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  Uganda: Sharing the simple gospel message

  Student Missions Blog: Recently, I went with two other volunteers to accompany a group from Rafiki Africa Ministries—a Christian children’s home here in Uganda—to a nearby community to evangelize and encourage the people that lived there.

  11/06/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Right or Wrong? Sheet music copyright

  Our church is compiling a songbook composed of our members’ favorite hymns. We only plan to use the book for our own congregation’s worship, but one member warned we should be careful about copyright laws. What does “be careful” mean? 

  11/06/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  2nd Opinion: Small-town churches should stop trying so hard

  It happens almost every week: A parent or grandparent comes to me expressing sincere concern over their grown kid’s or grandkid’s lack of interest in the faith.

  11/06/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Editorial: ‘Under side’ ministry may redeem Christianity’s reputation

  A grizzled culture warrior delivered the message that American culture has turned upside down. What an ironically invigorating development.

  11/06/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Houston: I saw the gospel

  Student Missions Blog: I have prayed a lot for compassion in the last year. I realized that my heart didn’t break for these students.

  11/05/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Tarleton: Questions and answers

  Student Missions Blog: My heart breaks for the students around me who have no realization the God who created the enormities of the universe cares deeply for them and wants to have a relationship with them.

  11/04/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Richard Ray: Find your Paul or Silas in ministry

  I had the blessing to visit with several bivocational and smaller-church ministers this past week. With each visit came the realization pastoring in a small church is both joyful and challenging.

  11/02/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Jeff Johnson: There’s just something about that name

  I met a young couple at a funeral who told me they were naming their baby Hashtag. That isn’t a typo.

  11/02/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Letters: Houston mayor did not try to punish preachers

  I believe your statement, “… the Houston mayor’s office tried to punish preachers for political views based on sincerely held religious beliefs …” misses several obvious points.

  11/01/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Editorial: Changing world, unchanging goal—report the truth

  Ben Bradlee was right: We can’t envision a world, a democracy or Baptists without a free press.

  11/01/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Letters: Vigil for a death-row inmate

  “Thank you for the story on Miguel Angel Paredes. Through it, we are able to see the human being who is being killed by the state.”

  10/27/2014 - By Ken Camp

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  Richard Ray: 2015 Annual Conference set for San Antonio

  Your Texas Baptist Bivocational/Small-Church Association is excited to announce that the 2015 Bivocational/Small-Church Annual Conference will be hosted by Baptist Temple Church in San Antonio. The dates are July 10-11.

  10/27/2014 - By John Rutledge