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  Faith Digest: No policy changes for military chaplains

  The pending repeal of the U.S. military’s ban on openly gay members will not change policies related to chaplains, the Pentagon stated.

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  Awards presented to missions leader, pastor & medical doctor

  College Station-based missions innovator, a Houston pastor and an Abilene physician are recipients of the 2010-2011 Texas Baptist Ministry Awards, presented by Baylor University and the Baptist Standard.

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  Competing claims prompt need for apologetics

  Christians curious about apologetics first need to understand what apologetics is not, Jim Denison, theologian-in-residence for the Baptist General Convention of Texas, told a conference.

   

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  Christians urged to be salt and light

  America’s culture needs dramatic change, but it won’t come about through any program, said Jim Denison, theologian-in-residence for the Baptist General Convention of Texas. Rather, change results from the lives of Christians sold out for Christ, he insisted.

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  ‘Tough truth’ of Christianity offered as honest diagnosis for spiritual sickness

  Postmodern thinking supposes it unethical for Christians to put forth Jesus as the only way to heaven, but the opposite is true, Mike Licona, apologetics coordinator for the North American Mission Board, told a conference in San Antonio.

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  McCall’s personal papers trace Southern Baptist race relations

  An extensive collection of personal records from one of the Southern Baptist Convention’s most influential black leaders now is open to researchers at the Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives in Nashville, Tenn.

  02/10/2011 - By admin

• Texas Tidbits

  The Baptist General Convention of Texas executive director search committee recently met for the first time.

  02/09/2011 - By admin

• On the Move

  Richard Coe to Lakeside Fellowship in Roanoke as youth minister.

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• Around the State

  East Texas Baptist University will hold Tiger Day, a free preview event, March 5. Participants will tour the campus, meet faculty and current students, receive admissions and financial aid information, and visit academic departments.

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  Children at Heart president announces retirement date

  Jerry Bradley, president of Children at Heart Ministries, has announced his retirement effective Dec. 31, capping a 40-year career in Baptist child care.

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  Leaders offer helpful tips for mission trips along the border

  Leaders of mission work along the Texas-Mexico border shared several helpful hints for volunteers who feel called to share the hope of Christ in the region through mission trips

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  Church-starting opportunities great along the Rio Grande

  When Mario Garciaa surveys Laredo, he sees opportunities to help people living in destitute conditions, to provide a word of encouragement and most importantly to share the gospel.

  02/09/2011 - By admin