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  Americans believe marijuana not sinful but unsure it should be legal

  American views on marijuana are changing much like their views on gay marriage, according to a new poll, with many people ambivalent but growing numbers in favor of legalization.

  05/01/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Church relationships significant, but few helping others grow

  Almost three out of four churchgoers say they have significant relationships with people at church, but fewer than half are intentionally helping other believers grow in their faith, according to a study by LifeWay Research.

  05/01/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Leadership transition announced at Carroll Institute

  Bruce Corley announced plans to resign as president of the B.H. Carroll Theological Institute, effective after the October meeting of the school’s governing board.

  05/01/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  TBM leader Leo Smith dies

  Leo Smith, former Texas Baptist Men president and executive director, died April 28 in Alvin after a battle with cancer. He was 75.

  04/30/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Ministry offers Haven of Hope to inmates’ families

  Ministry to inmates’ families took a leap when Haven of Hope, an overnight facility for visitors, opened this year in New Boston.

  04/30/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Wayland fires CFO for alleged theft

  Wayland Baptist University has fired and sued its chief financial officer James E. Smith over alleged financial mismanagement.

  04/29/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Baptist Briefs: First woman elected to Missouri post

  Churchnet—ministry network of the Baptist General Convention of Missouri—elected both its first layperson and its first woman as president.

  04/28/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Faith Digest: New gun control coalition

  Black clergy launched a new coalition to fight gun violence, saying they are undeterred by the recent failure of legislation on Capitol Hill and all too aware of the problem of gun violence.

  04/28/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Boy Scouts proposal displeases religious leaders on both sides

  Conservative and liberal religious leaders may not agree on much, but both are expressing displeasure with the Boy Scouts’ proposal to accept gay members but reject gay leaders.

  04/28/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Boston amputees face a long spiritual struggle ahead

  In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings that left three dead and more than 260 injured, perhaps none face more significant adjustments or a longer road ahead than the 14 amputees who lost a limb.

  04/28/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  What now for West, Texas?

  The outpouring of sympathy and solidarity for West, Texas, has been immense since a fertilizer plant explosion killed 15 – including 12 first-responders – on April 17. But what, now?

  04/28/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Christian women encouraged to tell God’s story, their story

  The story of Jesus is personal, passionate and powerful, and it changes lives, speakers emphasized to a statewide Woman’s Missionary Union of Texas gathering.

  04/26/2013 - By John Rutledge