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  Huckabee links violence to removal of God from public square

  Former presidential candidate turned talk-show host Mike Huckabee stood by controversial comments blaming the deadly Dec. 14 shootings in Connecticut on the lack of religion in public schools.

  12/18/2012 - By Administrator

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  Newtown shooting galvanizes religious gun control advocates

  The shooting deaths of 26 children and adults at a Connecticut elementary school has revived religious support for gun control, galvanizing a movement that has struggled to gain traction against the powerful gun lobby.

  12/18/2012 - By Administrator

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  Top 15 Christmas songs: Are they your favorites too?

  Every year, new Christmas songs are written and performed by popular artists from nearly every music genre, but inside churches, the classics still reign.

  12/17/2012 - By Administrator

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  Americans generally merry about Christmas music

  According to a recent study by LifeWay Research, 70 percent of Americans enjoy hearing Christmas songs in December, but one in five Americans (21 percent) said it is is “overdone,” while seven percent find it “annoying.”

  12/17/2012 - By Administrator

• Baylor Health Care plans merger with Scott & White

  {mosimage}Baylor Health Care System plans to merge with Temple-based Scott & White Healthcare to create the largest nonprofit health system in Texas.

  12/14/2012 - By Administrator

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  Dark Christmas legend regaining popularity in Austria

  According to legend, St. Nicholas travels throughout Europe each year on Dec. 6, bringing good children candy and other treats. But first the naughty children must be punished. This is the job of Krampus — the hell-bound companion of St. Nicholas. It's the dark side of Christmas tradition.

  12/14/2012 - By Administrator

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  ‘Modern Magnificat’ book shares struggles of Baptist women

  Growing up Baptist, Jennifer Harris Dault says her calling into the ministry was clouded by comments and assumptions along the way that the pulpit was no place for women.

  12/14/2012 - By Administrator

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  How should churches view holiday-only visitors?

  Church leaders try a variety of methods to stay in contact with holy-day-only visitors—social media, direct mail, deacon family ministry programs—with varying degrees of success.

  12/14/2012 - By Administrator

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  Living Christmas Tree draws 2,000 annually to Abilene church

  Wylie Baptist Church in Abilene recently celebrated its 30th year of sharing Christ with its community through its Living Christmas Tree.

  12/13/2012 - By Administrator

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  Staten Island warmth provided by Texas Baptists

  A little extra warmth for the Christmas season arrived just in time for survivors of Hurricane Sandy. A day after the Church at the Gateway ran out of donated space heaters for survivors of the storm, 54 more showed up—along with other supplies—as a special delivery from Texas Baptists.

  12/13/2012 - By Administrator

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  East Texas worship pastor reflects on hope and hymn

  In the midst a turbulent home life, Don Pardoe of Whitehouse discovered God provided hope and healing through the gift of music.

  12/13/2012 - By Administrator

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  Changes in news delivery arriving in January

  The next issue of the Baptist Standard will arrive in readers’ email inboxes, rather than mailboxes, Jan. 14.

  12/13/2012 - By Administrator