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  Words of forgiveness, actions speak loudest in tandem, study shows

  People are more likely to show forgiving behavior if they receive restitution, but they are more prone to report they have forgiven if they get an apology, according to Baylor University research published in the Journal of Positive Psychology.

  08/31/2012 - By Administrator

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  Faith Digest

  Religiosity is on the decline in the United States, and atheism is on the rise, according to a new worldwide poll by WIN-Gallup International.

  08/31/2012 - By Administrator

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  Texas band Branch remains true to its roots

  Through their music and message, the Texas-based worship band known as Branch challenges students and young adults to become rooted in God's word, so they will be grounded in foundational truths during the storms of life.

  08/31/2012 - By Administrator

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  TBM team to coordinate multi-state disaster response in Louisiana

  A Texas Baptist Men Disaster Relief advance team left Dallas on Friday morning, Aug. 31, to help coordinate a multi-state Baptist response to Hurricane Isaac.

  08/31/2012 - By Administrator

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  Carlisle declines second term; Johnson nominee for president

  Jerry Carlisle has declined to seek a second term as president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, and the president of Texas Baptists' African-American Fellowship plans to nominate Jeff Johnson, the convention's current first vice president, for the post.

  08/31/2012 - By Administrator

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  Howard Payne dean’s son inspires book about autism

  Robert Tucker, dean of music and fine arts and extended education at Howard Payne University, chronicles his experience of raising his autistic son Joel in his book Like a Crown: Adventures in Autism.

  08/31/2012 - By Administrator

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  Texas Tidbits

  The Baptist General Convention of Texas has entered into an energy-procurement program with Smart Solutions Energy to help churches in deregulated markets find the rest rates on electricity.

  08/30/2012 - By Administrator

• On the Move

  Pat Bush to Bluff Dale Church in Bluff Dale as interim pastor.

  08/30/2012 - By Administrator

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  Smith chosen to succeed to Craft at Baptist Foundation of Texas

  Jeff Smith has been named president and chief executive officer of the Baptist Foundation of Texas, effective Jan. 1.

  08/30/2012 - By Administrator

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  Around the State: Great East Texas Hymn Sing

  The second annual Great East Texas Hymn Sing will be held at East Texas Baptist University Sept. 7 in Baker Auditorium of the Ornelas Spiritual Life Center at 1 p.m.

  08/30/2012 - By Administrator

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  Welcome Week a service opportunity for ETBU students

  More than 150 incoming freshmen and transfer students at East Texas Baptist University volunteered at locations throughout the Marshall area during Welcome Week.

  08/30/2012 - By Administrator

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  Truett dean: Follow Jesus’ example of ‘undogmatic openness’

  Hypocrisy among Christians isn't what bothers most of the unchurched. Rather, they are repelled by "bloody denominational struggles and church fighting in-house"—a marked contrast to Jesus' "undogmatic openness," Dean David Garland told the fall convocation of Baylor University's Truett Theological Seminary.

  08/30/2012 - By Administrator