• Baptist Briefs: Alliance of Baptists founder dies

  Alliance of Baptists founder William Henry Crouch, 84, died Dec. 29 at his home in Asheville, N.C.

  01/07/2013 - By admin

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  Christians urged to pray for end to human trafficking

  {mosimage}Christian organizations across the country — including Woman’s Missionary Union of Texas — are encouraging believers to pray Jan. 11-13 for an end to human trafficking, the world’s third-largest criminal activity.

  01/07/2013 - By Administrator

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  Missiologist Justice Anderson dead at 83

  Justice Anderson, veteran Baptist missionary and retired seminary professor of missions, died Dec. 29. He was 83.

  01/02/2013 - By Administrator

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  Mike Toby, FBC Woodway pastor, dies

  Mike Toby, pastor of First Baptist Church of Woodway in Waco, died Dec. 29 at his home with his family.

  12/31/2012 - By Administrator

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  From nuns to ‘nones,’ religion shaped the news in 2012

  From the nuns to the “nones,” religion dominated the headlines throughout 2012. Faith was a persistent theme in the presidential race, and moral and ethical questions surrounded budget debates, mass killings and an unexpected focus on religious freedom.

  12/27/2012 - By Administrator

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  Christmas Eve fire damages church in Fort Worth

  The fire that heavily damaged Chinese Baptist Church of Fort Worth on Christmas Eve left its congregation shaken during one of the most sacred seasons of the year.

  12/26/2012 - By Administrator

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  Texas Baptist delivers 60 tons of corn to North Korean orphans

  A Korean Texas Baptist recently delivered 60 tons of corn to North Korea, where he visited three schools for orphans and a hospital that will benefit from the shipment.

  12/19/2012 - By Administrator

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  Huckabee links violence to removal of God from public square

  Former presidential candidate turned talk-show host Mike Huckabee stood by controversial comments blaming the deadly Dec. 14 shootings in Connecticut on the lack of religion in public schools.

  12/18/2012 - By Administrator

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  Newtown shooting galvanizes religious gun control advocates

  The shooting deaths of 26 children and adults at a Connecticut elementary school has revived religious support for gun control, galvanizing a movement that has struggled to gain traction against the powerful gun lobby.

  12/18/2012 - By Administrator

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  Top 15 Christmas songs: Are they your favorites too?

  Every year, new Christmas songs are written and performed by popular artists from nearly every music genre, but inside churches, the classics still reign.

  12/17/2012 - By Administrator

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  Americans generally merry about Christmas music

  According to a recent study by LifeWay Research, 70 percent of Americans enjoy hearing Christmas songs in December, but one in five Americans (21 percent) said it is is “overdone,” while seven percent find it “annoying.”

  12/17/2012 - By Administrator

• Baylor Health Care plans merger with Scott & White

  {mosimage}Baylor Health Care System plans to merge with Temple-based Scott & White Healthcare to create the largest nonprofit health system in Texas.

  12/14/2012 - By Administrator