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  Commentary: Even lost in a dark cave, we find hope

  Marcia Davis reflects on the rescue of the Wild Boar soccer team in Thailand and realizes ‘No matter how deep or dark or hopeless we feel, God doesn’t want us to drown but to emerge triumphant.’

  07/12/2018 - By Marcia Davis

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  Kent Pate: ‘We can do more together, and we definitely need each other’

  Kent Pate, executive director for the Rehoboth Baptist Association in Sulphur Springs, Texas, shares his background and thoughts on church and ministry.

  07/11/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Commentary: Why Americans have long been fascinated by gunfighting preachers

  The image of the gun-toting preacher has recurred with remarkable persistence in U.S. history and culture.

  07/11/2018 - By Steve Pinkerton / The Conversation

• Commentary: I’m from the border. The news is getting it wrong.

  “The news over the past few weeks might make you think that places such as my hometown—McAllen, Tex., in the Rio Grande Valley—are under siege from waves of undocumented immigrants and asylum seekers … The view from down here is different.” (via The Washington Post)

  07/11/2018 - By Victoria Ochoa / The Washington Post

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  Editorial: Freedoms: Be careful what you celebrate

  Christians should be wary when a government seeks to connect our spiritual freedom in Christ with religious freedom in service of government ends.

  07/03/2018 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Linda Livingstone: Baylor empowers Texas Baptists ‘by educating men and women for leadership and service’

  Linda Livingstone, the 15th president of Baylor University in Waco, Texas, shares her background and thoughts on leading the world’s largest Baptist university.

  07/03/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Commentary: Leading like the Good Shepherd

  What’s your guiding image for ministry leadership?

  07/03/2018 - By Guy Sayles / Center for Healthy Churches

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  Commentary: Religious liberty: A US birthright for conservatives and progressives alike

  On Independence Day, let us remember that religious liberty is not a bludgeon but a birthright.

  07/03/2018 - By Jacob Lupfer / Religion News Service

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  Commentary: Keep kids with parents at border—and remember how we got here

  “We support the rule of law, the ‘zero-tolerance’ policy, but we also want to see a compassionate response to the families attempting to cross the border illegally.”

  07/03/2018 - By Tony Perkins

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  Commentary: Elvis descended into darkness as he searched for forgiveness

  With the release of the new documentary ‘Elvis Presley: The Searcher,’ gospel music expert Robert F. Darden considers Elvis’ religious roots. (via The Dallas Morning News)

  07/03/2018 - By Robert F. Darden / The Dallas Morning News

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  Commentary: Peru’s dream of a World Cup: A lesson for missions

  Peru’s newfound hope for its national soccer team as a World Cup contender can give insight into the growing missions mindset among minority-world Christians. (via Baptist Press)

  07/03/2018 - By Jennifer Waldrop / Baptist Press

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  East Asia: Making connections, sharing the Good News

  Student missions blog: What I wasn’t expecting, though, was his friend to be the one interested in the one true Father of all nations.

  07/03/2018 - By Lucas