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  Denison joins debate with atheist Hitchens

  Jim Denison, theologian-in-residence with the Baptist General Convention of Texas, and other Christian apologists debated renowned atheist Christopher Hitchens recently during the first Christian Book Expo.

  04/09/2009 - By admin

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  Lambs symbolize love for fragile children, worried families

  Chaplain Karen Black started the Love Lamb Prayer Ministry as a tangible way to link concerned Christians to families whose children were receiving medical treatment for serious illnesses or injuries.

  04/09/2009 - By admin

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  Hungry families, hurting people find hope through Redeeming Grace

  The volunteers at the food pantry of Redeeming Grace Baptist Church in San Antonio have a simple goal: No hungry people.

  04/09/2009 - By admin

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  Passion for call, love for people led to 36 years on same mission field

  Alvin Gary told a Wayland Baptist University lecture audience he and his wife, Judy, spent 36 years as missionaries to Guadeloupe in the Caribbean because they felt appointed  not only to serve but to remain.

  04/09/2009 - By admin

• Bond reduced for former Baptist pastor charged with wife’s murder

  A Waco judge on April 9 agreed to reduce bail to $250,000 for a former Texas Baptist minister charged with the 2006 murder of his wife, but also firmly restated a gag order imposed on all parties related to the case.

  04/09/2009 - By Administrator

• Vermont is first state to approve gay marriage legislatively

  On April 7, Vermont became the first jurisdiction in the United States to successfully legalize same-sex marriage through legislative means.

  04/07/2009 - By Administrator

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  Students experience church planting in Canada

  Bell Baptist Association’s Mission Director Tom Henderson, an adjunct instructor at UMHB, organized a class field trip to the Canadian Southern Baptist Seminary. There, UMHB students shadowed church planters and received insight about Christianity in the region.

  04/03/2009 - By admin

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  Texas Hope: Port Lavaca Baptists will prayerwalk their city

  The congregations of Port Lavaca are coming together to prayerwalk their entire city following Easter.

  04/03/2009 - By admin

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  Volunteers help storm victims rebuild lives out of the rubble

  During spring break, hundreds of volunteers from across the state and around the country descended on southeast Texas to continue clean-up efforts left over from Hurricane Ike.

  04/03/2009 - By admin

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  Mission Jackson County provides extreme makeover for more than 50 homes

  First Baptist Church in Edna tackled 53 missions projects in 10 days during its Mission Jackson County emphasis.

  04/03/2009 - By admin

• SBC ethics head lobbies in favor of coal, against cap and trade

  Coal-fired power plants have received the blessing of the Southern Baptist Convention’s top lobbyist for social and moral concerns, who is urging opposition to a market-based attempt to limit greenhouse-gas emissions.

  04/03/2009 - By admin

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  KidsHeart volunteers build homes, share Christ along Rio Grande

  Texas churches joined forces from El Paso to the Lower Rio Grande Valley during spring break to build homes and share Christ through KidsHeart, a combined effort of Buckner International and Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Texas.

  04/03/2009 - By admin