• Baptist state conventions wrestle with budget woes

  Baptist state conventions meeting around the country this fall are adjusting their financial expectations to cope with a weakening economy.

  11/28/2008 - By admin

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  Huckabee says neglected ‘values voters’ are key to GOP future

  Promoting his new book, Do the Right Thing: Inside the Movement That’s Bringing Common Sense Back to America, former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee insists Republicans neglected religious conservatives this year and need to maintain their support as the party regroups.

  11/28/2008 - By admin

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  One storm-damaged church provides turkey dinner for another

  In the wake of Hurricane Ike, several Texas Baptist churches are stepping up to help First Baptist Church of South Houston through the recovery process. On Nov. 23, the congregation did the same for a church in Galveston.

  11/28/2008 - By admin

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  Youth from foster system enjoy Thanksgiving meal with ‘PALs’

  Young adults who recently aged out of the foster care system—or will soon—celebrated a Thanksgiving meal at Trinity Baptist Church with peers and mentors from the Baptist Child & Family Services’ Preparation for Adult Living program.

  11/28/2008 - By admin

• IMB appoints 16 Texans

  Nine couples with Texas ties were among missionaries appointed by the International Mission Board during a Nov. 14 ceremony at First Church in Houston.

  11/28/2008 - By admin

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  Ministry to Alzheimer’s patients demands different approach

  Pat Otwell, who ministered to Alzheimer’s patients in three Paris nursing facilities from 1983 until 1997, has written a book titled Guide to Ministering to Alzheimer’s Patients and Their Families to help pastors with the tools to make the effort.

  11/28/2008 - By admin

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  Texas Tidbits: Free Advent guide

  BaptistWay Press is offering a free devotional for the Advent and Christmas seasons.

  11/27/2008 - By admin

• On the Move

  Stephen Allen to First Church in Cranfills Gap as pastor.

  11/27/2008 - By admin

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  Around the State

  Don Piper, author of 90 Minutes in Heaven, will be the chapel speaker at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Dec. 3 at 11 a.m.

  11/27/2008 - By admin

• Economy putting pressure on Thanksgiving food ministries

  Economic hard times are putting pressure on charities scrambling to meet rising need this Thanksgiving.

  11/26/2008 - By Administrator

• Baptist missionaries aid homeless Congo families

  International Mission Board missionaries and church partners have distributed nearly three tons of rice and beans to more than 300 homeless families in the Congo in recent days.

  11/26/2008 - By Administrator

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  WorldCrafts gives hope to Afghan families

  WorldCrafts, a fair trade, nonprofit ministry of national Woman’s Missionary Union, is helping to give Afghan families an expectation of a life beyond their impoverished conditions through a partnership with an artisan group comprised of women who make jewelry, mosaics, clothing and accessories.

  11/25/2008 - By admin