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  D.C. church recalls real butler as quiet man of steady faith

  Eugene Allen served eight presidents as a White House butler, and his legendary career inspired Lee Daniels’ The Butler, a new film starring Oprah Winfrey, Jane Fonda and a host of A-list Hollywood talent.

  08/15/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Expert: Climate change demands behavioral change

  Persistent drought indicates God’s creation is running fever, a climatologist told a crowd at Wayland Baptist University.

  08/15/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Texas Tidbits: BCFS receives grant

  The Hal and Charlie Peterson Foundation has awarded Baptist Child & Family Services $125,000 to help build an expanded youth transition center in Kerrville.

  08/15/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Visionary Clarence Jordan continues to challenge Christians

  Brian Kaylor was doing research about the late Koinonia Farms founder Clarence Jordan when he discovered some mysterious boxes in the Jordan archives. What he found gave him goose bumps.

  08/15/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Cowboy church couple saves two drowning children

  Rebecca Strange prays regularly for God to use her and her husband, Richard, a lay pastor at Cowboy Church of Tarrant County, according to his will. On Aug. 6, God orchestrated a series of events so they would be available to save lives, the couple believes.

  08/15/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Evangelical ‘Messy Middle’ ambivalent on gay rights

  A new voice emerging in the evangelical community is turning away from the church’s vocal opposition to homosexuality in favor of a more nuanced attitude toward gay rights.

  08/14/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Obamacare fight spells trouble for church insurance

  An “all-or-nothing” effort to repeal Obamacare could doom efforts to tweak the health care reform bill to fill a gap for church health insurance plans.

  08/14/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Baptists provide uniforms, Bibles for Dallas students

  The Baptist General Convention of Texas, Dallas Baptist Association and First Baptist Church in Dallas are working together to provide uniforms and Bibles for every student at George W. Truett Elementary School in east Dallas.

  08/14/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Facebook fundraising scams target Christians

  Rick Warren is among the latest Christian leaders targeted by phony Facebook pages using his name to bilk money from supporters.

  08/14/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Updated: Storm damages Garland church, but no injuries sustained

  Severe storms that swept through the Dallas area toppled the steeple and ripped air conditioning units from the roof of South Garland Baptist Church but caused no injuries.

  08/14/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Study: Members of large churches see race differently

  Congregation size affects how people view the reasons for racial inequality in America, a new study by researchers at Baylor University and the University of Southern California revealed.

  08/14/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Duck Dynasty’s Uncle Si talks faith

  Viewers and ducks have a hard time resisting the call of the Robertson family, the stars of Duck Dynasty, the hit A&E television show that returns with season four this month.

  08/13/2013 - By John Rutledge