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Many are reacting and responding to new immigration policy announced by Ken Cuccinelli on Aug. 12. Here is a prophetic response from someone who ministers with immigrants and their families.
08/14/2019 - By Patrick Adair
Getting an education is a lot of sacrifice, but seeing what God can do through you is more rewarding than staying in a comfort zone.
08/14/2019 - By Dr. Zoricelis Dávila
Shannon Rutherford, director of the Baptist Student Ministry at the University of Houston, shares her background and thoughts on student ministry.
08/13/2019 - By Staff / Baptist Standard
Itzayana Aguirre was empowered by her parents and her church to pursue and achieve two academic degrees. She shares her story.
08/08/2019 - By Itzayana Aguirre
Editor Eric Black responds to the mass shooting in El Paso, calling all of us to some introspection and then to go beyond the normal talk.
08/07/2019 - By Eric Black / Editor
Churches seek to love their neighbors, many times providing specific ministries for specific kinds of people. Love Thy Nerd calls churches to see and love people churches may not be seeing.
08/06/2019 - By Madeline Turnipseed / Love Thy Nerd
Nelda Williams, retired minister and consultant in preschool, children’s and special education ministry, shares her background and thoughts about ministry.
08/06/2019 - By Staff / Baptist Standard
Religion and politics can lead to uncivil discourse when people disagree. What if, however, Christians don’t have to agree? How might Christians learn to disagree better?
08/05/2019 - By Jack Goodyear
Pastors are counseled to avoid such whiplash by being smart enough to avoid politics altogether, but to bracket politics out of the discussion is to pretend the truth of Christianity has no bearing on “what happens between people when they try to get something done together.”
07/31/2019 - By Eric Black / Editor
Texas Baptists are a church starting success story. Executive Director David Hardage tells, with great hope and admiration, of church starters from East Texas who are heading west.
07/31/2019 - By David Hardage / Texas Baptists
Spiritual trauma is in the news but may be as unseen as those who suffer with it. Jess Gregory encourages us to examine the causes of spiritual trauma and to be patient with those who are healing.
07/31/2019 - By Jess Gregory
A Baptist Standard reader responds to Editor Eric Black’s editorial on responding to President Trump’s disparaging words.
07/30/2019 - By Staff / Baptist Standard