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  Guest editorial: Are you living on the right side of Easter?

  Do you and your church live in the shadows of pre-Easter fear or the light of post-Easter hope and confidence?

  04/19/2017 - By Marv Knox

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  Commentary: Lies lead to violence …

  Try to imagine the positive outcomes—and the avoidance of negative consequences—if United Airlines had not lied to passengers on Flight 3411. Apply that to everyday life. (Sojourners)

  04/19/2017 - By Marv Knox

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  Commentary: How Texas churches can help prevent child abuse

  Child abuse is an epidemic in Texas. Here’s how your church can help prevent, report and respond to abuse.

  04/19/2017 - By Marv Knox

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  Guest Editorial: At Easter, we celebrate the gift of eternal life

  When we celebrate Easter, we express the confident assurance that the risen Christ indwells us even as we live in Christ.

  04/12/2017 - By Marv Knox

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  Commentary: Jesus on strategic visioning

  Jesus provides a model for how to live out a clear and compelling mission. His life and practices provide insights for us in our struggle to stay true to our calling as Christians and churches.

  04/12/2017 - By Marv Knox

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  2nd Opinion: Lunch with a married man

  Was Meredith Stone’s “Texas Baptist Voices” column countering Vice President Mike Pence’s rule against dining alone with any woman other than his wife correct? A reader offers a second opinion.

  04/12/2017 - By Marv Knox

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  Guest editorial: Confessions of an immigrant

  To be a Christian is to be an immigrant. … Our main loyalty is to Christ, but we also remain committed to our fellow citizens here on earth. Christ commands us to love our neighbors, regardless of their color, nationality or even religion.

  04/05/2017 - By Marv Knox

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  2nd Opinion: American exceptionalism at a crossroads?

  Whatever else Donald Trump’s presidency means, it is a moment when nation and church must rethink identity and reclaim values. (BNG)

  04/05/2017 - By Marv Knox

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  2nd Opinion: Prestonwood school head counters Johnson

  Larry Taylor, head of school at Prestonwood Christian Academy, says Charles Foster Johnson’s column on school-choice vouchers was “false, historically and theologically shallow, and intellectually dishonest.”

  03/29/2017 - By Marv Knox

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  Commentary: Concern for immigrants resides in the heart of Christian faith

  It’s possible worrying about the consequences of coming face-to-face with resident aliens has stopped many of us from experiencing the risen Jesus in our daily lives.

  03/29/2017 - By Marv Knox

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  Guest editorial: Is your church making you healthy or sick?

  Could it be that one of the most important things your congregation does for you is enable you to fight off spiritual diseases and infections you could not defeat alone? A genuine and caring community will keep you healthier than you will be alone.

  03/29/2017 - By Marv Knox

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  Commentary: Ministering to Alzheimer’s caregivers in your congregation

  Your church can take practical, effective steps to help ease the burden of people caring for victims of Alzheimer’s disease.

  03/22/2017 - By Marv Knox