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  Baylor regents OK alumni event center at stadium

  Baylor University regents authorized a fund-raising initiative to build a $17 million alumni event center at Baylor Stadium.

  07/23/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Ministry to one child a day leads mother to faith in Christ

  Kacie Hill learned firsthand God breathes life into hopeless situations when she and about 90 volunteers from Bell Baptist Association spent a week of ministry in Galveston.

  07/23/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Americans differ on meaning of ‘religious’

  A lopsided divide exists in America about what it means to be a religious person, with a majority believing it’s about acting morally but a strong minority equating it with faith.

  07/22/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Teens learn generosity through community service

  Teens from First Baptist Church in Duncanville cleaned a neighbor’s house as part of Generosity Week. About 25 members of the youth group participated in local outreach opportunities, as well as other bonding activities.

  07/22/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Around the State: Super Summer

  Students from across Texas attended Super Summer at five statewide locations where they developed their leadership skills. 

  07/19/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Texas Tidbits: Shoes for Orphan Souls

  Members of churches around Texas that participated in Buckner International’s Shoes for Orphan Souls project delivered 2,100 pairs of shoes and 978 pairs of socks to the Texas Baptist Family Gathering in San Antonio.

  07/19/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Faith Digest: UN panel questions Vatican

  The Geneva-based United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has called on the Vatican to give detailed information about its record on child sexual abuse.

  07/19/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Baseball’s Darryl Strawberry buries his past in new career as a pastor

  Darryl Strawberry, the former baseball star troubled by drug and alcohol addictions, has been left behind. In his place is a new man, a new ministry and a future full of the promises of God.

  07/19/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Jungle training camp teaches missionaries coping skills

  The Southern Baptist International Mission Board’s jungle training camp helps missionaries learn to live and work in the often tough rural places to which God has called them.

  07/19/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Granbury woman rebuilds her life through CWJC

  LaDonna Lecoq arrived at Christian Women’s Job Corps seeking basic computer and job-readiness skills and to be with Christian women in a Christian environment.

  07/19/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Senator cites Hardage letter in arguing for abortion restrictions

  A senator from South Texas cited a letter from Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Director David Hardage as lawmakers passed stronger restrictions on abortions across the state.

  07/19/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Hispanic Baptists in Texas looking toward future

  Hispanic Baptists are positioned well to face the future and follow God’s leadership, said Jesse Rincones, Hispanic Baptist Convention of Texas executive director.

  07/19/2013 - By John Rutledge