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  Voices: Support Texas Baptist higher education

  David Hardage, executive director of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, encourages Texas Baptists to invest in their colleges and universities.

  07/03/2019 - By David Hardage / Texas Baptists

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  Editorial: A Baptist voter guide for the 2020 election

  As we celebrate American independence, we also should celebrate our freedom as followers of Christ and as Baptists. One of our great freedoms is being able to vote. How does being Baptist influence our vote?

  07/02/2019 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Rev. Dr. Jamie Russell: The First Gospel Ministers

  Rev. Dr. Jamie Russell, senior pastor of Nehemiah Community Church in Houston, Texas and director of the Baptist Student Ministry at Texas Southern University, referred to the challenge of being the first to do something to illustrate the significance of Jesus’ first disciples being the first. (Mark 3:13-19)

  07/02/2019 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Voices: What collective trauma teaches congregations

  Hurricane Harvey and trauma go hand-in-hand, even two years later. Erin Albin tells powerful stories of Christ’s presence during the storm and in the days, months and years after.

  07/02/2019 - By Erin Albin Hill

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  Mandrell elected as LifeWay president

  LifeWay Christian Resources trustees unanimously elected Ben Mandrell as the organization’s 10th president during a called meeting June 28 in Atlanta. 

  07/01/2019 - By Ken Camp

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  Editorial: Immigration policy: What should a cup of coffee cost?

  What is a fair price for a cup of coffee, and what does that have to do with what’s happening at the U.S./Mexico border?

  06/26/2019 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Voices: Patience and spiritual fruit

  In our fast food culture, we expect spiritual growth to be waiting for us at the drive-up window. What is spiritual growth really like?

  06/26/2019 - By Zac Harrel

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  Ross Shelton: Learning to Live by Faith

  Ross Shelton, pastor of First Baptist Church in Brenham, asks what happens when our challenges don’t turn out the way we hoped? (Hebrews 11:32-38)

  06/26/2019 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Rachel Jones: A growing minister helping others grow in Christ

  Rachel Jones, the children’s minister at First Baptist Church of Plano, shares her background and thoughts on ministry and the church.

  06/25/2019 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Getting a horse—or church—to move

  How is moving a church like moving a horse? Pastor Ryan Chandler, who learned how to move horses during his youth, sees some similarities.

  06/25/2019 - By Ryan Chandler

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  Woman sues Southwestern Seminary and Paige Patterson

  A woman who says she was stalked and repeatedly raped at gunpoint by a male student at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2014 and 2015 has filed suit against the seminary and its former president, Paige Patterson.

  06/25/2019 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

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  Editorial: What’s your first thought when the mask is pulled off?

  How much of our lives are lived unaware of other’s pain until after it’s too late? Editor Eric Black considers the incident in downtown Dallas on June 17, 2019, and how we can care more for hurting people.

  06/20/2019 - By Eric Black / Editor