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Tarrant Baptists seek to reduce infant mortality

The Fort Worth area leads the state in infant mortality, but Tarrant Baptist Association is working in cooperation with churches and social service agencies to save young lives by providing babies a safe sleep surface.

03/20/2018 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

Mission teams build houses and futures for families

Mission teams from across the state spent their spring break in the Rio Grande Valley, building homes for families involved with the local Family Hope Center.

03/15/2018 - By Aimee Freston / Buckner International

Voices: For God and country?

A recent visit to Estonia led Craig Nash to question the differences between that country and the U.S. when it comes to conflating nationalism with Christianity.

03/14/2018 - By Craig Nash

Voices: The problem with personality assessments

Do personality and spiritual gift assessments fail to show the bigger picture of who each individual is as made in the image of God?

03/14/2018 - By Daniel Harris

Voices: Are virtual reality baptisms good for the church?

Virtual Reality Church plans to offer VR-enabled worship experiences and even virtual baptisms. What does this mean for the near-future of the church?

03/14/2018 - By Jake Raabe

Jimmie Scott: Impacting students’ lives for Christ

Jimmie Scott, president of the San Marcos Academy, shares his thoughts on ministering to students.

03/14/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Missionary in McAllen ministers to new arrivals seeking asylum

An influx of asylum-seeking immigrants from Central America who began arriving in McAllen four years ago gained brief national attention. But for one Texas Baptist border-area missionary, it launched an ongoing ministry.

03/13/2018 - By Isa Torres / Hispanic Beat Reporter

CommonCall: Open home, open hearts

Mace and Jennifer Perez always knew they wanted children. And for Jennifer, adoption had tugged on her heart even when she was an adolescent.

03/09/2018 - By Ken Camp

William M. Pinson Jr.: All in Christ are gifted for ministry

William M. Pinson Jr., former executive director of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, shares his thoughts on serving the church through multiple high-level leadership positions.

03/07/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Voices: Elevating our conversation on gun control

While the solution to gun control in the US may be elusive, the conversations we have about gun control don’t have to be so contentious.

03/07/2018 - By John Whitten

Voices: God’s grace in parenting

I write this in order to let some of you know you are not alone. Parenting is hard. It helps to know we are not alone in our struggle to be patient and show the love of God to our children.

03/07/2018 - By Zac Harrel

Voices: Reuniting with forgiveness

A touching class reunion story reveals the truth that God’s forgiveness of us means we ought to likewise forgive others.

03/07/2018 - By Jack Wyman