Jack Goodyear, the dean of the Cook School of Leadership at Dallas Baptist University, provides a comparison of two positions on public and private education in Texas.

Public and private schools operate under differing rules for admissions and religious expression, two points often raised in discussions of education funding.

A Baptist Standard reader responds to Myles Werntz’s op-ed examining an ethical question about the theft of basic necessities.

Amanda Tyler, the executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, considers the role of advocacy in the difference of outcomes between two religious liberty cases.

Dean Inserra, the lead pastor of CITYCHURCH in Tallahassee, Fla., compares cultural Christianity in the South with the identity of a true follower of Jesus.

Mathew St. John, the pastor of First Baptist Church in Anson, Texas, responds to Joshua Sharp’s Voices column about the need for theology and doctrine in ministry.

Nancy Ammerman, a longtime analyst of Baptists and religious life in the United States, sees enduring lessons for the United Methodist Church today from the Southern Baptist Convention battles of the 1980s.

Student Missions blog: I had my plan already in mind. I would go on a trip close to home, one that was inexpensive and convenient for me. In my mind, the only discovery I would be making was finding a way to go on the trip I had my mind set on. Less than two days later, I had discovered so much more.

A Baptist Standard reader replies to Ali Corona’s Voices column responding to a Houston Chronicle report on the extent of sexual abuse in Southern Baptist churches.

“I am not dispassionate about abortion. I hold to a very conservative view of Scripture and the sovereignty of God and thus firmly declare the sanctity of life.” A Baptist Standard reader and pastor responds to Joshua Sharp’s op-ed.

Student Missions Blog: We were tasked to walk around the mall and find a person we could engage in a meaningful conversation. Out of the 200 or so people at the food court, a young woman in a bright yellow hoodie eating alone at the end managed to grab my attention.

Student Missions Blog: It has been nine years post-earthquake, and Haiti is still recovering from it. A lot of people in the rural areas do not have access to basic medical care. So, meeting their needs and being able to help alleviate some of their pain was gratifying.