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  TBM clears trees, lifts spirits following Alabama tornadoes

  Removing downed trees was the task at hand, but lifting people’s spirits was the goal for the Harmony-Pittsburg Baptist Association chainsaw team, one of nine Texas Baptist Men relief teams serving in northern Alabama.

  05/06/2011 - By Administrator

• On the Move

  Eric Beechem to First Church in Center as minister of music and senior adults.

  05/05/2011 - By Administrator

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  Faith Digest

  A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill that would make it harder for protesters from a fringe church in Topeka, Kan., to protest outside military funerals.

  05/05/2011 - By Administrator

• Around the State

  Howard Payne University will hold its eighth annual “Singin’ With the Saints” May 19 at 2 p.m. in the Mims Auditorium. Featured performers will be Gold City and The Proclaimers Quartet.

  05/05/2011 - By Administrator

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  Iraq war veteran sees teaching, coaching as her calling

  Former Iraq veteran Adrien Thom teaches middle-school math and keyboarding and coaches cross-country, track and swim teams at San Marcos Baptist Academy. And colleagues say she "brings an incredible story of personal courage and dedication" to her duties.

  05/04/2011 - By Administrator

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  Students at Congreso learn to worship in Spirit and truth

  Texas Baptist Hispanic students at Congreso heard challenges to put away fancy trappings and worship God through the Spirit and truth.

  05/04/2011 - By Administrator

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  Cancer researcher sees scientific work as calling

  Misty Shields, in her fourth year working in cancer research at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, says her faith played a role in her calling and in how she views her research.

  05/04/2011 - By Administrator

• BJC says National Day of Prayer proclamation ‘unwise’

  Despite a recent court ruling that a law establishing a National Day of Prayer cannot be challenged in court, officials at the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty said such official religious declarations are misguided and unnecessary.

  05/04/2011 - By Administrator

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  Texas Baptist Men chainsaw crews headed to Alabama

  Six Texas Baptist Men disaster relief teams have been deployed to serve in the wake of devastating tornadoes in Alabama.

  05/03/2011 - By Administrator

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  Analysis: Is it OK for Christians to cheer the death of a terrorist?

  U.S. Special Forces did what they had to do in killing Osama bin Laden. How American Christians are supposed to feel about it is a little less clear.

  05/02/2011 - By Administrator

• ABP directors celebrate press, religious freedom with awards

  Freedom of religion and the press are two Baptist gifts important to both church and state, two award recipients said at a May 1 ceremony sponsored by Associated Baptist Press.

  05/01/2011 - By Administrator

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  Researchers weigh value of short-term missions

  Research has revealed students who participate in short-term mission trips tend to have lower levels of materialism, greater appreciation for other cultures and a better understanding of missions as a lifestyle, according to a study by Dennis Horton, associate professor of religion at Baylor University.

  04/29/2011 - By Administrator