• In Touch: [un]Apologetic conference and a new Texas Baptist magazine

  02/19/2015 - By John Rutledge

  Sunday, Feb. 15, was a big day for the Hardage family! My granddaughter, Anne Marie, was dedicated at Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas.

• Richard Ray: I stand amazed in the presence

  02/19/2015 - By John Rutledge

  Amazement is defined as “a strong feeling of astonishment or wonder.” I have been amazed many times in my life.

• Kathy Hillman: Trailblazing pastors Marvin Griffin & Harold Branch

  02/19/2015 - By John Rutledge

  African-American pastors Harold Branch and Marvin Griffin blazed trails in Texas Baptist leadership and in life.

• Kathy Hillman: Poster board, popcorn and public school

  02/13/2015 - By John Rutledge

  When I was elected president of Texas Baptists, notes from friends evoked special memories. One came as a precious surprise. My thoughts turned back the years to a group I taught in Girls in Action.

• In Touch: A visit to Chalk Bluff in Waco

  02/06/2015 - By John Rutledge

  I spent a recent Sunday morning at Chalk Bluff Baptist Church in Waco. I was thoroughly blessed by my time in this wonderful, healthy church.

• Kathy Hillman: Covered with love

  02/06/2015 - By John Rutledge

  Woman’s Missionary Union of Texas covers our state and beyond with love. Since 1880, members have shared Christ through action. Because of that love, the organization chose February and Valentine’s Day to focus on WMU.

• Kathy Hillman: 175 years and counting—Blest be ties that bind

  01/30/2015 - By Kathy Hillman

  As I unlock the door to my office, pictures of grandchildren, along with photographs of current and former students, focus my attention on the future.

• Richard Ray: Only together can we do God’s work

  01/22/2015 - By Richard Ray

  We need to become the church that exists to use all the unique gifts God has bestowed on his children.

• Bedilu Yirga: ‘Go home to your own people and tell them …’

  01/22/2015 - By Bedilu Yirga

  The Ethiopian Evangelical Baptist Church of Dallas in cooperation with BGCT has launched a mission work project, funding indigenous missionaries taking the gospel to their own people.

• Kathy Hillman: Precious pearls: Partners in ministry

  01/15/2015 - By Kathy Hillman

  From the description of King Xerxes’ banquet in Esther to the 12 pearl gates in Revelation, the Bible uses pearls to represent great value.

• Richard Ray: Change is essential in how we live for God

  01/09/2015 - By Richard Ray

  Most of us never meet our goals and challenges, not because we fail to try, but because we fail to change.

• René Maciel: Don’t wait to show gratitude to your shepherd

  01/09/2015 - By René Maciel

  I cannot believe it has been three years since my earthly father passed away. I miss him dearly and think of him often as my dad.