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“O holy night, the stars are brightly shining …” It’s long been one of my favorite Christmas hymns. Sung well, it gives me chills every time. At the same time,…
12/18/2024 - By Eric Black / Editor
Texans on Mission assembled a “dream team” of volunteers to bring Christmas—and its Christ-focused message—to the Rio Grande Valley Dec. 13-19.
12/18/2024 - By Russ Dilday / Texans on Mission
Many human rights advocates greeted the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with relief and optimism, but some groups focused on international religious freedom view Syria’s future with more questions than answers.
12/18/2024 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor
Christians in Nigeria plan to celebrate Christmas amid fear of a repeat of violence that claimed at least 160 lives in Nigeria’s Middle Belt at Christmastime in 2023 and dozens in northern Nigeria during the holidays in 2022, international religious liberty advocates reported.
12/18/2024 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press
Wade Berry examines the humility, lament and desperation that are part of the Advent story and point us to the God who hears and saves.
12/17/2024 - By Wade Berry
Almost 75 years after a couple donated 112 acres of Round Rock farmland to enable Texas Baptists to build a home for abused and neglected children, Texas Baptist Children’s Home has changed a lot, but one thing has stayed constant.
12/16/2024 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor
Mission trips often reveal contrasts—differences between things at home and those far away. Mikey Osborne and his family saw Christmas differently on a recent trip to Uganda.
12/16/2024 - By Ferrell Foster / Texans on Mission
People hurt us. That is a simple fact of life. Ruth Cook offers a few things that have helped her through many years of prayer and struggle.
12/13/2024 - By Ruth Cook
We publish a lot of articles about religious liberty violations. It’s hard to be a Christian, but where might surprise you.
12/11/2024 - By Eric Black / Editor
“How can we disciple our young people well on matters of biblical sexuality?” Gary Stidham, director of training for Texas Baptists’ Center for Collegiate Ministry, asked a Texas Baptist group.
12/11/2024 - By Calli Keener / Baptist Standard
Thirty-six Kenyan teenage boys and young men came together in November for a leadership training camp. At the end, 13 of them accepted a challenge to lead future gatherings locally and start encouraging other boys and men.
12/11/2024 - By Ferrell Foster / Texans on Mission
A longtime Houstonian and Baptist minister sees immigration as an incredible opportunity—not an invasion—for the church, city and nation.
12/10/2024 - By J Hill
