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  Letters: Where are the women among Texas Baptists?

  A Baptist Standard reader replies to Grace Mitchell’s op-ed about the inclusion of women in leadership among Texas Baptists.

  09/26/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Letters: Pretending all is well while the winds howl

  A Baptist Standard reader replies to Eric Black’s op-ed on debating social justice while preparing for a natural disaster.

  09/26/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Editorial: Baptists Preaching—Many ways to deliver a message

  In keeping with our desire to inform, inspire and challenge people to live like Jesus, Baptists Preaching is an attempt to provide a selection of important sermons preached in Texas Baptist churches and, over time, to create a repository of Baptist preaching for future study and research.

  09/19/2018 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Voices: Only hearing what we listen for—on “social justice & the gospel”

  Two weeks ago, John McArthur and a group of his associates met in Dallas to draft a statement entitled “Social Justice & The Gospel.” The statement, while intended to shore up the ethics of Scripture against alien agendas, is well-intended but misses the mark.

  09/19/2018 - By Myles Werntz

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  Voices: What are you hungry for?

  I think one of the most underrated achievements of the Lord is the creation of flavor. He didn’t have to create flavors. He could have designed food was strictly for sustenance, completely bland and with no enjoyable qualities whatsoever.

  09/18/2018 - By Jason Dunton

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  Jerry Joplin: More gets done when churches labor together

  Jerry Joplin, director of missions for the Lubbock Area Baptist Association in Lubbock, Texas, shares his background and thoughts on church and ministry.

  09/18/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Voices: How should we respond to the shooting of Botham Jean?

  While the entire country finds itself in a quandary searching for answers, people of faith mourn the loss of a servant of God.

  09/13/2018 - By Rev. Dr. Michael Evans Sr.

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  Voices: Since Jesus can work it out, there is always light

  At one time, the song “Jesus Can Work It Out” was a staple in many churches. The lyrics harken to a time when toes tapped, hands clapped and hearts yielded….

  09/12/2018 - By Lisa M. Rainey, Ph.D.

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  Editorial: Pretending all is well while the winds howl

  Things must be going really well for a church to have time to debate what Jesus meant by the story of the sheep and the goats or the Good Samaritan.

  09/12/2018 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Voices: Will Christians ever agree on social justice?

  Social justice has become a current hot topic in American Christianity. Debates over its meaning, biblical basis and application to church life have caused significant hurt, anger and frustration.

  09/12/2018 - By Joshua Sharp

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  Commentary: Why all of us should stand up for the Uighurs

  In China, right now, no faith group is facing more persecution than the Uighur Muslims. For a Christian, an evangelical, and especially a Baptist—this is unacceptable.

  09/11/2018 - By Bob Roberts

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  Voices: Among the tragedies, a missing defining moment

  This month marks the seventeenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. I was only a sophomore in high school in 2001, but 9/11 will probably be the defining moment in my lifetime.

  09/11/2018 - By Ryan Vanderland