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  Guest editorial: Thick beats thin every time

  If we don’t like “thick” fundamentalism or “thick” nationalism, it’s up to us to offer hearty, compelling alternatives.

  12/08/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Voices: Advent—waiting when we do not know what to expect

  As we walk through Advent, let us be people who wait for the coming of God, praying we will be people—sobered and chastened—who follow that God to the ends of the earth.

  12/08/2016 - By Myles Werntz

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  Counterpoint: Texas Baptists, what have we just lost?

  For generations, the Baptist General Convention of Texas was conservative but provided a place to belong for less-conservative congregations. The membership policy approved at the 2016 BGCT annual meeting untethers those churches and their members—a big deal, asserts David Currie, former leader of Texas Baptists Committed.

  12/07/2016 - By David Currie

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  Eric Black: Transparent approach to God’s call

  This week, our profile of Texas Baptist ministers features Eric Black, pastor of First Baptist Church in Covington.

  12/07/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Point: Sorting out the BGCT, LGBT and Baptist autonomy

  An appeal to “church autonomy” does not prohibit the Baptist General Convention of Texas from removing congregations that defy principles generally accepted by the majority of the convention’s affiliated churches, notes Truett Seminary’s Roger Olson.

  12/07/2016 - By Guest Writer

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  Heiligman: In Jesus, the awaited Promise arrived

  The wait is over! God’s plan to defeat Satan and sin has been executed. The long-awaited promise of blessing has arrived. Jesus has come! He is Immanuel, God with us! Let us therefore celebrate this reality like never before this Christmas season.

  12/07/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  In Touch: Open house, retreat, annual meeting, officers, book, gospel

  This week, BGCT Executive Director David Hardage discusses an open house at the convention’s Executive Board offices, as well as other events and developments across the state.

  12/07/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Commentary: In praise of ‘old school’ discipleship

  The process for making disciples has a lot in common with “old school” vending machines, Texas Baptist missionary Ernie Rice insists.

  12/07/2016 - By Guest Writer

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  Editorial: What happens when Baptists split?

  Baptists lose far more than numbers when we part company.

  11/30/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Fields: Obedience equals power

  The degree to which we are obedient to the commands of Christ in any situation determines how much supernatural empowerment we receive from the Holy Spirit to be fruitful in that situation.

  11/30/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Commentary: Understand development to provide care for grieving children

  The Christmas season is not all joy. For many—children included—holidays are a renewed time of grief. Understanding how our children develop helps us care for them when they grieve.

  11/29/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Letters: Texas Baptists and letters to the editor

  Letters this week focused on the 2016 Baptist General Convention of Texas annual meeting and recent letters to the editor.

  11/29/2016 - By Marv Knox