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  Wales: Outside my control, and that’s good

  On a recent night, I was riding in a car with my co-worker Ryan and a few new friends. One is from Scotland, one is from the Manchester area, and one is from Northern Ireland.

  10/09/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Right or Wrong? Irrelevant outreach

  When we discuss outreach, we describe why people have marginal connection to our church. But we almost never talk about issues common to all people, much less what to do about them. Does our approach diminish the gospel?

  10/09/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Down Home: Give God room to work, even on the patio

  “You know, you could just take ’em down,” Joanna told me, demonstrating yet again my wife is both smarter and more practical than I.

  10/09/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Letters: Muslim presidential candidate ‘must make a choice’

  “It seems to me that any American Muslim who seeks to become president of our nation must make a choice between the ideals of Islam and the ideals of our Constitution.”

  10/09/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Editorial: However you see immigration, you can help

  By the slimmest of margins, Americans believe immigrants benefit our country.

  10/09/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Kingsville: Depths 2015

  Student Missions Blog: Depths 2015 was the name of our fall retreat this year at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. The retreat offered students opportunities to dive deeper into their relationship with God and learn more about who God really is and what he desires us to do.

  10/07/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Kathy Hillman: ‘Up With the Purple’

  Purple always has been my favorite color. When I chose purple as a tiny girl, I didn’t know its significant association with piety, royalty, wounded U.S. soldiers or even Woman’s Missionary Union.

  10/05/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  In Touch: Sharing about the Mary Hill Davis Offering

  I had a great Sunday at First Baptist Church in Mineral Wells, sharing about the Mary Hill Davis Offering for Texas Missions. Thanks to Pastor Nathan Buchanan for the invitation.

  10/02/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Editorial: Could/should a Christian vote for a Muslim?

  Ben Carson, a top Republican presidential contender, has been insisting a Muslim could not be qualified to serve the United States as president. But the Constitution’s requirement for ‘no religious test’ couldn’t be more plain.

  10/02/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Rio Grande Valley: Feeding the 3,000

  Student Missions Blog: With just a few loaves of bread and some small fish, Jesus made a feast that fed a multitude of people. Recently, the Baptist Student Ministry at the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley brought this story from the Gospels to life.

  10/01/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Kathy Hillman: Showers of blessing

  Texas Baptists have showered my family with blessings, and they continue to shower our state with blessings.

  09/25/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  2nd Opinion: Are denominational bodies doomed?

  We are witnessing the beginning of the end for Baptist denominational entities as we have known them. Following the lead of mainline judicatories, Baptist bodies—local, state, regional and national—are in free-fall.

  09/25/2015 - By John Rutledge