• Explore the Bible: Efficient Kingdom Work

  The Explore the Bible Lesson for Aug. 7 focuses on 2 Kings 12:4-16.

  07/25/2022 - By Dr. Joe Rangel

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  Review: Biblical Reasoning

  Managing Editor Ken Camp reviews “Biblical Reasoning” by R.B. Jamieson and Tyler R. Wittman.

  07/25/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Christian pop star Amy Grant named Kennedy Center honoree

  Contemporary Christian musician Amy Grant has been named one of the Kennedy Center’s five honorees for 2022.

  07/22/2022 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

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  Bart Barber wants the SBC to regain its rural soul

  While he has been involved with Southern Baptist Convention polity for years, Bart Barber is the first SBC president in nearly two decades not to emerge from an urban or suburban megachurch.

  07/22/2022 - By Riley Farrell / Religion News Service

• On the Move: Bridgmon

  Pastoral change for Pasadena church.

  07/20/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Around the State: HPU tops Forbes Financial Grades list for Texas

  Forbes recently named Howard Payne University as the top-ranked university in Texas on its 2022 College Financial Grades list.

  07/20/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Pastors know of deconstruction, fewer see it in their churches

  For some pastors, the only construction projects they worry about are building renovations, but others say they’re facing churchgoers who are tearing down aspects of their faith.

  07/20/2022 - By Aaron Earls / LifeWay

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  Lifesaving new 988 suicide and crisis lifeline active

  Dialing or texting 988 automatically connects callers to the National Suicide Prevention lifeline network of services with greater ease than dialing the traditional 1-800-273-8255, which still works

  07/19/2022 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

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  ¿Por qué nadie viene a mi iglesia? Señales de que su iglesia necesita revitalización

  La revitalización de la iglesia se puede describir como llevar una iglesia de vuelta a la vida, reclamando el propósito de por qué Dios plantó esa iglesia en esa comunidad.

  07/19/2022 - By David Quiroa

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  Keahbone shares resolution with forced conversion survivors

  Mike Keahbone, pastor of First Baptist Church in Lawton, Okla., not only played a crucial role in drafting a Southern Baptist Convention-approved resolution decrying the forced conversion of Native peoples, but also has begun using the resolution as a way to minister to survivors.

  07/18/2022 - By Timothy Cockes / Baptist Press

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  Early depictions of biblical heroines Jael and Deborah found

  The earliest known depiction of biblical heroines Jael and Deborah was discovered at an ancient synagogue in Israel, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced.

  07/18/2022 - By Kathryn Post / Religion News Service

• Connect360: Never Give Up

  Lesson 6 in the Connect360 unit “Prayer That Moves Heaven: Power With Purpose” focuses on Luke 18:1-8.

  07/18/2022 - By GC2 Press Staff