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Movie spotlights Darwin’s loss of faith, family crisis

Movie spotlights Darwin’s loss of faith, family crisis

Heated debate. Loss of faith. Religious discord. Questions about death, the universe, and our place in it. According to a new film, Charles Darwin saw—and wrestled with—all of that and more.

After quake, Haiti missionaries ask: ‘Why not me?’

After quake, Haiti missionaries ask: ‘Why not me?’

As the dust settles from Haiti’s devastating quake, mission workers of all types are wondering why they survived, why others didn’t.

Forgive us our trespasses

Forgive us our trespasses

Some theologians suggest many Christians struggle with forgiveness and reconciliation in interpersonal relations because they fail to grasp exactly what those concepts mean.

Texas Baptists seek ways to meet needs in Haiti

Texas Baptists seek ways to meet needs in Haiti

In the wake of last week’s devastating earthquake in Haiti, Texas Baptists are mobilizing for service and seeking to multiply efforts when the country’s infrastructure is rebuilt to the point that widespread relief efforts can take place.

 
BCFS program shows juveniles perils of peer pressure
Baptist Child & Family Services’ juvenile justice program is designed to ensure that a life of uniforms and cinderblock cells doesn’t become a reality for the young men in their care.
 
Church finds renewal in opening doors to ethnic congregations
An aging Dallas congregation is experiencing renewal through outreach to ethnic churches in its area.
 
Biker chaplains see the parking lot as their church
Biker ChaplainsJeff Claes and his ministry partner Rod Stallings--the first two biker chaplains endorsed by Texas Baptists-- are a spiritual presence in the horde of metal and machinery. The chaplains are sources of comfort, hope and spiritual guidance for the bikers—a largely unchurched subculture.
 
Obama, Clinton at prayer breakfast denounce Ugandan anti-gay proposal
President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton used the occasion of the National Prayer Breakfast Feb. 4 to denounce a draconian proposed anti-homosexuality law in Uganda -- even though the event’s organizers have been closely associated with the Ugandan leaders pushing the bill. Video Included
 
SBC official says he believes detained missionaries acted in good faith
A top official of the Southern Baptist Convention said he is confident that a church mission team being detained in Haiti on suspicion of child trafficking acted in good faith but that Haiti's government interpreted their actions "in the worst light possible."
 
Church fire forces closing of day care
First Baptist Church in Temple has suspended operation of its 40-year-old Child Development Center indefinitely due to smoke and water damage from a Jan. 19 fire that authorities ruled arson.
 
Study finds abstinence-only programs effective in delaying sex
A new study by University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine says that abstinence-only sex-education programs are effective in getting pre-teens to put off having sex.
 
Relief slow in Haiti, but hope is emerging
Nearly three weeks after an earthquake left an estimated 200,000 people dead, Texas Baptist disaster relief volunteers find life in Haiti remains in as many pieces as the buildings toppled throughout Port-au-Prince.Video Included
 
McAllen medical volunteers serve around-the-clock needs in Haiti

Haiti girlServando Silva and Matt Johnson packed for a mission to Haiti before a mission even was planned. The nurse and doctor from Baptist Temple in McAllen had prayed for an opportunity to help meet medical needs in the wake of the Jan. 12 killer earthquake.

 
One American in eight needs food assistance, study shows
Food-assistance agencies nationwide serve 1 million more people each week than they did four years ago, according to a national study released Feb. 2. Statewide, the study showed 3 million Texans—including 1.2 million children—received help from a food pantry or soup kitchen. Video Included
 
BUA accepts role as lead partner on ISAAC Project
Baptist University of the Americas has stepped forward to become the lead partner with the Baptist General Convention of Texas on the Immigration Service and Aid Center Project, which seeks to equip churches to work within the law to help people with their citizenship issues.
 
Super Bowl parties OK as long as NFL guidelines followed, experts say
Despite crackdowns from the National Football League in recent years that frightened many church leaders into abandoning watch parties for America’s biggest sporting event, experts say churches are free to host viewings of Super Bowl XLIV on Feb. 7 as long as they follow a few NFL guidelines.
 
  • Tebow, choice & life
    Tim Tebow is as bold off the football field as on. His Super Bowl ad about family and life is creating quite a stir. But like most of his passes, he's on target.

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Lack of proper parking a part of God’s plan
Students ResonateTo meet students’ needs on the cold, windy Washington State University campus, ministry teams from Resonate Church offer hot coffee, a warm cup of noodles and quick-energy granola bars.
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Tebow, choice & life
I hear the Super Bowl commerical with Tim Tebow and his mom will be near the beginning of the game. Pulling for the underdog Saints!!   
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