Executive Board approves 2021 recommended budget among other business
The September meeting of the Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board was held virtually due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. During the meeting on Sept. 21-22, directors elected board officers, approved the 2021 proposed…
2020 B.E.S.T. Award recipients chosen
On August 17, Texas Baptists announced the winners of the 2020 Baptist Educators Serving Texans (B.E.S.T.). The award celebrates Christian educators who are living out their faith daily among their students and the Texas Baptists…
Ready or Not, Here We Go: Praying over our kids, parents and teachers this new school year
Joanna Jespersen serves as Minister to Children and Families at Shiloh Terrace Baptist Church in Dallas. “I want to pray that COVID won’t last forever and that we can go back to normal one day,” said our 10-year-old daughter…
A guide to praying for college students this fall
Gary Gramling serves as dean of the College of Christian Studies at Howard Payne University. When students leave for college, we are sometimes at a loss as to how to pray for them. Below are some ways that you may want to consider…
A Parking Tax on churches? No, it’s not a new Monopoly rule.
If the only certain things in life are death and taxes, then changes to the tax laws should be considered almost as certain. In 1913, Congress was granted the power to collect income taxes. Later that year, the Revenue Act of 1913…
A Surprise Call
By Lee Strobel, professor of Christian Thought, Houston Baptist University I was surprised when I got a call out of the blue from movie producers at Pure Flix asking if they could make a feature film based on my book, “The Case for…
Q&A on Cowboy Church culture in Texas
We sat down with Jason Bryant, Western Heritage Consultant and Church Starter, to talk about Cowboy Church culture in Texas. Enjoy reading what we found out! Q: What is a Cowboy Church? A: Cowboy Church is taking the Gospel of Jesus…
The problem with women friendships
Recently while preparing to advise middle school girls, I found myself stumped when it came to writing about making friends. I knew to tell them that making and keeping good friendships could be difficult, but beyond stating the problem…
Ears to see
Good Brunches are a series of conversations developed by an organization called Matryoshka Haus. Their purpose is to draw a diverse group of people around a common table to talk about meaningful things in healthy ways. The blog post below…