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RA Camp means outdoor activities and the gospel

The boys throw tomahawks, shoot rifles and practice archery skills. That’s all part of Royal Ambassadors Camp, but it’s more.

06/06/2025 - By Ferrell Foster / Texans on Mission

Ramsey named university chaplain and dean at Baylor

Baylor University named Charles M. Ramsey as university chaplain and dean of spiritual life, effective June 9. Ramsey will succeed Burt Burleson, who retired in May.

06/04/2025 - By Staff / Baylor University Media and Public Relations

Wins scored and losses sustained in Texas Legislature

Moral concerns and church-state issues figured prominently in the 89th Texas Legislative Session that wrapped up June 2.

06/03/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

Three-time Bounce participant commits to ministry

When walking through a season of doubts and questions, Morgan Breeden from First Baptist Church in Cuero recognized God was on the move in her life.

06/03/2025 - By Jessica King / Texas Baptists Communications

The grandmother of Juneteenth still is walking for freedom

Opal Lee, the “grandmother of Juneteenth” and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient—and “a little old lady in tennis shoes,” as she says she has been viewed—still is walking for freedom and unity at 98 years old, despite a recent hospitalization.

06/02/2025 - By Calli Keener / Baptist Standard

Groups pledge to sue over Ten Commandments displays

A coalition of civil liberties groups—including Americans United for Separation of Church and State—pledged to sue if Gov. Greg Abbott signs into law a bill mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in public-school classrooms.

05/30/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

Power central to tension between Jesus and Pharisees

Misreading the tension between Jesus and the Pharisees historically fostered antisemitism and contributed to the Holocaust, New Testament scholar Scot McKnight told a gathering at East Texas Baptist University.

05/30/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

House abolishes Lottery Commission, moves game

The Texas House of Representatives voted to dissolve the Texas Lottery Commission and move the operation and administration of the lottery to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

05/28/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

House approves Ten Commandments display mandate

The Texas House of Representatives voted to approve a bill mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in every public-school classroom.

05/27/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

Bill requiring air conditioning in Texas prisons passes House

The Texas House passed May 16 a bill requiring prisons to have air conditioning by the end of 2032.

05/22/2025 - By Stephen Simpson / Texas Tribune

Renewed vision helps Waco church reach next generation

Over the past 12 years, revitalization and a renewed vision at Highland Baptist Church in Waco have served as the catalyst to help bring revival among their community and a desire to reach “a new and next generation with the gospel.”

05/22/2025 - By Leann Callaway / Baptist Press

Texas RAs challenged to raise funds for Kenyan churches

Sam Dunkin, a deacon at McDade Baptist Church, has led in building 25 church structures in Tharaka County, northeast of Nairobi, Kenya, and more are needed. Texas Royal Ambassadors are raising funds for the building project.

05/22/2025 - By Ferrell Foster / Texans on Mission