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  Freedom for the captives: Special edition on child sexual abuse

  In a Dec. 27 special edition on child sexual abuse, the Baptist Standard hopes to open the door to healing and restoration for victims and survivors and to help individuals, families and churches to become safer for the most vulnerable among us.

  12/12/2018 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Mike Wilson: Hooked on camp ministry

  Mike Wilson, executive director of Latham Springs Camp and Retreat Center, shares his background and thoughts on camp ministry.

  12/11/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Editorial: Life is like a flag at half-staff

  Life is like a flag at half-staff. Half-staff is a place of mourning, not a place of rest. From half-staff, the flag can go either up or down. Up is triumph. Down is a place of honor after a day well-served. Up is where we all want to be. Down at least means we’re tucked away safely out of the weather. Isn’t life like that?

  12/05/2018 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Voices: Grief and a pastor go for a swim

  As pastors, we are not immune to the sting of sorrow, even when we put on our best acting faces. I’ve had to speak joyful words of hope at a funeral, trying to help others smile about a life wonderfully lived, while stifling my own grief quietly and deep inside like a geyser wanting to explode.

  12/05/2018 - By Jonathan Smith

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  Voices: My father’s gift—a practicum for ministry

  Kristen Padilla grew up the daughter of a pastor and shares a touching story about her father’s influence on her and her ministry.

  12/05/2018 - By Kristen Padilla

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  Voices: Thinking through Christmas in occupied France

  This season, as we think about God becoming human, let us think about what the sheer fact of Christ’s existence means for us.

  12/04/2018 - By Jake Raabe

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  Paul Sadler: Being a channel of God’s grace to all people

  From deep in the heart of one Texan, Paul Sadler, director of church and denominational relations at Wayland Baptist University, shares his background and thoughts on leadership among Texas Baptists.

  12/04/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Why Christians should support a free press

  All of us should understand that a free press is a sacred trust. At its best, robust journalism is a bulwark against corruption in high places, a check against the abuse of power and a vehicle to report on the good and the beautiful in a broken world.

  11/30/2018 - By Daniel Darling / Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission

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  South Africa: Joy in saying ‘yes’ to God

  Student missions blog: This semester, the Lord has taught me how much joy is found when we say “yes”—no matter what, where, or who he is calling us to serve.

  11/30/2018 - By Melody Davis

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  Voices: Peace that surpasses all understanding

  Every commercial promises the product they are selling can meet our deepest needs, can save us from a life that doesn’t matter, and can give us peace from the chaos surrounding us. We are all searching for peace in this crazy world. So, where can we find this peace our souls need?

  11/28/2018 - By Zac Harrel

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  Analysis: The migrant caravan and the crisis along the border

  Christians know of one of the most important migrant caravans in history—the people of Israel leaving Egypt for the Promised Land. What do we know about migrant caravans today? Kathryn Freeman provides some facts.

  11/28/2018 - By Kathryn Freeman

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  Commentary: Immigrants and refugees: Why care?

  Immigration is a current hot topic. As a caravan of migrants finishes its long trip through Mexico and reaches the border of the United States, what will we do? As refugees from violence-torn places seek shelter, what will we do? What should we do?

  11/27/2018 - By Eric Black / Editor