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  How churches can provide respite for special needs families

  Offering times of respite can be an opportunity for parents of special needs kids to reconnect with their other children and for spouses to spend time together. Churches can play a crucial role in providing this support and rest.

  10/30/2024 - By Lauren Brown

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  Nigerian pastor risks life to evangelize Muslims

  Pastor Eli Abdullah Tinau lives in the charred room that remains of his home after an attack by militant Fulani Muslims, an increasingly violent group accused of killing thousands of Christians in middle and northeastern Nigeria.

  10/30/2024 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

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  Prayer effort spotlights Chinese house church persecution

  Texas Baptists’ Intercultural Ministries is highlighting house churches in China for the upcoming International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church, scheduled on Sunday, Nov. 3.

  10/30/2024 - By Texas Baptists Communications

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  Around the State: Howard Payne celebrates homecoming

  More than 1,000 students, alumni and guests participated in homecoming weekend events at Howard Payne University.

  10/29/2024 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

• On the Move: Jonas, Jones and Liebrum

  A pastoral change in Mingus and two staff changes with Texas Baptists noted.

  10/29/2024 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  ‘I needed a miracle,’ living Christian martyr recalls

  As the young Sudanese child, Mariam Ibraheem never planned to end up in the United States, but God had other plans.

  10/29/2024 - By Calli Keener / Baptist Standard

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  Park Cities Baptist withdraws from SBC

  Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas—a prominent congregation situated in the affluent Highland Park/University Park area—voted to withdraw its affiliation with the Southern Baptist Convention.

  10/29/2024 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  40-year-old Arabic Church of Dallas reaches the world

  Arabic Church of Dallas, whose pastors have trained leaders and cared for refugees around the world, celebrated 40 years on Oct. 27.

  10/29/2024 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Wayland student mission trips made eternal difference

  For native-born Alaskan youngsters Parker and Marty, Wayland Baptist University’s nine-year investment in the Kenai Peninsula Sports Camp operated by Alaska Missions made a difference—an eternal difference.

  10/29/2024 - By Phillip Hamilton / Wayland Baptist University

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  Hispanic Christians condemn racist jokes at Trump rally

  Amid outrage over racist jokes told at a Donald Trump campaign event, some Hispanic Christian leaders are raising questions about the candidate’s standing with a crucial ethnic and religious demographic.

  10/29/2024 - By Aleja Hertzler-McCain and Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service

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  Call for reparations as a healing act of repentance

  A white professor at a historically Black university considers reparations for slavery and segregation an essential act of biblical repentance that can lead to racial healing in the United States.

  10/28/2024 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Florida hurricane relief: ‘You guys are such a blessing’

  On a warm Florida day, Eunice eats lunch with her neighbor, Jackie. They laugh and smile as they tell jokes and stories.

  10/28/2024 - By John Hall / Texans on Mission