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  2nd Opinion: Guarded, but joyful, anticipation for Glorieta

  Visiting the new Glorieta, many of our great memories of the place were sustained, energized by a fresh surge of youthful excitement from the staff. In the end, we were reassured about Glorieta’s spiritual mission.

  04/03/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Letters: School vouchers hurt struggling system

  As a public educator who works tirelessly for my students, I don’t appreciate our senators’ comments on public schools and our teachers.

  04/02/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Editorial: Same-sex marriage & the intractable knot of freedoms

  Same-sex marriage has tied American society into a seemingly intractable knot.

  04/01/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Richard Ray: Pray for Danny and Donna Rogers

  The Bivocational/Small Church Association has many servant leaders who give of their time, energy and resources to this group.

  03/29/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Kathy Hillman: ‘Hallelujah! Christ arose!’

  On Palm Sunday, our church provides palm fronds for each child. After the story, we walk around the room, waving the branches, chanting, “Hosanna! Hail King Jesus!”

  03/29/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Letters: Gregory Walcott – a thoughtful, considerate actor

  The death of a friend is not something we take lightly. The recent death of actor Gregory Walcott prompted many pleasant memories.

  03/29/2015 - By John Rutledge

• Right or Wrong? Downsizing

  Some restaurants are downsizing their menus. Can the church learn something from them?

  03/27/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Guest editorial: Jesus the carpenter—creator & restorer

  This year, Easter finds me pondering the matter of Jesus being a carpenter.

  03/27/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Down Home: Thank God for the infernal Internet

  Technology and I have a love/hate relationship. Lately, in a dramatic shift in fortunes, the love side seems to be winning.

  03/27/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  2nd Opinion: Premature predictions of evangelical concessions on LGBT

  To hear some commentators talk, debates on LGBT issues are over and conservatives have lost. But such predictions are premature.

  03/27/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Editorial: Did God the Father answer Jesus’ prayer?

  On Thursday night of Holy Week, moments before his arrest and mere hours before his crucifixion, Jesus prayed for you and for me. Has God ever answered that prayer for unity?

  03/27/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  HPU: Chill out with chalk talk

  Student Missions Blog: In the Baptist Student Ministry at Howard Payne University, we always encourage our student leaders to come up with new ideas for each one of their ministries.

  03/26/2015 - By John Rutledge