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  Discuss religion when treating young adults with mental illness

  Most young adults with severe mental illness consider religion relevant to their mental health, according to a new study from Baylor University.

  07/25/2018 - By Eric M. Eckert / Baylor University

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  Around the State: ETBU team serves in Peru; Baylor named as a great place to work

  Representatives from East Texas Baptist University traveled to Peru as a part of the Global Study and Serve Program. Baylor University attained Honor Roll status as a “2018 Great College to Work For,” according to “The Chronicle of Higher Education.”

  07/25/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Adoption agency protection moves forward in Congress

  Legislation to prohibit government from discriminating against adoption and foster care agencies over their religious or moral convictions has taken an initial step toward potential passage in Congress.

  07/24/2018 - By Tom Strode / Baptist Press

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  Prayer Force intercedes for first responders

  David and Claudie Maxine King learned the importance of intercessory prayer firsthand during their 30 years as Baptist missionaries. Now they want to involve other Christians in praying for first responders who serve in harm’s way for the common good.

  07/24/2018 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Athens church changes to reflect community and kingdom

  Kyle Henderson, pastor of First Baptist Church in Athens, believed his congregation needed to look more like its community and more like the kingdom of God.

  07/23/2018 - By Isa Torres / Hispanic Beat Reporter

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  Central Texas religious leaders form immigration network

  Religious leaders and community organizers from throughout Central Texas met at Baylor University’s Diana R. Garland School of Social Work to begin building a network of support for families affected negatively by U.S. immigration policies.

  07/23/2018 - By Diana R. Garland School of Social Work / Staff

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  Baylor president voices confidence in Pepper Hamilton probe

  Baylor University President Linda Livingstone responded to charges former Athletic Director Ian McCaw made in a deposition by voicing confidence in the Pepper Hamilton investigation into sexual violence at the university.

  07/23/2018 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Midland mom steps out on faith and finds refuge

  Trapped in an unhealthy relationship, LaCheryal Royal didn’t know what to do. If she left, she didn’t know where she and her two young boys would live. She didn’t know how she could support the family. She just knew she had to do something.

  07/20/2018 - By Ken Camp

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  American Pastor Andrew Brunson still jailed in Turkey

  American pastor Andrew Brunson’s continued imprisonment in Turkey following a July 18 court hearing is probably an act of political maneuvering rather than Islamic persecution, two Islamic studies professors say.

  07/20/2018 - By David Roach / Baptist Press

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  White evangelicals are outliers among American faith groups

  When it comes to politics, white evangelical Christians stand apart from every other religious group, according to a new poll conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute and The Atlantic.

  07/20/2018 - By Yonat Shimron / Religion News Service

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  Federal court ruling protects church internal communications

  A federal appeals court ruling that protects a church’s internal communications buttressed both religious freedom and defense of the unborn, according to the Southern Baptist Convention’s public policy and moral concerns agency.

  07/19/2018 - By Tom Strode / Baptist Press

• Obituary: Bob Beck

  Robert Jack Beck, a Baptist minister for five decades, died July 14. He was 88.

  07/19/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard