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  ‘Chaos’ calls for civility: Mattis speaks at DBU

  Gen. James Mattis, former U.S. Secretary of Defense, spoke at Dallas Baptist University about his new book, the need for leadership and the importance of civility in today’s culture.

  09/27/2019 - By Nick Pitts / Dallas Baptist University

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  USDA grant funds Baylor study of rural home food delivery

  A researcher with the Texas Hunger Initiative at Baylor University earned a $5 million grant  from the United States Department of Agriculture for a project to expand access to food for students living in rural Texas communities.

  09/27/2019 - By Blake Thomas / Baylor University

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  Liberating voice: First African American Preaching Conference at Truett

  Remembering the arrival of the first African slaves to the American colonies, the first annual African American Preaching Conference proclaimed the liberating voice of black preaching.

  09/26/2019 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  TBM offers help, hope and healing in Southeast Texas

  Working in sweltering humidity, Texas Baptist Men volunteers serve meals, remove damaged materials from flooded homes and offer hope in Southeast Texas.

  09/25/2019 - By John Hall / Texas Baptist Men

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  Evans to be nominated for second term as BGCT president

  Michael Evans, senior pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Mansfield, will be nominated for a second term as president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas.

  09/25/2019 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Board approves $35.1 million budget recommendation

  Messengers to Texas Baptists’ annual meeting will consider a $35.1 million total Texas 2020 budget—a slight decrease from this year’s $35.9 million budget.

  09/24/2019 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Apologist urges students to think deeply about faith

  Christians who learn how to defend their faith logically are obeying the biblical command to love God with all their minds, Eric Hernandez with Texas Baptists’ Great Commission Team told students at Hardin-Simmons University.

  09/23/2019 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Camp adjusts to needs of aging Hispanic Baby Boomers

  Over the last 26 years, the annual Hispanic Senior Adult Camp has adjusted to meet the needs and concerns of aging Baby Boomers, but its mission has remained unchanged—to serve Hispanic Texas Baptist seniors.

  09/20/2019 - By Isa Torres / Hispanic Beat Reporter

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  The Apostle Paul Speaks: Interview with actor Philip Smith

  For the past nine years, Philip Smith has brought the Bible to life through what he calls “performance Scripture”—dramatic recitations of the Apostle Paul’s epistles.

  09/20/2019 - By Craig Claybrook

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  TBM disaster relief responds to Tropical Depression Imelda

  Texas Baptist Men activated two mass feeding teams to meet needs created by Tropical Depression Imelda across Southeast Texas. They will be joined by mud-out crews when the rain stops and floodwaters recede.

  09/19/2019 - By John Hall / Texas Baptist Men

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  New York fireman tells UMHB chapel about 9-11 experiences

  Joe Torrillo, a New York City fireman who survived being buried twice beneath rubble of the World Trade Center Twin Towers during 9/11, addressed chapel services at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor on the anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks.

  09/17/2019 - By James Stafford / University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

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  Church pays off medical debt in East Texas

  Facilitated by more than $45,000 in generous gifts in August, Green Acres Baptist Church in Tyler is working with a nonprofit toward paying off about $4 million in medical debt for their East Texas neighbors.

  09/17/2019 - By Tobin Perry / Baptist Press