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  Inside a church’s Alzheimer’s caregiver support group

  Adults sat in a circle in a room usually used by high schoolers and talked about the people they loved who no longer recognized them or who had died forgetting the names of family caregivers in their last days.

  01/18/2019 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

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  Editorial: Heaven’s wall, a border wall, and our call

  Is all the talk about a border wall distracting Christians from their call in this world? Editor Eric Black examines one Christian leader’s conception of the border wall and whether or not such a wall is the best solution to the real issue.

  01/16/2019 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Garrett Vickrey: A Generous Interpretation | Baptists Preaching

  In this week’s Baptists Preaching, Garrett Vickrey, senior pastor of Woodland Baptist Church in San Antonio, calls for a more compassionate relationship and generous interpretation between those seeking God, suggesting we are all “of the same origin” and are therefore on this way together.(James 1:17-27)

  01/16/2019 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Dementia and religion: ‘What if I forget about God?’

  When Benjamin Mast evaluates dementia clients at his University of Louisville research lab, there’s a question some people of faith ask him: “What if I forget about God?”

  01/16/2019 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

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  Chris Liebrum: The ‘Swiss Army Knife’ of the BGCT

  Chris Liebrum, who served Texas Baptist churches and ministries before joining the Texas Baptists staff 35 years ago, shares his thoughts on ministry and Baptist life.

  01/15/2019 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  International students find home away from home

  Every Friday, Art and Susan Green serve dinner to international students from Hardin-Simmons University and Abilene Christian University, making them feel at home even when they are away from their families.

  01/15/2019 - By Lucila Decia / Hardin-Simmons University

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  Board votes to remove Confederate plaque from Texas Capitol

  The State Preservation Board unanimously voted to remove a plaque from the Texas Capitol that extols the “heroic deeds” of the Confederate Army and denies the Civil War was fought to sustain slavery.

  01/12/2019 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Editorial: Where do centrist Baptists belong?

  I grew up under the illusion that Baptists were one big happy family. At least, that’s what I thought as a young child. My exposure to the real state of affairs happened in 1988. I was in seventh grade, and I was appalled at how I saw adults, Christian adults, treating one another.

  01/09/2019 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Joel Weaver: Breaking Alabaster Jars | Baptists Preaching

  In this week’s Baptists Preaching, Joel Weaver, senior lecturer at Truett Seminary, challenges his listeners with a powerful personal story about his father, a pastor in Georgia who grew up as part of the “working poor,” who was raised out of poverty because of people willing to make great sacrifices. (Mark 14:3-9)

  01/09/2019 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Denominational leader Jimmy Allen dies at age 91

  Jimmy R. Allen, former denominational executive and president of both the Baptist General Convention of Texas and the Southern Baptist Convention, died Jan. 8 in Brunswick, Ga. He was 91.

  01/09/2019 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Olin Boles: Called to share in joys and challenges

  Olin Boles, executive director of the Bi-Stone Baptist Association shares his background and thoughts on church and associational ministry.

  01/08/2019 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Small church in Goliad demonstrates big heart

  A 65-member congregation in a town of 2,000 is committed to making a difference in the world. Members of Minnehulla Baptist Church in Goliad demonstrate a willingness to give themselves away to show God’s love locally and globally.

  01/08/2019 - By Carolyn Tomlin