BGCT Columns
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Maciel: Love—and pray for—one another
01/28/2016 - By Marv Knox
Show no greater love than to lay down your life in prayer for Texas Baptists from Feb. 1 through March 1.
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Richard Ray: Don’t restrict God by your limitations
01/15/2016 - By John Rutledge
Let me ask you three question: Do you set limits for yourself? Do you set limits on others? Do you set limits on God?
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René Maciel: Texas Baptists minister to the sick and dying
01/15/2016 - By John Rutledge
Texas Baptists have 28 institutions we will be highlighting at our annual meeting this year. These institutions provide a variety of services and ministries that are foundational to the work of Texas Baptists.
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Richard Ray: It’s time to re-engage your church
01/07/2016 - By Marv Knox
From January through March, create opportunities for your church members to re-engage with each other.
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René Maciel: Texas Baptists’ special places
01/07/2016 - By Marv Knox
Texas Baptists are blessed by their affiliation with 28 institutions, including Baylor University and Hardin-Simmons University.
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René Maciel: Let’s be agents of compassion & change
12/30/2015 - By Marv Knox
Texas Baptists must be agents of change by going into our neighborhoods and making disciples.
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René Maciel: Will you live like Joseph, full of trust & faith?
12/16/2015 - By Marv Knox
Are you, like Joseph, ready to do what the Lord is asking you to do?
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René Maciel: Sing those carols this Christmas
12/10/2015 - By Marv Knox
Christmas is a great time to sing like the angels.
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René Maciel: Finding Christ in this holy season
12/03/2015 - By Marv Knox
We do not need to go far this Christmas to find the Christ child.
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René Maciel: In the face of evil
11/25/2015 - By John Rutledge
There are times in our lives when evil shakes us and makes us uncomfortable. We become paralyzed by the thought of it invading our lives.
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René Maciel: I am thankful!
11/20/2015 - By John Rutledge
I am thankful for this wonderful opportunity to serve Texas Baptists as convention president. I am both honored and humbled to be the third Hispanic leader to serve in this capacity.
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Richard Ray: Bivocational pastors deserve to be called ‘fishermen’
11/16/2015 - By John Rutledge
I can see why Jesus called fisherman to follow him. Jesus needed hard workers who could multitask and get the job done.