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  Editorial: How do we balance religious liberty and rule of law?

  If you could collect a dime every time U.S. media mention “religious liberty” between now and Election Day 2016, you could fund your own Super-PAC—or maybe even bankroll your own run for the White House.

  09/10/2015 - By Ken Camp

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  Right or Wrong? Listen to detractors

  Right or wrong? A consultant suggested a church should listen only to positive, encouraging people.  Can’t churches learn from both encouragers and discouragers?

  09/10/2015 - By Ken Camp

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  Tarleton State: Freshman introduced to Jesus

  Student Missions Blog: “Do you have to have a Bible to be here?” she asked. It was obvious this was not somebody who had spent much time in church.

  09/10/2015 - By Ken Camp

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  Asia: Ghost holiday and a burden for the lost

  Student Missions Blog: As we walked outside to get our scooters to leave our supervisor’s apartment, our supervisor rushed out to show us something. We had heard firecrackers go off all night, and he pointed out why: Ghost holiday.

  09/09/2015 - By Ken Camp

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  Rio Grande Valley: Welcome to campus

  Student Missions Blog: The school year finally has begun at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The staff from the Baptist Student Ministry had been preparing since the first week of August, and we finally opened the doors of our building to welcome students.

  09/08/2015 - By Ken Camp

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  Kathy Hillman: Mary, Lottie, Annie, BGCT and Baptist-ese

  Do you speak Baptist-ese? More specifically, do you understand Texas Baptist-ese? My family has spoken it for generations, so I learned the language along with English.

  09/07/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  2nd Opinion: The Bible ties freedom to debt relief; we should too

  Few visitors to Philadelphia’s famous Liberty Bell know the inscription “Proclaim liberty throughout the land and unto all the inhabitants thereof” is a reference to God’s instructions for a “jubilee,” in which he commanded the Israelites to free their slaves and return property to its original owner every 50 years.

  09/03/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Editorial: Survey documents pastors’ tough job; take care of them

  Although pastors have a tough job, they’re resilient and almost universally shake off pressure so they can continue serving their congregations.

  09/03/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Vancouver: It’s not all about me

  Student Missions Blog: In the months leading up to my departure for missions service in Vancouver, Canada, I was reminded constantly of the “great sacrifice” I am making. But I’m not the only person making sacrifices.

  09/03/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Reflecting on lessons learned in Portland

  Student Missions Blog: This past summer in Portland was long, and it was hard, but it was so good.

  09/02/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Letters: ID laws target voter suppression

  The new ID laws never were about fraud and all about keeping certain citizens from voting, as the Supreme Court has now ruled.

  09/01/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Kathy Hillman: Texas Baptists: Move out, move on, move up, move forward

  Texas Baptist university campuses swarm with students moving in for a new semester. Meanwhile, Texas Baptist employees moved out of the Baptist Building in Dallas and into new facilities at Rambler Park in Dallas.

  08/31/2015 - By John Rutledge