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  Voices: The spiritual danger of our phones

  If “true community is not found behind a screen,” what is the church doing to discourage smart phone addiction and encourage in-person community-building?

  10/04/2017 - By Zac Harrel

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  Voices: On bended knees and love of country

  Are the NFL protests revealing that nationalism and racism have infiltrated the church?

  10/04/2017 - By Jeremiah Bailey

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  Letters: Women in ministry; Confederate monuments

  Readers respond to recent articles on women pastoring Baptist churches and whether Confederate monuments are today’s “high places” that should be torn down.

  10/04/2017 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Anson R. Nash Jr: Called to minister through public schools

  Anson R. Nash Jr., executive director of the Corpus Christi Baptist Association, discusses his calling to minister through public schools, which eventually led to his current position.

  10/04/2017 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Cinco consejos para ayudar a los padres de Texas convertirse en “héroes de aprendizaje”

  Me encanta la gente diversa, la comida, y los idiomas  a través del Estado de la Estrella Solitaria, especialmente el “sur de la frontera” con sus sonidos y sabores únicos….

  09/28/2017 - By Dr. Andrea Ramirez / Faith and Education Coalition

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  Voices: Why aren’t women pastoring Baptist churches?

  It’s long past time for women in Baptist churches to serve as pastoral leaders and not just “women in ministry.”

  09/27/2017 - By Craig Nash

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  Voices: Are Confederate monuments today’s ‘high places’ to be torn down?

  If we take history seriously, perhaps we should remember the books of Kings. God doesn’t like high places, and no one who allows them to stand is righteous.

  09/27/2017 - By Jake Raabe

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  Ernie McCoulskey: ‘Building relationships that encourage churches’

  Ernie McCoulskey, director of missions for the Kauf-Van Baptist Association in Terrell, Texas, shares his background and thoughts on church and ministry.

  09/27/2017 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Commentary: Five tips to help Texas parents become “learning heroes”

  Dr. Andrea Ramirez, executive director of the Faith & Education Coalition for the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Coalition, offers five tips for parents for every new school year.

  09/27/2017 - By Dr. Andrea Ramirez / Faith and Education Coalition

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  Commentary: How to respond to domestic violence from the pulpit to the pew

  Jan Langbein, president and CEO of Genesis Women’s Shelter, says that “faith communities are often the first responders for those experiencing domestic violence … but leaders and members of the church are often ill-equipped to know how to respond to abuse or don’t think it happens within their own congregations.”

  09/27/2017 - By Jan Langbein / Genesis Women’s Shelter

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  Commentary: Colin Kaepernick vs. Tim Tebow: A tale of two Christians on their knees

  Colin Kaepernick and Tim Tebow are both Christians, but they represent two very different forms of American Christianity. (via Washington Post)

  09/25/2017 - By Michael Frost / The Washington Post

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  Voices: The church as God’s comfort

  Even when God seems distant, he is near, and we can know this because of his church, the gospel, and the power of prayer.

  09/20/2017 - By Zac Harrel