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  Red Letter Christian Tony Campolo dead at age 89

  Tony Campolo, an American Baptist minister and sociologist who spent decades trying to convince evangelicals and other Christians that their faith should motivate them to address social ills like poverty and racism, has died. He was 89.

  11/20/2024 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

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  Around the State: Rick Perry speaks at UMHB lecture

  The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor welcomed former Gov. Rick Perry as the featured speaker for the 2024 McLane Lecture, Nov. 6.

  11/19/2024 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Hedgepath installed as 14th president of Wayland

  In a ceremony marked with tradition and faith, Donna Hedgepath officially was inaugurated as the 14th president of Wayland Baptist University, Nov. 18.

  11/19/2024 - By Calli Keener and Phillip Hamilton

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  Bible study offers antidote to loneliness, study shows

  The Bible protects against what the U.S. surgeon general has termed an “epidemic of loneliness” as harmful to health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, the American Bible Society said in releasing its latest chapter of the 2024 State of the Bible.

  11/19/2024 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

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  Garland church ministers to Ukrainian refugee children

  For the third consecutive year, volunteers from First Baptist Church in Garland will travel to eastern Europe to bring Christmas joy to Ukrainian refugee children.

  11/19/2024 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Convención Bautista Hispana de Texas ha recibido una subvención significativa

  Convención Bautista Hispana de Texas ha recibido una subvención de $1,249,884 de Lilly Endowment Inc. para ayudar a establecer “CANTA: Congregaciones Ayudando a Niños a ser Transformados en Adoradores”.

  11/19/2024 - By Staff / Convención Bautista Hispana de Texas

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  Convención receives major Lilly Endowment grant

  Convención Bautista Hispana de Texas received a $1.25 million grant from the Lilly Endowment.

  11/19/2024 - By Staff / Convención Bautista Hispana de Texas

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  West Bank Christian leads resistance to seizure of land

  A group of Israeli Jews said Sabbath prayers as the sun set in Al-Makhrour, a valley outside of Beit Jala in the West Bank.

  11/19/2024 - By Heather M. Surls / Religion News Service

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  Tenn. pastors say Trump win won’t solve America’s woes

  On the Sunday after the election, Pastor Allen Jackson gave thanks for veterans and the election results, to church members’ applause.

  11/18/2024 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

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  Baptist ethicist provides guidance on AI in ministry

  Artificial Intelligence already has outpaced the human ability to distinguish real from computer-generated images, audio or other media.

  11/18/2024 - By Calli Keener / Baptist Standard

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  Israel likely to have a longtime advocate as ambassador

  If confirmed by the Senate, Mike Huckabee may be the first political appointee to come to the U.S. Embassy in Israel from a group known as Christian Zionists, who back Israel for theological as well as geopolitical reasons.

  11/15/2024 - By Bob Smietana, Yonat Shimron & Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service

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  What evangelicals say they want from Trump’s second term

  Evangelical advisers of President Donald Trump say they are hoping for more from him the second time around—although exactly what form those policies will take appears to be the subject of debate.

  11/14/2024 - By Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service