Ross Shelton, the senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Brenham and a Voices contributor, shares five filters—or safeguards—for deciding what church renewal ideas to implement.

The Explore the Bible lesson for June 9 focuses on 1 Timothy 2:1-15.

Lesson 1 in the BaptistWay Press Connect360 unit “Pillars” focuses on Exodus 20:1-17.

Editor Eric Black reviews “Here Now With You” by Gregg Louis Taylor.

Zac Harrel reviews “The Magnificent Journey” by James Bryan Smith.

The Explore the Bible lesson for June 2 focuses on 1 Timothy 1:3-17.

Editor Eric Black reviews “Healing the Wounds of Sexual Abuse” by Elaine A. Heath.

Editor Eric Black reviews “Porn in the Pew” by Mark Denison.

The Explore the Bible lesson for May 26 focuses on Mark 15:42-47, 16:1-8.

Jeff Howard reviews “9 Common Lies Christians Believe” by Shane Pruitt.

The Explore the Bible lesson for May 19 focuses on Mark 14:3-11, 32-36.

Justin Pollock reviews “Cultural Apologetics” by Paul M. Gould.