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  Wayland students, staff care for platoon 6,500 miles from home

  Students and staff at Wayland Baptist University’s student leadership and activities office turned their attention far from the Plainview campus, hoping to spread Christmas cheer to a military platoon in Afghanistan.

  12/16/2010 - By admin

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  Report details hopeless conditions in Gaza

  Residents of Gaza see no hope for a brighter future — and that's one of the most distressing aspects of the situation in the Middle East, according to an international Christian aid-and-development group’s advocacy officer for the region.

  12/16/2010 - By Administrator

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  Review: Film depicts struggle for peace in modern Bethlehem

  A powerful new documentary, Little Town of Bethlehem, provides a glimpse into the lives of three remarkable individuals committed to non-violence as a way of bringing peace to a troubled land.

   

  12/16/2010 - By Administrator

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  Suspects plead guilty to East Texas church arsons

  Two men accused in a string of East Texas arsons fires early in 2010 pleaded guilty Dec. 15 in a Smith County court to burning five churches.

  12/15/2010 - By Administrator

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  Study says recession catching up to churches

  After two years of only moderate impact on offerings, the recession has caught up with America's churches, according to new figures by LifeWay Research.

  12/14/2010 - By Administrator

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  Executive director search committee nominated

  Elected leaders of the Baptist General Convention and the BGCT Executive Board on Dec. 14 nominated 15 people to serve on a committee to recommend a new executive director for the convention.

  12/14/2010 - By Administrator

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  Dip in baptisms due to soccer practice?

  The real culprit behind declining baptisms in the Southern Baptist Convention might be youth soccer, historian Bill Leonard asserts.

  12/13/2010 - By Administrator

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  Midland church calls Everett; search for replacement to begin

  BGCT leaders plan to name a 15-member search committee to find a new executive director after Randel Everett accepted a call to become pastor of First Baptist Church in Midland.

  12/10/2010 - By admin

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  Joy to the World?

  Some people who have experienced significant loss in the recent past find the holiday season extremely difficult to deal with. Churches can help.

  12/10/2010 - By admin

• Final Valley Reach results show 1,000-plus professions of faith

  More than 1,000 people made professions of faith as a result of Valley Reach, an evangelistic effort centered on the Baptist General Convention of Texas annual meeting.

  12/09/2010 - By Administrator

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  UMHB student group helps provide Toys for Tots

  Hundreds of Central Texas children will have new toys to play with this Christmas, thanks to students from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor.

  12/09/2010 - By admin

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  TBM dedicates expanded disaster relief complex

  Friends of Texas Baptist Men gathered in east Dallas recently for the dedication of the John LaNoue Disaster Relief Complex—a 15,000-square-foot expansion of the Robert E. Dixon Mission Equipping Center.

  12/09/2010 - By admin