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CommonCall: Hope restored in Refugio

When Hurricane Harvey hit Port Aransas and made full landfall at Rockport, the hearts of people at First Baptist Church in Norman, Okla., broke, said Roy Joe Ham, minister of administration. So, they committed to restore hope to forgotten communities in the region.

05/25/2018 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

First Person: The Vacation Bible School Purse

Americans love VBS, even if they are not usually churchgoers

Vacation Bible School remains one of the most popular church programs in America. Two-thirds of American parents say they plan to send kids to VBS this summer—even if they skip church themselves.

05/25/2018 - By Bob Smietana / LifeWay Research

Commentary: An open letter to the SBC

Author and sexual abuse survivor Mary DeMuth pens an open letter to the Southern Baptist Convention in light of Paige Patterson’s dismissal from Southwestern Seminary.

05/24/2018 - By Mary DeMuth

Commentary: The tale of two presidents at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

The differences between the removals of Paige Patterson and Russell Dilday from Southwestern Seminary speak volumes about the current state of the institution.

05/23/2018 - By Mitch Randall / EthicsDaily.com

Voices: Are thoughts and prayers enough?

We feed the hopelessness the world feels when we respond with words but without actions.

05/23/2018 - By Smith Getterman

Bill Arnold: Stewarding resources to change the world

Bill Arnold, president of the Texas Baptist Missions Foundation, shares his background and thoughts on leading the Foundation.

05/23/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Voices: The Spirit’s help in our weakness

I didn’t know what to pray for, and, if I am honest, in that moment I wasn’t sure God heard my cries anyway. I had come to the end of my strength, but God had not left me alone.

05/23/2018 - By Zac Harrel

BGCT Executive Board condemns violence

In the wake of a Texas school shooting that claimed 10 lives , the Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board condemned violence and pledged to seek solutions.

05/22/2018 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

Couples urged to begin communication by expressing gratitude

Couples must strengthen communication to strengthen their relationship, the founders of Fully Alive Health told a session at the Fort Worth Community Health Fair, organized by Iglesia Victoria en Cristo.

05/21/2018 - By Isa Torres / Hispanic Beat Reporter

Voices: On the value of charity, or why government aid is necessary

Being made to care for things that we did not voluntarily give to invites us to see the value of a need independent of whether we care about that need.

05/16/2018 - By Myles Werntz

Voices: The hope in our holiness

The fruit of progressive holiness shows the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives, and, without this fruit, we should examine our hearts.

05/16/2018 - By Zac Harrel

Voices: Much more than this

Why does God get in our way and frustrate our best-laid plans with all this confusing and inconvenient morality?

05/16/2018 - By Jack Wyman