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  Voices: Viewing the gift of life through Kyle Lake’s lens

  Eleven years after his accidental death, former Texas pastor Kyle Lake still inspires friends and former parishioners to taste: “Taste every ounce of flavor. Taste every ounce of friendship. Taste every ounce of Life. Because it is most definitely a gift.”

  10/26/2016 - By Craig Nash

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  Voices: Jesus isn’t done talking—then and now

  Do you ever wonder why Luke tells the story of the two praying men right beside the story of Jesus welcoming the children? Maybe humility is the big idea.

  10/20/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Voices: What makes us Christian?

  I am in the Christian faith because I love God, and I want to love my neighbor and because I am convinced God loves us all. Politics do not make us Christian. Christ is what unites us. Not Donald Trump. Not political campaigns. Not being on this side or that side of an issue.

  10/20/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Voices: The power of silence in the face of grief

  Our presence is our greatest ministry to those walking through grief. Silence is not something we have to fill. Silence is an opportunity for us to sit and cry with those who are hurting. Powerful ministry happens in silence.

  10/20/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Voices: Thank God for the saints who shaped us

  It is a gift of the church that none of us is without mothers and fathers. … When our biological parents fail us, we look to men and women in our churches and faith traditions.

  10/19/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Voices: How to apologize

  I want to teach my sons not to rape and to teach my daughters that no one has a right to use or abuse them. And I want your sons and daughters to learn the same thing. I want every child—boy or girl—to be safe from sexual exploitation.

  10/12/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Voices: Reclaiming the Baptist distinctive of religious liberty

  Seeking to maintain and protect religious liberty has the potential to unify Baptists in a context in which we are increasingly becoming divided

  10/12/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Voices: No room for political fear

  Our hope in Christ is that this world—no matter who wins our presidential election—is heading for redemption and renewal.

  10/12/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Voices: The revelatory election for U.S. churches

  We sit weeks away from a long electoral season finally ending, and by God’s grace, the church has been shown to be weaker than it thought and more divided than it imagined.

  10/12/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Voices: Lord, make our world safe for women

  For the sake of every human being on the planet, we must speak out and work to transform a culture that normalizes the assault and objectification of women.

  10/12/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Voices: 2nd conversions, joining God, feeding folks

  Do you want to feed hungry people? Good. You are seeking God’s kingdom where you are. But what if God already is feeding hungry people somewhere in your neighborhood and the best thing you can do is to join God there?

  10/04/2016 - By Craig Nash

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  Voices: Vote for what is good for our neighbors

  When voting, Christians should consider what is good for our neighbors before we consider what is good for ourselves, says Myles Werntz, the T.B. Maston Chair of Christian Ethics at Hardin-Simmons University’s Logsdon Seminary.

  10/04/2016 - By Marv Knox