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  Voices: The truth of ‘like faith and order’

  Mathew St. John responds to claims made in a letter to the editor responding to Ryan Gilbert’s Sept. 11 Voices opinion article.

  09/29/2026 - By Mathew St. John

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  Voices: God sets appointments for us

  “There are no accidents with the Lord,” Johnny Teague says, sharing a testimony from one of his church’s instrumentalists.

  09/28/2026 - By Johnny Teague

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  Voices: What are we trying to preserve?

  Scott Jones agrees changes are needed and suggests probing questions to help Texas Baptists determine what really needs to change.

  09/28/2026 - By Scott Jones

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  Voices: Institutions and emerging networks can work together

  David Foster points to the different reasons institutions and networks are valuable and how they can and should work together.

  09/25/2026 - By David Foster

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  Voices: Does God really qualify the called?

  Wade Berry questions the idea that God doesn’t call the qualified but qualifies the called, pointing to biblical evidence to the contrary.

  09/23/2026 - By Wade Berry

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  Voices: God makes a way. And how!

  “God makes a way through his spiritual activity, his Spirit, and his voice to those who are completely his,” Ruth Cook encourages.

  09/23/2026 - By Ruth Cook

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  Voices: ‘Forced worship stinks in God’s nostrils’

  Jack Goodyear points to Roger Williams’ championing of religious freedom through his life and writings as a needed corrective today.

  09/23/2026 - By Jack Goodyear

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  Voices: Clarifying cooperation

  Explaining a desire for clarity, accountability, and cooperation, Kody Alvarez responds to Joseph Barrett’s response to Ryan Gilbert.

  09/18/2026 - By Kody Alvarez

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  Voices: Why I remain a confessionally orthodox Texas Baptist

  Dennis Wiles, senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Arlington, explains why he and his church are committed to the BGCT (Texas Baptists).

  09/16/2026 - By Dennis Wiles

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  Voices: When the builders sound the alarm

  “Christian hope does not require us to pretend danger is absent. Hope gives us courage to face danger without becoming captive to fear.”

  09/16/2026 - By Darrin Moore

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  Voices: Can we become trustworthy to each other?

  Joseph Barrett responds to Ryan Gilbert’s recent op-ed explaining conservative churches’ concerns with the BGCT.

  09/15/2026 - By Joseph Barrett

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  Voices: Shawn Shannon: A woman called to ministry

  Shawn Shannon shares how she discerned her call to ministry and came to submit herself completely to that call.

  09/15/2026 - By Shawn Shannon