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  Conroe moms find community as they cook together

  Families at Buckner Family Pathways in Conroe shared a table and classroom and learned to cook with healthy nutrition in mind.

  07/22/2016 - By Ken Camp

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  Obituary: William H. Gray Jr.

  Obituary for Bill Gray, Baptist missionary and founding director of Texas Baptist Partnership Missions.

  07/20/2016 - By Ken Camp

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  Around the State: DBU doctoral students visit Oxford; BUA schedules grand opening

  Dallas Baptist University sent 15 doctoral students to Oxford, England. The grand opening for Baptist University of the Américas’ Baugh Building is scheduled.

  07/20/2016 - By Ken Camp

• On the Move: Roldan, Simpson, Weger and Wright

  Staff changes noted for churches in Waco, San Angelo, Azle and Eldorado.

  07/20/2016 - By Ken Camp

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  Single mom determined to defy expectations

  A police officer’s words are seared into Cyndi Russell’s heart forever: “You’ll never amount to anything. You’re just like your mother.” But with the help of Buckner Family Pathways and Exodus Ministries, she is determined to prove him wrong.

  07/20/2016 - By Ken Camp

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  Evangelicals gather for Washington prayer rally

  Evangelical Christians converged on the nation’s capital for a prayer rally on one of the hottest days of the summer.

  07/19/2016 - By Ken Camp

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  Walker still sees need to boost religious freedom

  Brent Walker serves as executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, making him a key voice for Baptists in the nation’s capital. Working for the BJC more than a quarter-century, Walker remains passionate about religious liberty and the heritage Baptists have in that area. (BNG)

  07/19/2016 - By Ken Camp

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  Journey to San Antonio: ‘Plucky’ cross-cultural Baptists

  In January 1861, the winter wind whistled through the streets of San Antonio as 13 believers made their way up the stairs to the second floor of a downtown drugstore. They gathered to establish the city’s first Baptist church, and their hearts warmed to see what God might do with this work.

  07/19/2016 - By Karen Bullock

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  Churches welcome unexpected Pokemon-generated traffic

  Visitors cruise the church parking lot at all hours or walk around the sanctuary exterior—not to worship, but to collect digitized items or to battle electronically. Some ministers welcome the unexpected Pokemon Go traffic, viewing it as an opportunity to reach young electronic gamers who otherwise might not frequent churches.

  07/18/2016 - By Ken Camp

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  Obituary: Richard Mangum

  Obituary for Richard Mangum, former associational director of missions and area representative for the Baptist General Convention of Texas.

  07/15/2016 - By Ken Camp

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  Evangelicals differ from most Americans on transgender morality

  A survey of 1,000 Americans by LifeWay Research finds six in 10 Americans don’t believe it is morally wrong for people to identify with a gender different from the sex they were assigned at birth.

  07/15/2016 - By Ken Camp

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  Churches resist restraints on evangelism in Russia

  Several U.S.-based religious denominations remain defiant in the face of new laws that would ban them from proselytizing in Russia.

  07/15/2016 - By Ken Camp