I used to think retirement was the finish line. That’s what I heard from the older men at church, anyway. You work hard. Pay the bills. Raise the kids. Survive meetings that could’ve (and should’ve) ...

Hardin-Simmons University reported continued enrollment growth for the 2026-2027 academic year, with gains in undergraduate enrollment, record residence hall occupancy, and increased interest in ...

Editor’s Note: Given the ongoing financial, theological, organizational, and relational discussions related to the Baptist General Convention of Texas, the following opinion article was republished in ...

GORDON, Texas (BP)—Albert Oliveira is back in the pulpit of his Texas pastorate after having voluntarily returned to his Brazilian homeland in late 2025 before his visa expired. Previously, he and his ...

A clerical error was found in the mailing sent to churches affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas ahead of the 2026 BGCT annual meeting Nov. 15-17 in ...

This is a developing story. A wildfire broke out in Palo Pinto County Monday, Aug. 24, spreading to 85,003 acres with 26 percent containment, according to WFAA and the Texas A&M Forest Service. Known ...

Two recent decisions have me thinking about how American Christians differ over a shared desire—to be sheep, not goats. The U.S. State Department announced, Aug. 6, a group of faith-based humanitarian ...

Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico portray their U.S. Senate campaigns in Texas as fights for the soul of America—one in which God plays an active yet vastly different role. Talarico, ...

First Baptist Church in Hondo has seen renewed excitement around baptisms after adopting a three-week celebration that highlights each person’s testimony and baptism. The church has already seen seven ...

Nihad Hassan, leader of a Kurdish-speaking congregation in Beirut, Lebanon, has been released from custody after being detained for two weeks. The Kurdish Baptist pastor from a Muslim background was ...

Leaders of Amigos Internacionales, a Texas-based nonprofit organization, say they are racing to expand their response to an Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo. Medical workers face shortages of ...

Houston Christian University announced the sudden passing of University President Robert B. Sloan Jr. July 3, 2026. Sloan died of a massive stroke. He was 77. Sloan served as president of HCU for two ...