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Voices: My journey with breast cancer and God

A breast cancer survivor shares her personal journey of faith while enduring the ordeal of cancer treatment.

01/04/2022 - By Ruth Cook

Monty Pierce: Stumbling Block No. 1: Angels

Monty Pierce, pastor of Central Baptist Church in Carthage, asks if the Christmas story is a reality or a fable like so many other popular stories.

01/04/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Church music landscape rearranged as big publishers close

If the church music publishing industry saw a step or two of decline in the 21st century, the COVID-19 pandemic took it down an octave.

01/04/2022 - By Laura Erlanson / Baptist Press

TBM Builders rebuild church gym a hurricane destroyed

More than four years after Hurricane Harvey, Rockport still is recovering from storm damage. But thanks to Texas Baptist Men Builders, one church’s recovery is much closer now than just a few months ago.

01/03/2022 - By Leah Reynolds

Respond to doubts and deconstruction by listening and loving

It’s not easy for a young preacher to stand before his congregation week after week while questioning fundamental truths of the Christian faith. Twenty years ago, that’s the position Steve Bezner found himself in.

01/03/2022 - By Tobin Perry / Baptist Press

Student ministry leaders point to youth mental health crisis

Lauren Coats of Rockwall said the number of calls from parents of teens and children looking for help from her three counseling centers has nearly doubled in less than two years.

01/03/2022 - By Tobin Perry / Baptist Press

Editorial: Even Bob Dylan knows you can’t serve two masters

The attention given to Trump at First Baptist Church in Dallas, Dec. 19, begs the question: “Which master is being served?”

12/21/2021 - By Eric Black / Editor

‘Mary Did You Know’ writer good-natured over controversy

Whenever storyteller and singer Mark Lowry takes the stage for a concert, he always closes the show with the same song—”Mary Did You Know?”—no matter what time of year it is.

12/21/2021 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

Editorial: You’re not a Christian if you only adore the baby

There’s no point proclaiming, “Jesus is the reason for the season,” if our adoration of him ends with his infancy. This baby requires more.

12/20/2021 - By Eric Black / Editor

Kansas camel escapes Nativity scene

A camel sent police scrambling in a Kansas City suburb. The dromedary in question escaped a Nativity scene in Bonner Springs, Kan.

12/20/2021 - By Joseph Hammond / Religion News Service

Collin Bullard: Caesar Augustus

Collin Bullard, senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Longview, focused his sermon on one of the “background characters” in the Christmas story, Caesar Augustus. (Luke 2:1-7)

12/20/2021 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Baylor achieves top status as a research university

Baylor University was named a Research 1 university by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

12/20/2021 - By Lori Fogleman / Baylor University