The call to pursue the common good in an increasingly polarized political environment involves understanding meaningful communication and community—behavior the church uniquely is qualified to model, theologian and ethicist Oliver O’Donovan told a Baylor University audience.

Christian apologist Lee Strobel, author of “The Case for Christ,” spoke recently at Dallas Baptist University. Houston Baptist University named Michael Rosato as provost and vice president for academic affairs.

R.L. Herring of San Antonio, retired Texas Baptist pastor, military chaplain and administrator for Buckner Baptist Retirement Village, died Aug. 25. He was 97.

Baylor University’s Louise Herrington School of Nursing recently dedicated its newly renovated four-story academic building, formerly the offices of the Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board staff. Wayland Baptist University launched Impact 2020, a capital campaign to raise $30 million for student scholarships and campus improvements.

Bereaved children whose late mothers were very religious are likely to be less religious after their mother dies than youths who did not suffer a maternal loss, a Baylor University study has found.

One in seven Texas households had limited or uncertain access to food in recent years, a new study from the U.S. Department of Agriculture revealed.

Survivors of trafficking, prostitution, abuse and addiction share a story… It takes communities to place individuals in these situations, and it takes community to provide healing and empowerment to survivors. We are this community.

Staff changes noted for Waco and Crowley churches.

South Main Baptist Church in Houston donated 7,000 pairs of shoes to Buckner International’s Shoes for Orphan Souls program. Georgia Risenhoover of Granbury was sworn in as the first female chaplain in the 195-year history of the Texas State Guard.

Jorge Zapata couldn’t help but notice the lack of resources in the Rio Grande Valley, but instead of looking for wealth to respond to the community, he thought creativity would be a better approach.

Students from Dallas Baptist University and the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor began the school year with community service.

Talk to James Bell even for a few minutes, and the subject of “vision” will arise.