Theology? or Relationship?
by Bill Jones

(originally published 8/30/2012 on Texas Baptists Committed blog)

What is at the heart of our faith in Jesus Christ? That’s really the heart of the matter when it comes to divisions among Baptists. Notice I said “divisions,” not “differences.” Differences are inevitable, Baptist or not. To be human is to be different. Each of us is made in God’s image, yet each of Read more . . .

A BAPTIST PIONEER: Freeman Smalley, the first Texas Baptist preacher
by Bill Jones

(originally published 8/9/2012 on Texas Baptists Committed blog)

(Adapted from the TBC Baptist Briefs video series, Texas Baptists Who Made a Difference) Freeman Smalley, according to the Texas State Historical Association, was born in 1790 in Pennsylvania and grew up in Ohio. He was already a Baptist by the time he enlisted in the army and fought in the War of 1812. After the Read more . . .