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  Jeff Johnson: Counting sheep & counting on good shepherds

  Last night, I could not sleep, so I started counting sheep. As I was counting, I could not get the troubling biblical injunction that calls for separating the sheep from the goats out of my mind.

  05/30/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Letters: Another contradiction in seminary decision

  You can’t be both a denominational seminary and a diverse theological school at the same time!

  05/30/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Editorial: My (fantasy) dinner with Bill Maher

  One of my fantasies is to eat dinner with Bill Maher. I’d want to talk to him about the kinds of Christians who never get discussed on his program.

  05/30/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Right or Wrong? Church insurance review

  Our church’s insurance carrier insisted we conduct a risk/safety assessment of our property, business plan and ministries. What does that mean? Where do we start?

  05/24/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  In Touch: Sale of the Baptist Building

  At our Executive Board meeting May 20, the directors voted to accept an offer from Baylor University and sell the Baptist Building in Dallas.

  05/24/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Jeff Johnson: When we take divine risks, we advance God’s will

  I recently counted 14 scars obtained from stitches during my childhood.

  05/24/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Texas Baptist Forum: Muslim student at Southwestern

  Patterson was right to distance from moderates You wrote, “But here’s the real irony: (Paige) Patterson extended the kind of grace to a Muslim he has spent his lifetime denying to…

  05/24/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Down Home: How to be your wife’s hero

  OK, husbands, here’s the key to gaining your spouse’s approval and affirmation, as well as possibly even “You’re so great! I thank God I married you!”

  05/23/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  2nd Opinion: Opportunity knocks. But is it of the Lord?

  When opportunity knocks, is it “of the Lord” or a temptation from the enemy?

  05/23/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  First Person: Little wandering souls – a desperate situation

  It broke our hearts to see their faces—small children, some scared, many not really understanding why they were here, looking totally lost and hopeless.

  05/23/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Africa: Final moments

  Student Missions Blog: I cannot believe the end is so close. Where did the last four months go?

  05/23/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Go Now Student missionaries ready to serve

  Student Missions Blog: As I’ve been preparing to serve this summer, I thought there wasn’t anything else to know than what I’ve experienced overseas already. I thought: “Culture shock didn’t happen to me. I knew what to expect.”

  05/22/2014 - By John Rutledge