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  Rev. Dr. Michael Evans: Baptists a diverse people with a common cause

  In celebration of Black History Month, Rev. Dr. Michael Evans, pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Mansfield and president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, describes ministry from his vantage point.

  02/13/2019 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Voices: Church in America: A perspective from a first-generation Hispanic

  When Luis Juárez struggled to find belonging in American society, where he worshiped became “the place where we socialized, laughed and cried—all in our own native language.”

  02/13/2019 - By Luis Juárez

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  Voices: A Valentine story of ministry and marriage

  The Ivy’s love story began with ministering together at London Baptist Church while attending Howard Payne University. From those roots, their story spans decades with churches across Texas.

  02/13/2019 - By Joy Ivy

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  Voices: Sexual abuse: A time to mourn, a time to repent

  Abuse is evil. This is a watershed moment and an opportunity for Southern Baptists to step up and walk the narrow path of repentance and change.

  02/12/2019 - By Ali Corona

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  Voices: My generation has a mental health problem

  Jake Raabe shares a personal story about his struggle with mental well-being and challenges churches to form a better response to mental health as the need for it increases.

  02/11/2019 - By Jake Raabe

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  Editorial: Christians, must we keep America first in our hearts?

  In the State of the Union address and the Democratic response, one statement jumped out to me, a call for our first allegiance.

  02/06/2019 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Voices: Religious liberty—Baptists’ hill to die on

  There are hills to die on, hills to bleed on and hills to keep walking over, the popular leadership maxim goes. For historic Baptists, religious liberty has been a hill to bleed and even die on. Why are Baptists so committed to religious liberty?

  02/05/2019 - By John Whitten

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  Voices: Mining the past for who we need to be today

  What can Baptists learn from the past and apply to life today? Ross Shelton suggests some noble characteristics today’s Baptists can bring forward from their forebears.

  02/05/2019 - By Ross Shelton

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  Voices: The challenge of church discipline

  Joshua Sharp examines biblical teaching on church discipline and challenges churches to be stewards of the practice.

  02/05/2019 - By Joshua Sharp

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  Rev. Tamiko Jones: The rewards of relationships

  In celebration of Black History Month, Rev. Tamiko Jones, executive director of Texas Baptists Woman’s Missionary Union, describes ministry from her vantage point.

  02/04/2019 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Voices: Loneliness and the Lord’s Supper

  Even pastors feel lonely sometimes. Zac Harrel shares how the Lord’s Supper helped him when he felt lonely.

  02/01/2019 - By Zac Harrel

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  2nd Opinion: Further points to consider when discussing abortion responsibly

  “I am not dispassionate about abortion. I hold to a very conservative view of Scripture and the sovereignty of God and thus firmly declare the sanctity of life.” A Baptist Standard reader and pastor responds to Joshua Sharp’s op-ed.

  01/31/2019 - By Mathew St. John