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Texas Tidbits: Shalom Builders launching

The Texas Baptist disaster recovery office is launching Shalom Builders, a ministry to mobilize church and community groups with tool trailers and skilled construction volunteers.

10/11/2013 - By John Rutledge

On the Move: Mitch Harper

Mitch Harper to First Baptist Church in Franklin as pastor.

10/11/2013 - By John Rutledge

Around the State: Men support Breckenridge Village

More than 180 men attended the fifth annual Robert L. Breckenridge men’s breakfast at Breckenridge Village in Tyler.

10/11/2013 - By John Rutledge

Analysis: ‘Gravity’ and unanswered questions of unbelief

Reviews of the new hit movie Gravity note it’s an unusually fine science fiction film. What they don’t mention is that the main character represents an increasingly common theme in American religion—the spiritual “none of the above.”

10/11/2013 - By John Rutledge

Faith Digest: Catholics agree with pope’s direction

A new poll indicates American Catholics think Pope Francis was right when he rocked the Catholic world last month by declaring the church had become “obsessed” with a few hot-button moral issues and needed to find a “new balance.”

10/11/2013 - By John Rutledge

Analysis: ‘Breaking Bad,’ violence and redemption

A couple of weeks after the Breaking Bad finale aired, the ending of the megahit cable series continues to gratify, infuriate and above all fascinate.

10/11/2013 - By John Rutledge

TBM relief workers move mud, debris in Colorado

Texas Baptist Men disaster relief volunteers continue to serve in Jamestown, Colo., clearing debris from the flood-ravaged mining town.

10/11/2013 - By John Rutledge

Wise Choices saving lives and changing lives

Wise Choices, a crisis pregnancy center in Decatur, is not just “pro-birth.” As a “pro-life” center, it seeks to empower clients to make life-affirming decisions.

10/11/2013 - By John Rutledge

Chaplain guidelines on same-sex issues released

Texas Baptist chaplains cannot perform same-sex marriages, but they otherwise are permitted to provide pastoral care “shaped by the Bible and Baptist tradition,” according to guidelines issued by the Texas Baptist chaplaincy relations office.

10/11/2013 - By John Rutledge

Vietnamese immigrant uses martial arts to point people to Jesus

Johnny Le helps his martial arts students not only learn how to care for their bodies better, but also care for their spirits by introducing them to Jesus Christ.

10/11/2013 - By John Rutledge

Senior saints help young couple birth a church

James and Amy Welch moved to New Orleans to help with Hurricane Katrina recovery and cleanup and stayed to start a church.

10/10/2013 - By John Rutledge

Refugee ministry means serving as trusted guides

When refugees arrive, often their possessions include little more than their official paperwork. They need trusted guides to navigate their new lives, presenters noted during the recent Texas Baptist Refugee Summit at Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas.

10/10/2013 - By John Rutledge