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• Scholar looks at effect of World War I on legendary Dallas pastor George Truett

  
  RELIGION — Authority: 414
  Ken Camp of the Baptist Standard has an article about Hardin-Simmons University Professor Kelly Pigotts research into how World War I affected George Truett, legendary pastor of First Baptist Church of Dallas.
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• Abortion is a “God given right” according to one Baptist Minister

  
  Anglican Samizdat — Authority: 434
  For the mother , of course; Carlton Veazey, a Baptist minister, doesn’t seem to think unborn babies have a God-given right not to be aborted: Rev. Carlton Veazy, president and CEO of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, told a small crowd of pro-abortion protesters that women have a “God-given ...
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• Multiplying the bounty

  
  We Are Texas Baptists — Authority: 135
  GRANITE SHOALS – What began with two shelves of food at First Baptist Church has blossomed into an effort that feeds more than 4,000 people a month. Through a series of events that sounds like God’s multiplying the fish and loaves to feed the 5,000, hunger outreach leaders Roy and Mary Lou Guerrero have watched ...
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• A little more to be thankful for

  
  We Are Texas Baptists — Authority: 135
  CEDAR HILL – Hillcrest Baptist Church gave an apartment complex a reason to be a little more thankful this holiday season. The congregation’s Jerusalem Ministry Team recently distributed 186 boxes of food in an apartment complex where it has been ministering regularly. Each box included 12 non-perishable food ...
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• Gnaw on this 1.5 – “Speaking for God”

  
  Baptimergent — Authority: 100
  I heard a statement in a recent sermon that didn’t sit well with me. It was anecdotal and was not really pertinent to the message, but I have a habit of cuing into to the peripheral comments that get sprinkled in with the exegesis and application. It went something like this: “I have the right kind of fear every ...
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• Matt Chandler

  
  We Are Texas Baptists — Authority: 135
  Many of you are familiar with Matt Chandler, pastor of The Village Church in Highland Village — a congregation that is impacting thousands of people, especially younger generations in the Metroplex. Late last week, he ann0unced via Twitter that he has a mass in his frontal lobe and will see a neurosurgeon early ...
  3 days ago

• Baptist state conventions feeling effects of economy

  
  Baptist Standard — Authority: 134
  Feeling the effects of a bad economy, several Southern Baptist Convention-affiliated state and regional conventions reduced budgets in annual meetings held in recent weeks across the nation.
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• Classic Baptist Histories Now Available at Google Books

  
  Between The Times — Authority: 528
  For those of you who might be interested, Google Books has finished scanning all volumes of the two most important early histories of the British Baptists. Thomas Crosby (1685-1750) was a pastor in London and the first Baptist historian. He was also the son-in-law of Benjamin Keach, who was one of the three key ...
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• Julie Pennington-Russell talks about the Georgia State Convention

  
  Women In Ministry — Authority: 409
  Thanks to one of the followers of my blog, I received a link to some excellent clips about Julie Pennington-Russell’s talks about the Georgian State Convention and issue of the church being kicked out of the GBC.  The clips were record before the official word came through about the removal of her church from ...
  4 days ago

• Crackdown in Kyrgyzstan

  
  2 Worlds Collide — Authority: 118
  Unregistered religious activity is now outlawed in Kyrgyzstan under the Religion Law which was passed in January.  Muslims, which garner the ethnic majority in the nation, have registered their mosques with ease while Protestant congregations and other religious minorities, which have several hurdles to overcome in ...
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• Our story

  
  We Are Texas Baptists — Authority: 135
  My wife MJ and I have been houseparents at South Texas Children’s Home Ministries (STCHM) for the past 20 years. We came here with a clear call to minister to the needs of children whose families cannot care for them, and we have never felt a call to go elsewhere. At this Thanksgiving time, it is good to reflect ...
  6 days ago

• Obama Pardons a Turkey, Pastor Spares a President (Coincidence?)

  
  Politics Daily — Authority: 804
  Filed under: Barack Obama , Religion , Obama Administration , Disputations Perhaps they are fitting signs that the season of good will is at hand. President Obama pardoned a turkey, and Pastor Wiley Drake said hed stop praying for Obamas death. Wiley, a Southern Baptist pastor from Southern California who ...
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• Adoption

  
  We Are Texas Baptists — Authority: 135
  My wife and I recently finalized the adoption of our beautiful daughter, Chloe. Over the course of our 3-year adoption journey, we have made some observations that we occasionally share with couples that are interested in adoption.  Adoption is a Calling .  Adoption isn’t just something that you decide one day ...
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• A “Rey” of Thanksgiving

  
  We Are Texas Baptists — Authority: 135
  For STARRY Foster Parents Mike and Twyla – and their new son Rey – the Thanksgiving holiday is even more meaningful than usual. Rey came into Foster Care at the fragile age of nine months due to neglect. He was nurtured by loving foster parents for approximately six months before returning to his biological ...
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• Ever heard of The Green Baptist?

  
  New Leaven — Authority: 553
  The Green Baptist is 27-year old Jonathan Merritt, a Th.M. student at Emory University , in Atlanta, GA.  Jonathan wasn’t always The Green Baptist : Mr. Jonathan Merritt While pursuing his Master of Divinity degree at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary , Wake Forest, NC, Jonathan told ...
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• In God’s time

  
  We Are Texas Baptists — Authority: 135
  In the fall of 2006, my husband and I attended the Baptist Child & Family Services foster to adopt training program.  The training brought a level of awareness to how little I knew about children, granted assurance that resources were available to learn what was needed and provided support while on the journey. ...
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• Pastor Carlton Hammond Arrested

  
  Deep Thoughts — Authority: 479
  Baptist pastor Carlton Farnsworth Hammond of Willows Baptist church in Willows, CA. He was charged with lewd or lascivious acts with a child . Carlton Farnsworth Hammond, 56, a pastor at Willows Baptist Church, has been arrested on a warrant alleging lewd or lascivious acts with a child 14 or 15 years of ...
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• Wherever you came from, wherever you go, this is the place that we start

  
  We Are Texas Baptists — Authority: 135
  “Wherever you came from, wherever you go, this is the place that we start.” - from “Happy Adoption Day”, by John McCutcheon   Our family of three started six months ago when we adopted Sam. People always tell us something like “Sam is such a lucky/blessed little boy to be with you” or “Wow, you have ...
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• A week of thanks

  
  We Are Texas Baptists — Authority: 135
  This week, this space will be filled with thanks. Thanks for family. Thanks for blessing. Thanks for bringing together people. Thanks for God’s work. In particular, thanks to Him for adding young boys and girls to families through adoption. I hope you enjoy and are blessed by them.
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• So we know how. But why?

  
  We Are Texas Baptists — Authority: 135
  On Friday, Jeremy Everett explained how Texas Baptists, working in concert with other believers, are seeking to end hunger in Texas by 2015 . This morning, Texas Baptist Christian Life Commision Director Suzii Paynter explains why this is a God-given call. She could have pointed to Matthew 25 in which Christ ...
  1 week ago

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