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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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  New York: A lesson in humility

  Student Missions Blog: Buying groceries in New York is no easy task, but buying groceries for 10-plus people for several days is really no easy task, especially when it is cold and rainy.

  04/07/2017 - By Ken Camp

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  Houston: Tackling brokenness, bringing wholeness

  Student Missions Blog: I experienced God during Houston Week. … I learned seeking God sometimes looks like silently getting your hands dirty, and sometimes the best way to walk in freedom is to serve joyfully.

  04/06/2017 - By Ken Camp

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  Editorial: Winning, losing and playing the game

  Society teaches us to measure our effectiveness by the outward appearances of others’ success. But our lives and our churches are better measured by the humble, authentic, faithful way we live and move and have our being.

  04/05/2017 - By Marv Knox

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  Voices: Pence, propriety and devaluing half the American population

  Suggesting men and women cannot share a professional meal borders on communicating men and women cannot be held responsible for their choices and actions when they are put in the same room together.

  04/05/2017 - By Marv Knox

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  Voices: Who stands for life? A call to repentance

  Both the conservative church and the progressive church in America have shown themselves to care more about political party lines than consistency with God’s revelation.

  04/05/2017 - By Marv Knox

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  Voices: What’s in a name?

  The contrast between the revered Barnabas and the reviled Ananias and Sapphira provides a morality tale for how Christians respond to need.

  04/05/2017 - By Marv Knox

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  Jacob West: Called to be ‘God’s redemptive instrument’

  This week’s profile of Texas Baptist ministers features Jacob West, pastor of First Baptist Church in Stamford.

  04/05/2017 - 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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  Reeves: Wrestling with God

  We all wrestle with God. The key is to realize accepting defeat ultimately is accepting victory. Clinging to God truly is the Magnificent Defeat.

  04/05/2017 - By Marv Knox