Rosser McDonald felt compelled to write about convicted felon Rickie Smith because of the stark difference Jesus made in the life of an inmate once characterized as the most violent man in the Texas prison system.

When Texas Counts invited Convención Bautista Hispana de Texas to be a partner in its effort to ensure all Texans are counted in the 2020 Census, neither group anticipated the restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

More than 100 at-risk families in Longview have had one less thing to worry about in the last few days—how to acquire groceries during the COVID-19 pandemic. New Beginnings Baptist Church plans to ramp up its Grocery Relief Program to help 200 families each week throughout the crisis.

Chaplains at all six Buckner Retirement Services Communities are seeking creative ways to share messages of faith, hope and comfort in the wake of social distancing measures in response to the coronavirus.

Lanny Hall, past president of three Texas Baptist universities, announced on social media his oncologist assured him he is in complete remission from lymphoma.

Texas Baptist Men donated 15,000 protective masks and assorted other supplies to be used by hospitals and first responders across the state in the midst of the growing novel coronavirus pandemic.

A clear majority of participants in a national survey about the zero-tolerance policy on the United States/Mexico border strongly opposed separating immigrant families and charging the parents as criminals, according to Baylor University research.

Baylor University’s Truett Theological Seminary, Texas Baptists’ Great Commission Team and BaptistWay Press are offering free resources to help church leaders during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.

A Baylor University student and two Baylor faculty, each who had traveled to another state, have tested positive for COVID-19 and are in self-isolation.

Glynn Stone Jr., senior pastor of Mobberly Baptist Church in Longview, died in a one-car crash March 19 in Longview.

Throughout the Bible, God demonstrates special concern for immigrants, a Guatemala-born author reminded Baylor University students.

The Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty has joined in a national effort with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and others to deliver food boxes to students in some rural schools closed to help curb the spread of COVID-19.