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5 tips for making marriage last
As Valentine’s Day nears, couples around the country look for meaningful ways to express their love to each other and often pause to remember their gratitude for...
Buckner adoptive family featured in the Odessa American
Two Odessa, Texas, girls officially became a part of their forever family through Buckner on Monday. The Odessa American reports: The two girls, 5-year-old Livy and 3-year-old...
Buckner President and CEO featured in San Angelo Standard-Times
Buckner President and CEO Albert Reyes was featured in the San Angelo Standard-Times yesterday in an article that shares the path that took him from an undergraduate...
Hope in a jail cell
Lorene Hoffman doesn’t look like the type of person who willingly walks into jails. She’s petite, soft-spoken and poised. But for 33 years, she went twice a...
We are God’s workmanship
By Sergio Ramos “We will not hide them from their descendants; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, his power, and the...
Lufkin church builds house for Buckner family in Rio Grande Valley
Members of First Baptist Church in Lufkin, Texas, are changing the lives of a family living almost 500 miles away with the gift of a brand...
On top of paradise: Buckner in Ethiopia helps family through microenterprise
Atop a mountain outside of Bishoftu, Ethiopia, the air is pure. It runs effortlessly through the nostrils, invigorating the body with each breath on this 76-degree day....
A family everywhere they go: How Doug and Teresa opened their hearts and home to foster children
Doug and Theresa Lovett like to say they entered foster care through the back door. Their first placement was unconventional and without formal training, as they quite...
10 ways you can make a difference in 2015
The New Year is here, and we’re all looking for ways to improve our lives. Why not look for ways to improve the lives of others, too?...
Fostering through faith: One woman’s courage and compassion through loss and grief
On a warm June night, DeeAn Thompson and her elderly neighbor, N.E. Tittle, scan his pitch-black, 20-acre field with their flashlights. It's after 10 p.m., and DeeAn's...