Editor Eric Black names some key filters and parameters for deciding what is published in the Baptist Standard.

‘For’ is not a word often used to describe Baptists. More often, Baptists are described by what they’re against. But ‘for’ is a word Texas Baptists can and should rally around.

The leaders we choose say more about us than we may realize or be comfortable admitting. Editor Eric Black challenges us to step back from critiquing our leaders and to do some self-examination.

I learned important lessons about advocacy during my first visit to the Texas Capitol, one of which is how important is each person’s voice.

Volunteering in my local school has been one of my most life-giving experiences. I want more people to know the same joy and enrichment I’ve found, and it’s easier than many think.

Dr. Jerry P. Kulah spoke loud and clear for the church in Africa, giving the American church some things to consider about the condition of the body of Christ outside and inside the United States. Brace yourself. (Part 2 of 2)

Global Christianity is sending a clear message to the American church. For those with ears to hear, will we listen? (Part 1 of 2)

Sex, which historically has been hard to talk about in public, is front and center in denominational discussions. The current deliberations among Catholics and Baptists about sexual abuse and among Methodists about sexual orientation suggest intentional and productive talk about sex is overdue. How can we move forward?

We are stronger when we remember all of history—the good and the bad. Black history and Baptist history include both the good and the bad. Acknowledging both is a step toward a stronger future.

We are faced with an unpleasant truth. We have a choice: We can react against the news, or we can rise to the circumstances by bringing our best resources to bear on the problem of sexual abuse and misconduct in our midst. Now is the time for us to employ all that’s best about us.

In the State of the Union address and the Democratic response, one statement jumped out to me, a call for our first allegiance.

Abortion happens in the real world, and so we have to deal with abortion in the real world, which includes all the difficulties of human stories.