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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

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  Larry Parsley: Communicating the gospel creatively, relationally

  This week’s profile of Texas Baptist ministers features Larry Parsley, senior pastor of Valley Ranch Baptist Church in Coppell.

  05/24/2017 - By Marv Knox

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  Voices: Discernment in the courts of the Internet

  Christians should resist the temptation to enter into every dispute they come across on the Internet, ethicist Myles Werntz suggests.

  05/24/2017 - By Marv Knox

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  Voices: Pick faith over fear

  Christians know God’s love, and we know God’s faithful promises. We don’t have to give in to fear.

  05/24/2017 - By Marv Knox

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  Guest editorial: Growing in compassion—the blessing of family reunification

  A foster mother describes the complicated, poignant decision she and her husband made to serve not only the child in their care, but also his mother.

  05/24/2017 - By Marv Knox

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  Golden Rule, leaving church

  Letters this week focus on editorials about the Golden Rule and walking away from faith.

  05/24/2017 - By Marv Knox

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  Voices: When you want to tear a passage out of your Bible

  What do we do with difficult passages of Scripture, such as verses that seem to condone slavery?

  05/17/2017 - By Jake Raabe

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  Ward Hayes: ‘The calling from God is beautiful …’

  This week’s profile of Texas Baptist ministers features Ward Hayes, senior pastor of Valley Grove Baptist Church in Stephenville.

  05/17/2017 - By Staff