• In a dry and thirsty land

  So this is a drought. Many of us have never really seen one.

  08/29/2011 - By Administrator

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  EDITORIAL: 9/11: Still living in a long shadow

  Chances are, you recall exactly where you were and what you were doing the moment you knew nobody ever would forget Sept. 11, 2001.

  08/27/2011 - By Administrator

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  DOWN HOME: ‘Ezra time’ equals happy time

  Late summer 2011 will go down on our calendar as "Ezra Time."

  08/27/2011 - By Administrator

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  Two Lies for Labor Day: A transforming theology of work

  As Labor Day approaches, let's separate deception from truth and construct a biblical theology of work that will transform us on Sunday and empower us on Monday.

  08/26/2011 - By Administrator

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  RIGHT or WRONG? Religious test

  Even though the U.S. Constitution states, "No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States," some people apply ad hoc religious tests to vet candidates. What can be done to counter this practice?

  08/26/2011 - By Administrator

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  Quotes in the News

  "Why would we need to position ourselves through prayer to receive rain? Perhaps God intends to use the drought to show a self-sufficient culture our need of his provision. Perhaps he wants to answer our prayers so as to show a skeptical world that he is real and that prayer is powerful."–Jim Denison

  08/26/2011 - By Administrator

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  Texas Baptist Forum

  I was extremely happy when finally an elected official called for a prayer rally.

  08/26/2011 - By Administrator

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  IN FOCUS: Seeking lost is the Father’s passion

  If I read Scripture correctly, the desire to find a lost daughter and the joy of finding her I felt is nothing compared to the passion our heavenly Father has for finding his lost children.

  08/26/2011 - By Administrator

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  2nd Opinion: Opening hearts to love ‘enemies’

  When I heard about the death of Osama bin Laden from people at the mosque in my neighborhood, I was in shock. Little did I know we both lived in the same country—Pakistan.

  08/26/2011 - By Administrator

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  Cartoon

  Foot-washing service, followed by the sermon: "The callousness of man."

  08/26/2011 - By Administrator

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  Opinion: I apologized to Vicki today

  Vicki Turner is my bright, vivacious and hard-working assistant. She is a strong woman, and she is African-American. She has been on the Gaston Oaks Baptist Church staff for almost 25 years. Vicki and I shared our experience of both recently viewing the film The Help.

  08/17/2011 - By Administrator

• Discipleship

  During our last few weeks in the village, my team was able to disciple some new believers through daily Bible studies.

  08/17/2011 - By Ken Camp