Building healthy and strong families in Peru
LIMA, PERU–When Elizabeth Mejía Laguna first came to the Buckner Family Hope Center, a Texas Baptist Hunger Offering recipient, she was shy and kept to herself. She often stayed in her home and did not interact with her neighbors. …
Atchison details the importance of telling the story
By: Bailey Pylant, contributing writer and coordinator for news and social media at Dallas Baptist University “When we teach, we are dealing with a document written in a first century Eastern culture, being consumed as a 17th century…
Churches see God’s provision as rebuilding from Harvey continues at one year mark
Blue tarps still cover roofs in need of repair in communities like Rockport, near Corpus Christi, and Bevil Oaks, north of Beaumont. Abandoned homes are interspersed among the remodeled on many streets. One year after Category 4…
Texas Baptists Intercultural Churches unite youth at Camp Fusion
by Stephanie Arosemena Every year, first and second generation students from Texas Baptists Intercultural Churches come together for five days and four nights to grow their faith at Camp Fusion. It is a powerful time for these…
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…