WACO, Texas (BP) — Baylor University’s president announced in a letter Wednesday (July 9) that the school has rescinded a grant toward the study of “disenfranchisement and exclusion of LGBTQIA+ individuals and women” in churches... read more

KERRVILLE, Texas — A lost kitten proved one thing too many for a Kerrville area homeowner with whom Southern Baptists of Texas Convention (SBTC) Disaster Relief (DR) chaplain Debby Nichols spoke in the days following the July 4 flash flooding in the Texas Hill Country... read more

WESTERN UKRAINE (BP) — Ukraine’s western region bore the brunt of Russia’s largest air strike to date in its invasion of Ukraine on July 9, with children among the most vulnerable victims of the lingering war... read more

Lifeway program connects churches with free training in abuse prevention, response By Aaron Earls, Lifeway BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Many churches have begun using background checks to help prevent abuse, but fewer are trained in reporting potential abuse... read more