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  Partnership with German Baptists blesses LaGrange church

  First Baptist Church in La Grange has hit a home run with hits baseball camp ministry in Germany.

  09/23/2011 - By Administrator

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  Church Under the Bridge celebrates changed lives

  For many, the underpass where Interstate 35 crosses South 5th Street in Waco marks just another section of Texas asphalt. But to others, it represents a place of hope, healing and changed lives.

  09/23/2011 - By Administrator

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  Strong belief in active God and free market closely linked, survey reveals

  Milton Friedman, meet Rick Warren. Americans who strongly believe God has a plan for their lives are most likely to believe God guides the United States through a free market—and they want to see the government get out of God's way according to a Baylor study.

  09/23/2011 - By Administrator

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  Despite damage, Bastrop-area church serves community

  When wildfires swept through the Bastrop area, Timberline Fellowship lost its office supplies, pastor's library and lawn equipment when two small mobile buildings burned. Still, the church serves people who lost their homes as a result of the wildfires.

  09/23/2011 - By Administrator

• Texas Tidbits

  Officials from East Texas Baptist University and Guandong Teachers College of Foreign Language and Arts of Guangzhou, China, recently signed agreements that will continue and expand a 20-year relationship between the two schools.

  09/22/2011 - By Administrator

• On the Move

  John Jay Alvaro to Wilshire Church in Dallas as a pastoral resident.

  09/22/2011 - By Administrator

• Around the State

  Hardin-Simmons University will host the 2011 Southwest Conference on Christianity and Literature Sept. 29-Oct. 1.

  09/22/2011 - By Administrator

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  For some, success means going back to rough neighborhoods

  People who saw promise in Alexie Torres-Flemming as a smart and hard-working girl told her if she wanted to succeed, she needed to escape her surroundings in the South Bronx projects.

  09/19/2011 - By Administrator

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  Poverty in the suburbs looks different that urban models

  When poverty moves to the suburbs, it looks different than urban poverty and requires different ministry strategies, the cofounders of Mission Cy-Fair in northwest Houston told a Christian community development conference.

  09/19/2011 - By Administrator

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  Christians need to embrace transformational gospel

  God calls his people not only to seek the salvation of individuals for eternity, but also to bring about societal transformation in the present world, Bob Roberts told a Christian community development conference.

  09/19/2011 - By Administrator

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  Economic & policy factors make life tough for Texas children

  Children are not doing well in Texas—at least, many are not, the director of Texas Kids Count told the No Need Among You conference in Waco.

  09/19/2011 - By Administrator

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  Dorrell: Four characteristics of Christian community development

  Four distinctive attributes should characterize Christian community development, Mission Waco Executive Director Jimmy Dorrell told the No Need Among You conference in Waco.

  09/19/2011 - By Administrator