’s worth of work’ after hurricane

  TBM disaster relief crews are working in Southeast Texas to help residents affected by Hurricane Laura, including Pastor Ryan Chandler of Trinity Baptist Church in Orange.

  09/02/2020 - By John Hall / Texas Baptist Men

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  Records reveal R.C. Buckner was a slaveholder

  Buckner International recently learned 160-year-old records show its long-revered namesake founder, R.C. Buckner, was a slaveholder.

  09/02/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Around the State: Buckner evacuees return to Beaumont

  Residents of Calder Woods, a Buckner Retirement Services senior living community, who had been evacuated due to Hurricane Laura returned to Beaumont on Aug. 29, and Buckner Children and Family Services clients and staff returned Sept. 1.

  09/02/2020 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Charges against former Village Church employee dismissed

  A district court granted the Dallas County District Attorney’s office motion to dismiss criminal charges against Matthew Tonne, a former employee of The Village Church in Flower Mound, for an alleged sex offense due to “lack of probable cause.”

  09/01/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Louisiana Baptist pastor among Hurricane Laura fatalities

  A Louisiana Baptist pastor is among 18 deaths related to Hurricane Laura, and dozens of church buildings in the region were damaged due to the storm.

  09/01/2020 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

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  Black Panther Chadwick Boseman a man of faith in real life

  Chadwick Boseman, who was most known for playing the superhero in the title role of Black Panther, was a person of faith from childhood who shared biblical wisdom along the path of his career.

  09/01/2020 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

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  Missionaries’ impact on family felt across generations

  Missionaries who served in China around the time of legendary Baptist missionary Lottie Moon’s death indirectly became responsible for several generations of Baptist preachers and lay leaders in Mexico.

  08/31/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  TBM disaster relief meets needs after Hurricane Laura

  Texas Baptist Men disaster relief volunteers are meeting needs of people impacted by Hurricane Laura and beyond.

  08/28/2020 - By John Hall / Texas Baptist Men