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  Voices: When racism is alleged, whom do you believe?

  Craig Nash argues that racism in America isn’t just “Good People vs. Bad People” but a tougher issue that Christians should combat by first saying, “We believe you,” to those who allege racism.

  10/25/2017 - By Craig Nash

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  Voices: Looking up for Number One

  What comes from “Looking Out for Number One”?

  10/25/2017 - By Rich Mussler

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  Commentary: Church Clarity pressures pastors and churches to disclose views on homosexuality

  Jonathan Merritt discusses the merits of “Church Clarity,” a new website seeking to reveal official church stances on their “affirming” or “non-affirming” stances regarding homosexuality.

  10/25/2017 - By Jonathan Merritt / Religion News Service

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  Commentary: Was the Reformation a mistake? A Catholic and a Protestant debate

  Matthew Levering and Kevin J. Vanhoozer debate the merit of the Reformation: Should it have occurred, and is it still occurring today?

  10/25/2017 - By Matthew Levering and Kevin J. Vanhoozer / Religion News Service

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  Commentary: Two tearful faces that make me pray for peace with North Korea

  Richard Mouw reflects on a trip to North Korea where he witnessed “one of the four legally permitted Christian worship services in the country.”

  10/25/2017 - By Richard Mouw

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  Letters to the Editor: Dual-language churches; payday lenders

  This week’s letters to the editor include praise for Rolando Aguirre’s dual-language work in McAllen and a response to an article on payday lending.

  10/25/2017 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Voices: The struggle of hope

  Four years after his mother’s passing, pastor Zac Harrel echoes the lament of Mark 9:24: “I believe; help my unbelief!”

  10/18/2017 - By Zac Harrel

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  Commentary: Just what is a “healthy church”?

  How do you define a healthy church? Instead of numbers, Jim Kitchens and the Center for Healthy Churches “look at how much that church follows in the way of Jesus.”

  10/18/2017 - By Jim Kitchens / Center for Healthy Churches

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  Tim Randolph: ‘Awed at the privilege of seeing the Father’s hand of redemption’

  Tim Randolph, director of the Waco Regional Baptist Association, discusses the role of local Baptist associations, the challenges they face and his calling to ministry.

  10/18/2017 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Letters: Gun control; Removing monuments

  This week’s Letters to the Editor discuss two of Jake Raabe’s op-eds on gun control and Confederate monument removal.

  10/18/2017 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Voices: #MeToo calls us to repentance

  We need to repent so that our culture no longer tolerates sexual assault and harassment, questions if it is real, or just explains it away.

  10/17/2017 - By Meredith Stone

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  Voices: How the church—and me too—should respond to #MeToo

  Men, it would be beautiful for us to begin by saying, “I was wrong, and I am sorry.” And then say, “Help me to make this better.”

  10/16/2017 - By Isa Torres / Hispanic Beat Reporter