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  New York: Coats for the City

  Student Missions Blog: This past week, we had nearly 90 volunteers at the association as thousands of coats arrived from North Carolina for our Coats for the City project.

  12/17/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Letters: Just the facts on Glorieta

  I would like to know two things: Whether the sale of homes in 2011 and assurance that Glorieta would continue can be proven; and whether proof exists that Glorieta has lost money for the last 20 years.

  12/16/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Down Home: Christmas in stages this year

  Christmas is arriving in stages this year, sort of, thanks some to complicated family logistics.

  12/12/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Right or Wrong? Training for laity

  Rhetoric abounds about the need for ministerial education, but what about leadership training for laity? Are we missing opportunities for addressing church health?

  12/12/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  2nd Opinion: Why celebrate Christmas?

  Some argue we shouldn’t observe Christmas because it’s a Christianized pagan holiday, or because it promotes a misguided belief in Santa Claus, or it’s too materialistic.  But Joe B. Hewitt says there are plenty of reasons to mark the birth of Jesus.

  12/12/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Editorial: LifeWay’s dodge on Glorieta

  Homeowners at Glorieta Conference Center deserve the first item on their Christmas wish list—their day in court.

  12/11/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  In Touch: Grateful for our grandchild

   I am especially grateful this season, because of the birth of Anne Marie Hardage, Kathleen’s and my first grandchild. 

  12/11/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Change, constancy and truth-telling

  Baptist Standard Editor Marv Knox reflects on the Standard’s 125th anniversary this month.

  12/06/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Reflection on a reporter’s responsibility

  Toby Druin joined the Baptist Standard as associate editor in 1976 and served as editor from 1996 to 1999. As part of our 125th anniversary celebration, he offers his reflections on the Standard from his background as a reporter.

  12/06/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Baptist Standard: Watchman on the wall

  Presnall H. Wood served as editor of the Baptist Standard from 1977 to 1995. As part of our 125th anniversary celebration, here are excerpts from his next-to-last editorial, published in the Dec. 6, 1995, edition of the Baptist Standard:

  12/06/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  The Baptist Standard and Kennedy’s election

  As part of the Baptist Standard’s 125th anniversary celebration, Walker Knight, Standard associate editor under Editor E. S. James, recalls the interaction between James and then-candidate John F. Kennedy concerning the issue of separation of church and state.

  12/06/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Letters: More on Race in sentencing

  Many people grow up in a bad environment, in poverty, with drugs, etc. But many also escape from their situation. Why is it that we Christians keep on blaming the environment for people’s sinful behavior.

  12/05/2013 - By John Rutledge