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  CommonCall: Preserving the father-son bond

  Longtime Texas Baptist Men leader John LaNoue is working to make sure relationships between fathers and sons don’t become a casualty of military service and the trauma of separation due to deployment.

  07/10/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Baptists join Obama in meeting on child immigrant crisis

  Texas Baptists joined other religious leaders and state and local officials at a meeting with President Barack Obama to discuss the humanitarian crisis caused by a surge of unaccompanied minor immigrants from Central America.

  07/10/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Rural church closes, but its ministry continues

  Like many other rural congregations, First Baptist Church in Spade recently closed its doors. Thanks to the foresight and generosity of its members, however, the congregation’s ministry continues.

  07/08/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  WMU collects medical equipment for Cuba this week

  Woman’s Missionary Union of Texas is collecting donated durable medical equipment this week to be distributed by missions partners in Havana, Cuba.

  07/07/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Mission volunteers make impact in Cedar Hill

  High Pointe Baptist Church in Cedar Hill sent about 50 high school students and 21 adults out as “Mission Cedar Hill” to work on 14 projects around the city and “show Christ’s love.”

  07/06/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Wayland professor celebrates first July 4 as U.S. citizen

  For Wayland Baptist University professor Charles Huang, this July 4 holiday was like none he had experienced before. It marked his first Independence Day as a U.S. citizen.

  07/04/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Texas Tidbits: Howard Payne receives grant

  Howard Payne University received $25,000 in scholarship funds from TexasBank through the Doss Foundation.

  07/04/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Children’s worship leader connects all ages to biblical truths

  Whether Jagee Melton leads worship for hundreds of children during a week at summer camp or provides music for a women’s luncheon, her goal remains the same—to connect all ages to biblical truths through songs.

  07/04/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  DBU men’s soccer team ministers in Brazil

  The Dallas Baptist University men’s soccer team traveled to Curitiba, Brazil, during the 2014 FIFA World Cup to minister to the poor and needy.

  07/04/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Hispanic Baptists focus on discipleship at Convencion

  At their annual meeting in McAllen, messengers and guests at the Hispanic Baptist Convention of Texas focused on becoming passionate disciples of Jesus.

  07/03/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Hispanic Baptists seek ways to help border crisis

  Participants at the Hispanic Baptist Convention of Texas meeting in McAllen responded to the influx of about 50,000 unaccompanied immigrant children into the United States with prayer and a promise of assistance.

  07/03/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  CommonCall: Couple develops affordable well-drilling rig

  When Texas Baptist Men needed a better way to drill water wells in developing countries, a couple in Northeast Texas developed a low-cost portable rig capable of drilling a 100-foot well.

  07/01/2014 - By John Rutledge