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  Voices: Responding to Shirley Taylor on roles of men and women

  Mathew St. John questions the notion that his plain reading of Scripture means he is “guilty of abuse, sexism and inviting persecution toward women.”

  08/06/2020 - By Mathew St. John

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  Editorial: Extend grace, and greater resources, to teachers

  Since teachers are rising to the challenge of education in a pandemic, perhaps we can rise to the challenge of resourcing them in equal measure.

  08/05/2020 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Voices: What justice looks like in the Old Testament

  Timothy Pierce, associate professor of Christian studies at East Texas Baptist University, examines how justice is described in the Old Testament.

  08/04/2020 - By Timothy Pierce

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  Mission Lab: Listening to God, seeing blue speckles

  Student Missions blog: Something I have been realizing the past few weeks is that God speaks back. My team and I have been taking intentional time to listen and hear what the Holy Spirit has to say and who he wants us to engage.

  08/04/2020 - By Madison Bundy

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  Commentary: Whose religious freedom is Donald Trump protecting?

  Bill Jones, retired executive director of Texas Baptists Committed, responds to Rev. Ramiro Peña’s op-ed on Trump and religious freedom.

  08/04/2020 - By Bill Jones

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  Voices: Religious freedom is a key concern for refugees, too

  In responding to Rev. Ramiro Peña’s article about Trump’s record on religious freedom, Pastor Amos Humphries considers the decline in refugee resettlement.

  08/04/2020 - By Amos Humphries

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  Voices: Why do some Christians distrust the social sciences?

  The knowledge we glean from social sciences like psychology and sociology is valuable and incredibly helpful “for life and godliness,” writes Joshua Sharp.

  08/04/2020 - By Joshua Sharp

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  Rachel Guarneri Garcia: ‘In this service I hope to live; in it I wish to die’

  Rachel Guarneri Garcia, an RN in the University Medical Center NICU in Lubbock, shares her background and thoughts on being a Christian in health care.

  08/03/2020 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Commentary: Burning Bibles in Portland: Two sentences Americans need to hear

  Following the burning of Bibles and the beheading of a statue of Jesus, Jim Denison calls Christians to be people whose lives match their words.

  08/03/2020 - By Jim Denison / Denison Forum

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  Letter: Voices: Donald Trump is protecting religious freedom in a perilous age

  A Baptist Standard reader responds to a Voices op-ed by Rev. Ramiro Peña, a Waco pastor and supporter of Donald Trump.

  07/31/2020 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Commentary: Sailing solo around the world: The power of character in chaos

  Jim Denison reflects on key events from the last nine months and how Christians may find themselves at odds with the broader culture.

  07/30/2020 - By Jim Denison / Denison Forum

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  Voices: Donald Trump is protecting religious freedom in a perilous age

  A Waco pastor and one of President Trump’s informal group of evangelical advisors expresses his gratitude for Trump’s record on religious liberty.

  07/30/2020 - By Rev. Ramiro Peña