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  Voices: ‘Here am I, send me:’ Our call and response

  Responding to President Biden’s use of Isaiah 6:8, Jack Goodyear points to the distinction between civil religion and Christian Nationalism.

  08/31/2021 - By Jack Goodyear

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  Dr. Ray Malone: ‘God said it and put this fire within me’

  Dr. Ray Malone, Texas Baptists’ director of human resources, shares his background and thoughts on ministry and the church.

  08/31/2021 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Letter: How would an Afghan refugee fare in your church?

  A Baptist Standard reader responds to Editor Eric Black’s editorial about how churches and Christians might receive Afghan refugees.

  08/30/2021 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Voices: What justice looks like for families of suspects and defendants

  Dr. Christine Nix, a retired Texas law enforcement officer and professor of criminal justice, brings attention to defendants’ families.

  08/30/2021 - By Dr. Christine Able Nix

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  Editorial: How would an Afghan refugee fare in your church?

  “Regardless of the circumstances leading refugees to reside among us, our task is to be obedient to what we know God expects of the church.”

  08/25/2021 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Voices: ‘Colorful’ Guy Newman and his bright ideas

  Don Newbury shares an inside story about one of his predecessors, Guy D. Newman—president of Howard Payne University from 1955 to 1973.

  08/24/2021 - By Don Newbury

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  Robert Creech: Serving the church and equipping others to do the same

  Robert Creech, professor of pastoral leadership at Baylor University’s Truett Theological Seminary, shares his thoughts on education and ministry.

  08/24/2021 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Voices: Justice looks like the cross

  Dr. Rolando Aguirre points to God’s love as the source of justice, describing justice as “where John 3:16 and Matthew 25 merge.”

  08/23/2021 - By Dr. Rolando Aguirre

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  Editorial: May we lament, and may we not look away

  Editor Eric Black responds to the weight of these days—Afghanistan, Haiti, COVID-19 and resulting turmoil—with lament and a call to repent.

  08/18/2021 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Voces: Mi llamado a la educación superior

  Luis Juárez proclama que Criswell College está siendo fiel al llamado de Dios de desarrollar lideres Hispanos.

  08/17/2021 - By Luis Juárez

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  Voices: Is meaningless worship still going on in the church today?

  Jon Choi sees similarities between the worship of some modern Christians and that of Cain, Balaam and Korah in the Old Testament.

  08/17/2021 - By Jon Choi

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  Voices: Justice looks like wisdom: Abundance vs. scarcity

  Garrett Vickrey draws a comparison between two economies—the pharaoh of Exodus and God. Justice is built on God’s abundant economy.

  08/16/2021 - By Garrett Vickrey