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  Dark-skinned portrayals of Satan have a long history

  When some people recently started questioning whether the Satan character on The Bible miniseries resembled President Obama, others posed a broader question: Why does Satan need to be dark-skinned at all?

  04/05/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Pastor says numerical success not ministry measure

  Jim Somerville says now is the perfect time to start seeing the church less as an institution to be preserved and more as a force for change in society.

  04/05/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Is small the new big for Millennials?

  The early Christian congregations were small enough to meet in homes. The first Baptists sought to emulate the pattern. Then came the megachurches. Where-to next?

  04/05/2013 - By John Rutledge

• Obituary: Ernest Atkinson, 89

  Death: Ernest Atkinson, 89, home missionary and former dean of Mexican Baptist Bible Institute.

  04/05/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Students share gospel during Spring Break mission trips

  From Padre Island to New York to Nicaragua, Baptist Student Ministries volunteers from Texas Baptist Universities left their comfort zones and shared the love of Jesus during Spring Break.

  04/04/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Irving churches on a mission to reach their community

  Instead of spending their spring break hitting the beach or other vacation spots, volunteers from four Irving churches hit the streets of Irving on a mission for Jesus.

  04/04/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Cowboy churches ‘fan the flame’ of evangelism

  Leaders from cowboy churches across the state gathered at the Mesquite Rodeo Arena for inspiration, information and fellowship meant to spur them to share the gospel when they returned home.

  04/03/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Hillman proposed for BGCT first vice president

  Kathy Hillman, a leader in several spheres of Texas Baptist life, will be nominated for first vice president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas during the BGCT annual meeting this summer.

  04/03/2013 - By Ken Camp

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  Composer and conductor Buryl Red dies

  Buryl Red, a conductor, producer and arranger known around the world as musical director of The CenturyMen and composer of the 1972 classic Celebrate Life, died April 1 after a battle with cancer.

  04/02/2013 - By Ken Camp

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  Rincones named Hispanic convention executive director

  The Hispanic Baptist Convention of Texas named Jesse Rincones of Lubbock as its first executive director.

  04/02/2013 - By Ken Camp

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  Baptist Leader Duke McCall dies

  Duke McCall, a denominational leader known by Baptists worldwide for a ministry that spanned four decades, died April 2 at age 98.

  04/02/2013 - By Ken Camp

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  Youthful centenarian continues to serve God

  At 100 years, Clarence Griffith has a theory: “If you stop working for the Lord, you get old.”

  04/01/2013 - By John Rutledge