As he concludes his time in Texas and returns to Mississippi, Geoff Davidson reflects on how small churches are like the Brazos River.

Larry Floyd, executive director of the El Paso Baptist Association, shares his background and his thoughts about ministry.

Baptist Standard readers respond to an op-ed by Terry Austin about one-issue voting, the one issue being abortion.

Kathryn Freeman challenges Christians to follow Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s lead and to fight injustice with love.

Christians come from a long line of estrangement. It’s a pattern as old as time and difficult to leave behind, but Christians need to figure out how.

Is a single issue a sufficient reason to choose a candidate? Terry Austin doesn’t think so and explains why a single issue is more complicated than that.

Dr. Edward Wagner, senior pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Killeen, moved from the military to ministry. He shares his background and thoughts on the church and leadership.

Student missions blog: I had to depend solely on God to explain who Jesus is, since my words would never be enough. I had to depend solely on the name of Jesus, and his name was more than enough.

There are facts and interpretations of the facts, and there is the truth. Are we willing to face the truth, especially the truth about ourselves?

How do you picture hell? Joshua Sharp considers an attractive view of hell and how it measures up to the biblical description.

Student Mission Blog: I came down here to the Texas/Mexico border thinking I wouldn’t be able to relate in any way to the people. But God knew why I was placed here.

When it’s paramount to know the truth, how do we discern it among so many competing claims? Jack Goodyear offers straightforward counsel.