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  Devastating fire results in new lives, new home for Calvert couple

  Bobby Samford believes the fire that destroyed his house in Calvert resulted in his receiving a new home—now and for eternity.

  03/24/2011 - By admin

• Texas Tidbits: New Baylor VP

  Baylor University President Ken Starr has appointed Jerry Haag vice president for university development, effective April 18.

  03/23/2011 - By admin

• On the Move

  Robbie Boyd has resigned as minister of education and spiritual formation at First Church in Snyder.

  03/23/2011 - By admin

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  Faith Digest: Airline apologizes

  Alaska Airlines issued an apology for misinterpreting the devotional behavior of three Orthodox Jewish men on a flight from Mexico City to Los Angeles.

  03/23/2011 - By admin

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  Around the State

  Men from churches in the Abilene area will share their faith in prisons in Abilene, Colorado City, Haskell and Snyder April 14-16 as part of a Weekend of Champions event.

  03/23/2011 - By admin

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  Texas Baptist disaster response team scheduled to go to Japan

  Two veteran Texas Baptist Men disaster relief volunteers, a Japanese Dallas pastor and a videographer are slated to leave for Japan March 24 to assist the disaster response effort there and look for places where Texas Baptists can serve.

  03/22/2011 - By Administrator

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  Rescue workers, Japanese Baptists describe dire situation

  A Baptist World Aid disaster response team who visited Sendai, Japan, described the challenge of getting food for people who had evacuated their homes in the wake of an earthquake and tsunami and the threat of nuclear radiation as "almost Mission Impossible."

  03/21/2011 - By Administrator

• Missionaries grapple with leaving Japan

  Across Japan and back home in the United States, missions leaders are grappling with whether personnel should stay put or move away, either to other parts of Japan or out of the country entirely. The Southern Baptist Convention International Mission Board moved its representatives in eastern Japan to a region southwest of Tokyo.

  03/21/2011 - By Administrator

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  Slain Arlington pastor’s ‘whole life really was newsworthy,’ friends insist

  Family and friends of Pastor Clint Dobson choose not to dwell on the circumstances of his death. Instead, they celebrate a life well-lived and remember a man whose actions demonstrated an unswerving love for God and people.

  03/21/2011 - By admin

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  Critics complain about Calvin’s influence on SBC Pastors’ Conference

  The president for the 2011 Southern Baptist Pastors’ Conference defended a program he’s put together for June 12-13 in Phoenix, Ariz., saying critics who find it outside the convention’s mainstream hold too narrow a worldview.

  03/21/2011 - By Administrator

• CBF budget cuts total $1.1 million

  Deep staff cuts announced in January will help reduce the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship's budget shortfall in the 2010-2011 fiscal year by more than $1.1 million, officials said.

  03/18/2011 - By Administrator

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  Texas WMU sets $4.11 million mission offering goal

  The Texas WMU board of directors set a $4.11 million goal for the Mary Hill Davis Offering for Texas Missions, which supports mission work throughout the state.

  03/18/2011 - By admin