Nativity scene dispute puts focus on Texas town
ATHENS, Texas (ABP) – An East Texas town is being dubbed Ground Zero in this year’s round of skirmishes known collectively as the Christmas Wars.
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Baptists minister to physical, spiritual needs caused by Texas wildfires
BASTROP, Texas (ABP) -- Dan Franklin couldn’t even smell the scent of smoke Friday that entailed the destruction of about 1,500 homes, the burning of about 34,000 acres and the loss of two lives. The volunteer chaplain with the Texas Baptist chaplaincy office nevertheless witnessed
Texas Baptists seek to ‘Engage’ Christians in making disciples
Proper evangelism means more than sharing the gospel. It involves makings disciples—a process that affects multiple generations, Mike Woods, pastor of Coronado Baptist Church in El Paso, said during one of Texas Baptists’ Engage evangelism conferences.
Texas lawmakers approve payday lending bills
The Texas Legislature sent two bills to the governor’s desk that will provide more transparency and oversight to largely unregulated payday and auto title lenders.
Texas Baptists conduct medical clinics in two villages in Senegal
The language of love in action communicates around the globe, an 11-member Texas Baptist team recently discovered as they shared the hope of Christ in two Senegalese villages.
Texas Baptist Men chainsaw crews headed to Alabama
Six Texas Baptist Men disaster relief teams have been deployed to serve in the wake of devastating tornados in Alabama.
Supreme Court sides with Texas in case involving prisoner-s rights
WASHINGTON (ABP) – The United States Supreme Court ruled April 20 that a federal law protecting the religious liberty of prison inmates does not entitle a prisoner to monetary damages if that right is denied.
Texas Baptist disaster response team scheduled to go to Japan
Two veteran Texas Baptist Men disaster relief volunteers, a Japanese Dallas pastor and a videographer are slated to leave for Japan March 24 to assist the disaster response effort there and look for places where Texas Baptists can serve.
Suspects plead guilty to East Texas church arsons
TYLER, Texas (ABP) -- Two men accused in a string of East Texas arsons fires early in 2010 pleaded guilty Dec. 15 to burning five churches in a Smith County court.
Interfaith Alliance urges textbook publishers to ignore Texas teaching standards
WASHINGTON (ABP) -- A Baptist preacher who leads a national interfaith organization has written leading publishers around the country to urge them to reject changes made to standards for teaching about social studies, history and economics in Texas.