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  Lack of a backpack sparked a life change for South Texas teen

  Sometimes, something as simple as a plastic shopping bag can have such an impact on someone’s life.

  08/15/2016 - By Ken Camp

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  Baylor displays Nagasaki Cross created from atomic blast debris

  Baylor University marked the 71st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, by launching a yearlong display of the Nagasaki Cross, a sculpture made of materials salvaged from a middle school building damaged by the blast.

  08/15/2016 - By Ken Camp

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  New York: Learning from a third-grader

  Students Missions Blog: Kids are so funny and capable of making you think about really profound stuff.

  08/15/2016 - By Ken Camp

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  Three-fourths of world population lacks religious liberty, ambassador says

  The U.S. State Department warned that religion-based terrorists as well as some governments across the globe are threatening the liberties of religious minorities.

  08/15/2016 - By Ken Camp

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  France and Germany search for solutions to Islamist challenge

  Violent Islamist attacks in France and Germany have piled pressure on the two governments to search for new ways to confront the grim challenge they now face—radicalized Muslim youth.

  08/15/2016 - By Ken Camp

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  Peru: From culture shock to continuing mission

  Student Missions Blog: During the two months I served as a summer mission in Peru, there were times when I was hungry, times when I was cold and times when I missed my family. I was ready to step off that plane onto American soil—or so I thought.

  08/11/2016 - By Ken Camp

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  Buckner camp provides week of firsts for foster and adoptive families

  More than 600 foster and adoptive children and families got a glimpse into just how big their family truly is as they participated in Buckner Foster Family Camp.

  08/11/2016 - By Ken Camp

• Explore the Bible: Victory

  • The Explore the Bible lesson for Aug. 28 focuses on 1 Samuel 30.

  08/10/2016 - By Ken Camp

• Coalition urges defeat of California education bill

  A multi-faith coalition urged California legislators to abandon a bill it says would violate religious freedom in higher education.

  08/10/2016 - By Ken Camp

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  Journey to Tascosa, Clarendon and Amarillo: Baptists of the Panhandle

  The Texas Baptist Heritage Road Trip travels back roads of the Panhandle, where camp songs of cowboys, lowing longhorns and lonesome winds still echo under spacious skies. Baptists helped settle these outposts and, along with others, brought the gospel of Christ to this part of the state.

  08/10/2016 - By Karen Bullock

• On the Move: Burk, Foster, Marshall, Reed, Roewe and Sinclair

  Staff changes noted for churches in Aubrey, Lewisville, Robinson, Tyler, San Antonio and Dallas.

  08/10/2016 - By Ken Camp

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  Around the State: Volunteers needed in Houston area

  Texas Baptists’ Disaster Recovery program and Texas Baptist Men are mobilizing volunteers to repair flood-damaged homes in the greater Houston area Aug. 25-27, Sept. 29-Oct. 1 and Oct. 27-29.

  08/10/2016 - By Ken Camp