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  Sports betting passes Texas House but dies in Senate

  A bill to approve online sports betting in Texas passed in the House of Representatives by a thin margin, but it appears dead-on-arrival in the Texas Senate.

  05/15/2023 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Churchgoers encouraged to adopt or provide foster care

  More pastors are encouraging members to adopt and provide foster care at a time when adoptions have declined in the United States. 

  05/15/2023 - By Aaron Earls / LifeWay

• Obituary: Betty Jean Law

  Betty Jean Law, former Baptist missionary and missions administrator, died April 16 in Fort Worth. She was 94.

  05/15/2023 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  The Emmanuels siguen alabando a Dios a través de las décadas

  The Emmanuels, un conjunto vocal de cuatro partes cuyos miembros comparten raíces en la Primera Iglesia Bautista de Corpus Christi, han liderado la adoración y han compartido el evangelio por décadas.

  05/15/2023 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Habitat’s ‘theology of the hammer’ offers hope

  Habitat for Humanity was built on a pair of simple yet profound ideas. Everyone deserves a decent place to live. Anyone who wants to help make that happen is welcome to pick up a hammer and get to work.

  05/15/2023 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

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  Legislature passes bill allowing chaplains in public schools

  The Texas Legislature passed a bill that would allow schools to employ chaplains in addition to school counselors. The proposal now goes to the governor’s desk for his approval.

  05/11/2023 - By Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service

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  SBC reports membership decline, baptism uptick in 2022

  Membership in Southern Baptist Convention churches was down by nearly half a million in 2022, according to a recently released denomination report.

  05/10/2023 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

• On the Move: McKeown

  Pastoral change for Springtown church noted.

  05/10/2023 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Around the State: Ethiopian church hosts children’s ministry conference

  Ethiopian Evangelical Baptist Church in Garland hosted a Children’s Ministry Experience Conference that drew more than two dozen participants from Ethiopian churches in nine states and from Edmonton, Canada.

  05/10/2023 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Texas Baptists Legacy Awards to Maciel and Maples

  Pastor and South Texas community leader Dorso Maciel and denominational leader Dick Maples were named recipients of Texas Baptists’ 2023 Legacy Awards.

  05/09/2023 - By Texas Baptists Communications

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  Texas House expels Bryan Slaton amid sex scandal

  The Texas House of Representatives unanimously voted May 9 to expel Rep. Bryan Slaton, a former Southern Baptist minister, for alleged inappropriate sexual conduct with a 19-year-old female aide.

  05/09/2023 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Review: The Love Stories of the Bible Speak

  Kathy Hillman reviews “The Love Stories of the Bible Speak” by Shannon Bream.

  05/09/2023 - By Kathy Hillman