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  Vancouver: Relating to people, making disciples

  Student Missions Blog: We ventured to downtown Vancouver, a place where some of the wealthiest people are literally two blocks from the poorest ZIP code in the country. 

  06/25/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Orlando: More than performance

  Student Missions Blog: The past few weeks have been some of the most trying times of my life. They have shown me my strengths as a team member and a lot of my weaknesses, as well.

  06/24/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Spain: Let the little children come

  Student Missions Blog: It is my absolute joy to serve on the mission field this summer in Dénia, Spain. The Baptist church that I’m working alongside is located next to the private school where I spend many hours each day teaching English and helping the local teachers.

  06/23/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Richard Ray: Pastor blesses museum visitors

  I would like to highlight a pastor I recently visited who affected my walk with the Lord. Jeff Huckeby is pastor of Pecan Grove Baptist Church near Gatesville.

  06/20/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Jeff Johnson: Texas Baptists’ return on investment is miraculous

  Return on investment is the percentage you earn for the cash you invest. I taught this a number of years as a financial analyst and college instructor.

  06/20/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Letters: Glorieta homeowners should get fair market value

  UPDATED: As a current homeowner at the former Glorieta Conference Center, I differ with many of Tom Rainer’s comments to the Southern Baptist Convention about the sale of Glorieta.

  06/20/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Orlando: ‘God gave me a new heart’

  Student Missions Blog: Each day that I go to Give Kids The World, I fall in love with it more and more.

  06/20/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Editorial: How do we respond to slumping church attendance?

  The Public Religion Research Institute asked Americans how often they attend church. The answer depends upon how the question is asked.

  06/20/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Down Home: Busted sprinklers, wilted plants and faith

  Maintaining a yard simultaneously tests and reaffirms my faith. The testing part sometimes overshadows the affirming part. Many things can go wrong out there.

  06/19/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Right or Wrong? Gambling

  A tsunami of gambling has inundated America. The projected cultural effects are dire. What can Christians do about it?

  06/19/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Portland: The Streetcar and the Martyr

  Student Missions Blog: Sometimes I think I’m super-cool because I’m on a summer-long mission trip. I’m definitely enjoying Portland, but that’s not to say there haven’t been hard times or sacrifices.

  06/19/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Middle East: It’s different

  Student Missions Blog: Different. That’s how I would best describe the past five months of my life since I left Texas and headed off to live in the Middle East. Not a bad different—just different.

  06/18/2014 - By John Rutledge