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  Commentary: Helping those who have lost loved ones this Christmas

  Baylor University social work professor Helen Harris provides insights into how to help grieving family and friends at Christmas, when feelings of loss may be most acute.

  12/20/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  2nd Opinion: A message of hope this Christmas

  Whenever we look at the darkness or the silence, we can point others to the cross and remind them that in Jesus, all of the answers to the promises of God are yes and amen. Don’t look away; the Lord never did.

  12/20/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Julio Guarneri: Advancing the Great Commission, perhaps to its completion

  This week, our profile of Texas Baptist ministers features Julio Guarneri, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in McAllen.

  12/20/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  What Jesus preached, Lake Shore and Moore

  Letters this week focused on following Jesus’ example at Christmas, criticism of Lake Shore Baptist Church and defense of opposition to Russell Moore, head of the Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission.

  12/20/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Editorial: Fake news isn’t new; guard your witness

  Recent reports to the contrary, fake news isn’t new. But when Christians pass it along, it undermines their credibility and damages their witness for Christ.

  12/14/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Texas Baptists and LGBT

  Letters this week focus on Texas Baptists’ response to homosexuality.

  12/14/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Voices: What’s at stake for the SBC in backlash against Russell Moore?

  The Southern Baptist Convention’s response to Russell Moore’s refusal to get on the Donald Trump bandwagon will provide a significant test for how the SBC navigates the future.

  12/14/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Voices: Throughout Advent and Christmas, you can trust God’s heart

  The story of the birth of Jesus is the story of God showing his glory in a time when many were wondering where he was.

  12/14/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Voices: Who’s throwing the stones of judgment?

  If we are speaking truth in love, we must have demonstrated that love already. We must earn the right to speak to someone about sin. We build credibility through relationship.

  12/14/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Michael Evans: On purpose, for a purpose, with a purpose

  This week, our profile of Texas Baptist ministers features Michael Evans, pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Mansfield.

  12/14/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Ray: Look ahead to great opportunities in 2017

  In 2017, the Bivocational/Small Church Association will seek to support Texas Baptists who have been called to serve on the small-church mission field.

  12/14/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Reeves: Like children in Christmas anticipation!

  Texas Baptists should be as excited about Jesus as the angels were on the night he was born. Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!

  12/14/2016 - By Marv Knox