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  Editorial: We don’t really want a perfect Christmas

  We don’t really want a perfect Christmas. We think we do. But we don’t. Not if we stop and think about it.

  12/23/2025 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Voices: A Christmas trek

  Johnny Teague contemplates Mary and Joseph’s “long, arduous journey” and Jesus’ even more profound trek through life, death and life again.

  12/22/2025 - By Johnny Teague

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  Commentary: Disciple-making: Tensions in Baptist identity, Part 8

  Wade Berry concludes his series examining the gifts of Baptist distinctives and some of the challenges they face.

  12/22/2025 - By Wade Berry

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  Editorial: Christmas points beyond common decency

  “Jesus knew all about the state of this troubled world and chose to live in it with us anyway. Think about that as you read the news today.”

  12/18/2025 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Commentary: Brazil: From mission field to mission force

  Diego Silva explains how Christianity is changing in Brazil and what that may mean for the rest of the world.

  12/16/2025 - By Diego Silva

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  Commentary: Local autonomy: Tensions in Baptist identity, Part 7

  Wade Berry considers how the somewhat straightforward concept of local autonomy has resulted in complications for Baptists.

  12/16/2025 - By Wade Berry

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  Commentary: Apologetics was never about winning

  Taylor Standridge issues a corrective to the modern approach to apologetics that returns to the full text of 1 Peter 3:15.

  12/12/2025 - By Taylor Standridge

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  Letter: Baptists and justice for Gaza

  A Baptist Standard reader expresses how his Baptist heritage informs his view of moral responsibility in Gaza.

  12/11/2025 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Editorial: Our hope is hallowed, not hollow

  I realize Advent has moved on to peace, but I’m stuck at hope. It won’t sound like that at first, but keep reading. I’m a bit of a Grinch about…

  12/10/2025 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Voices: The light through Christmas depression

  Christmas is not joyous for everyone. Ruth Cook shares her experience with depression during Christmas and how she found healing.

  12/10/2025 - By Ruth Cook

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  Voces: ¿Dónde están los graduados hispanos de los bautistas de Texas?

  El Dr. Gabriel Cortés comparte una visión general de dónde se encuentran actualmente muchos graduados hispanos de las escuelas afiliadas a la Convención Bautista de Texas y dónde podrían estar en el futuro.

  12/09/2025 - By Gabriel Cortés / Texas Baptists

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  Voices: Where are Texas Baptists’ Hispanic graduates?

  Dr. Gabriel Cortés shares a glimpse of where many Hispanic graduates of Texas Baptists-affiliated schools are now and may be in the future.

  12/08/2025 - By Gabriel Cortés / Texas Baptists