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  Maciel: Don’t quit now!

  It is not a sprint. It is a journey, run with endurance. It is a race God has set before you.

  05/25/2016 - By Ken Camp

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  Editorial: Baylor’s ideals must top gridiron glory

  Baylor University must attain the standards Texas Baptists who love it expect of it. A national championship or even a single game is not worth a rape. Baylor—and its ideals—are far bigger than football.

  05/24/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Editorial: Searching souls as we decide how to vote

  Many Christians have made abortion their political litmus test. Should other issues disqualify presidential candidates from fitness for office?

  05/19/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Guest editorial: Count the “yes” votes in your church

  Congregational leaders can allow naysayers to hold a church hostage. Instead, they should empower members who say yes.

  05/19/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Commentary: Confessions of a middle-aged pastor

  Even during my middle-age years, I love serving as a pastor. I have the privilege of walking alongside folks from the moment of birth to the moment of death and all seasons in-between. — Barry Howard

  05/19/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  2nd Opinion: What I learned from the PTO

  I have been guilty of being ungrateful for those who attend our church. … I have been guilty of bemoaning culture without appreciating those who swim against it. The PTO helped me see the light.

  05/19/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Guest Editorial: What can wash away my sin?

  Instead of hoping the poor will recognize my help and be grateful, I can say of my gift: “Thank you. This is not out of the goodness of my heart but out of my need for forgiveness.”

  05/18/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Richard Ray: Every pastor needs an advocate

  Every pastor needs the help of another who will provide assistance in his time of need. Simply put, every pastor needs help.

  05/18/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  2nd Opinion: Blind spots and church migraines

  Recognizing blind spots as symptoms of deeper issues is a first step toward treating the underlying ailments that keep us from becoming all Christ intended us to be.

  05/18/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  René Maciel: Longing to find our selfies

  Maybe we take these photos because we are searching for ourselves. We want others to take notice. Can you see me? Whatever the reason, it has become a popular phenomenon in our culture, maybe even an epidemic of a search for self.

  05/18/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Editorial: Texas’ public education funding is constitutional, immoral

  Texas children do not receive equal opportunity. Poor children and children whose parents speak little or no English suffer from substandard education.

  05/18/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Commentary: Seven things I’m learning about transgender people

  Science reveals nature undeniably plays a role in the development of transgender people, reports Mark Wingfield, associate pastor of Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas. (BNG)

  05/16/2016 - By Marv Knox