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  CommonCall: Transforming a Houston community

  Elmo Johnson rejects any personal credit for transformation in Houston’s 4th Ward since he arrived as pastor of Rose of Sharon Missionary Baptist Church 30 years ago. But he’s eager to give God the glory.

  01/02/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Obituaries: J.T. Elliff, Randy Lofgren

  J.T. Elliff, 97, longtime pastor of churches in Texas, Arkansas, Missouri and Arizona., died Dec. 12 in Moore, Okla. Randy Lofgren, 74, minister of music at Calvary Baptist Church in Waco, died Dec. 26 in Crawford.

  01/02/2015 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Around the State: [un]Apologetic conference set for Plano

  Hunters Glen Baptist Church in Plano will be host to the [un]Apologetic Conference, Jan. 30-31.

  01/02/2015 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Faith and values in 2014: 10 telling numbers

  Ten telling numbers about the myriad, quirky ways we lived out our faith and values in 2014.

  01/02/2015 - By Cathy Lynn Grossman / Religion News Service

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  State engineer orders Glorieta to cease pumping water

  New Mexico’s state engineer ordered Glorieta Conference Center to cease pumping water into its pond and the overflow into Glorieta Creek.

  12/30/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  In the air or on the air, pastor ministers to the Valley

  Many things have changed in Gene Horton’s 47 years as pastor at First Baptist Church in Rio Hondo, but one thing has remained constant—his love of the people there.

  12/30/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Baylor expert suggests ways to develop generosity in 2015

  “What does generosity mean? What does it mean to be a generous person?” Baylor University’s course in “Philanthropy and the Public Good” is trying to answer those questions.

  12/29/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  2014 in review: An unsettling year, with religion in a starring role

  Religion had a major role in many of the biggest news stories that played out on the world stage in 2014.

  12/29/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Adoption has forced evangelicals to grapple with race relations

  Before she and her husband adopted a son and daughter from Ethiopia, popular evangelical blogger Jen Hatmaker had a different view about race in America.

  12/28/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Around the State: MLK Day of Service

  Dallas Baptist Association will hold its annual day of service in memory of Martin Luther King Jr. from 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 19.

  12/19/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Baptist Briefs: BWA welcomes change in U.S.-Cuba relationship

  Leaders of the Baptist World alliance applauded announced changes in the relationship between the United States and Cuba.

  12/19/2014 - By John Rutledge

• On the Move: Jennifer Hawks to BJC as staff counsel

  Jennifer Hawks to the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty as staff counsel. She had served as director of advocacy and outreach services for the Family Abuse Center in Waco.

  12/19/2014 - By John Rutledge