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  Believer’s baptism— sacrament or symbolic ordinance?

  When Jesus commanded his followers to go and make disciples, baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit (Matt. 28:19), the earliest believers clearly understood baptism to be an important expression of faithfulness to him. Baptists stand in this heritage.

  04/22/2010 - By admin

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  Analysis: Should Baptist churches adopt open membership? Yes.

  Perhaps the time has come for Baptists today to ask in the same spirit whether or not Methodists, Catholics, Presbyterians and others who are genuinely committed disciples of Jesus Christ are true Christians and have been accepted by the grace of the Triune God into the one universal church.

  04/22/2010 - By admin

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  Analysis: Should Baptist churches adopt open membership? No.

  Should Baptist churches be encouraged to adopt open membership, or are there good reasons for not doing so? I would like to offer five of the latter.

  04/22/2010 - By admin

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  Churches try varied ways to approach question of membership and baptism

  Baptism and local church membership have been inextricably linked historically in the minds of many Baptists. But that view is shifting as a decline in denominational loyalty and the easy movement of American Christians among churches of all stripes have created what writer Phyllis Tickle is calling the “great emergence”—a swirling convergence of denominational traditions toward a spiritual Christian core.

  04/22/2010 - By admin

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  First-person reflection: Visiting an old Landmark

  Most of the baptisms I had seen over the years were not adults but children, some at a very young age. I am sure a preschooler can believe that Jesus is his Savior, but I wonder how much it really means when she also believes in Santa Claus or that storks deliver babies.

  04/22/2010 - By admin

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  Around the State

  The Texas/American Fellowship of Cowboy Churches will hold its 25th Ranchhouse School May 1-2 at Bar None Cowboy Church in Tatum.

  04/22/2010 - By admin

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  African-American churches see a revival of cooperation

  Recent months have seen a resurgence of interdenominational relations in some of the nation’s most prominent predominantly black churches.

  04/22/2010 - By admin

• Obama administration to appeal ruling against National Day of Prayer

  The U.S. Justice Department announced April 22 it would appeal a federal court ruling that the National Day of Prayer is unconstitutional.

  04/22/2010 - By Administrator

• On the Move

  Pete Cancino to Primera Iglesia in Mathis as interim pastor.

  04/21/2010 - By admin

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  Faith Digest

  Muslims in England are demanding the British army apologize for using apparent replicas of mosques for target practice on a firing range.

  04/21/2010 - By admin

• Renewing evangelism the focus of Baylor symposium

  “Renewing Evangelism for the 21st Century” is the theme and focus of an upcoming symposium sponsored by Baylor University’s Center for Ministry Effectiveness & Educational Leadership.

  04/21/2010 - By Administrator

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  Wayland students, employees bare feet for Day Without Shoes

  Wayland Baptist University students and employees  participated in a Day Without Shoes that focused on awareness about children and others worldwide who live without shoes and the diseases and sicknesses they encounter because of poverty.

  04/21/2010 - By admin