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  Guest editorial: Where is God when life gets tough?

  Veteran pastor Barry Howard struggles with a persistent question: “Where is God when bad stuff happens?”

  06/07/2017 - By Marv Knox

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  Bad editorials and good missionaries

  Letters this week aired disagreements with Baptist Standard editorials and praised helping missionaries.

  06/07/2017 - By Marv Knox

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  Orientation: Learning to repack suitcases

  Student Missions blog: At Go Now Missions orientation, I not only was taught, but also tested. There was a lesson in everything we did, and with each lesson, we moved one step closer to being ready to be sent out to our mission fields all across the world.

  06/06/2017 - By Ken Camp

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  Pastors, honor your calling to serve the Lord

  Pastors should focus on God’s call, not church size, when they change pastorates.

  05/31/2017 - By Marv Knox

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  Will the church do what is needed?

  A letter this week responded to last week’s editorial about the need for Christians to knit safety nets for society.

  05/31/2017 - By Marv Knox

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  Editorial: ‘Look for the helpers’; be the helper

  Advice Mister Rogers received from his mother many years ago is great advice for those of us living in a terror-traumatized, fractious and greedy world today.

  05/31/2017 - By Marv Knox

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  Jerry Shields: Privileged to see genuine change that leads to new life

  This week’s profile of Texas Baptist ministers features Jerry Shields, pastor of First Baptist Church in Colorado City.

  05/31/2017 - By Marv Knox

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  Voices: If poverty is the church’s responsibility

  Here’s how church budgets would have to change if Christians were to take responsibility for U.S. poverty alleviation.

  05/31/2017 - By Marv Knox

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  Guest editorial: Texans, including lawmakers, must rise above physical aggression

  Legislators set a bad example when they scuffled on the floor of the Texas House of Representatives. We should expect better.

  05/31/2017 - By Marv Knox

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  Commentary: The stranger in our midst

  Making guests feel welcome in your church requires intentionality—and the work of members and pastors alike.

  05/31/2017 - By Marv Knox

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  2nd Opinion: A pair of sixtysomethings offer advice to young people

  Life—and God’s grace—provide valuable lessons for daily living.

  05/31/2017 - By Marv Knox

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  Editorial: Christians, it’s time to knit safety nets

  President Donald Trump has proposed a budget, and because of the close association between his administration and evangelical Christians, God’s reputation is at stake.

  05/24/2017 - By Marv Knox