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  Texas Hope 2010: Simultaneous prayer on children’s home campuses

  To kick off its Texas Hope 2010 efforts, Children at Heart Ministries launched 30 days of simultaneous prayer on all its ministry campuses April 13.

  04/16/2009 - By admin

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  Heart for people, respect for biblical principles should guide ministers

  The ethical instructions of the Bible are just as relevant today as when they were penned, retired educator and ethicist Ebbie Smith told a group of South Texas pastors at a seminar on ministerial ethics.

  04/16/2009 - By admin

• Churches can connect hungry to government programs

  Working with existing programs can help churches meet the needs of more hungry people without expending extra funds.

  04/16/2009 - By admin

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  Record crowd attends Congreso; more than 700 faith commitments

  Congreso saw a record attendance of nearly 5,000 students, many of whom swarmed the altar to make spiritual decisions.

  04/16/2009 - By admin

• Casinos produce no products—only addiction

  In 2005, the Sands Casino bought an abandoned steel plant in Bethlehem, Pa., and turned it into a casino. Now, casino promoters want Texas to bet its future on similar construction, and that’s the kind of gamble that’s ripe to go bad, according to the Baptist General Convention of Texas Christian Life Commission.

  04/16/2009 - By admin

• Russian Angels to land in Dallas this summer

  Ten Russian orphans will make the trip of a lifetime as they travel across the world to stay with American host families this August.

  04/16/2009 - By admin

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  Baptist Briefs

  Frank Paschall, who served as Southern Baptist Convention president from 1966 to 1968, died April 10 at his home in Nashville, Tenn. He was 86.

  04/16/2009 - By admin

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  Addison Road wants to help young people navigate life’s journey

  Members of the worship band Addison Road are enjoying their ride into prominence in Christian music. But ministry remains the group’s focus.

  04/16/2009 - By admin

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  Around the State: May by the Bay

  May By the Bay, a senior adult retreat held at Texas Baptist Encampment in Palacios, will be held May 4-7.

  04/15/2009 - By admin

• Violence mars Easter in northern Nigeria

  Easter Sunday turned violent in two cities in Nigeria's northern state of Niger, when young people presumed to be fundamentalist Muslims burned churches in Gwada, while Christian young people in the state capital of Mina defended a Baptist church from a similar fate.

  04/15/2009 - By Administrator

• Texas Tidbits: UNT to offer Hebrew

  The University of North Texas in Denton has broadened its Hebrew language program to include biblical Hebrew.

  04/15/2009 - By admin

• On the Move

  Scott Arant has resigned as pastor of First Church in Bloomington.

  04/15/2009 - By admin