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  In Touch: Appreciation for pastors

  Hello, Texas Baptists. The last few Sundays, I enjoyed preaching at Park Lake Drive Baptist Church in Waco, Blue Ridge Baptist Church near Marlin and First Baptist Church in Sonora. I also attended the 175th anniversary celebration of…

  10/31/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Guest editorial: The chaos of Christian moral pluralism today

  Recently, I have had two conversations that reveal the incredible breadth of moral pluralism not just in America, but in the Christian population of America.

  10/31/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  2nd Opinion: Why the ‘growing divide’ in denominations matters

  Here’s a sentence I never thought I would write: I agree with Ronnie Floyd.

  10/31/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Fort Worth: Learning patience, discovering boldness

  Student Missions Blog: In the time I’ve served here in Fort Worth, I’ve learned lessons about flexibility, patience and dependence on God.

  10/30/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Editorial: The science vs. religion conflict is ‘none’ of your business

  The less people know about religion, the more likely they are to think faith is fighting with science, a recent survey shows. What does that tell us about other ideas and concepts we think we know?

  10/30/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Angelo State: The Holy Spirit at work

  Student Missions Blog: I first met Joe while staffing an outreach table on campus about a month ago. I was using Soularium picture cards as witnessing tools to spark conversations about spiritual matters.

  10/27/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Letters: Inconsistency in editorial

  Letters to the editor on gun control and Bill Cosby.

  10/26/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Rio Grande Valley: Telling henna stories

  Student Missions Blog: Women from our Baptist Student Ministry go out on the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley campus each week for an outreach we call “henna stories.” 

  10/26/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Kathy Hillman: Texas Baptists’ human care—a legacy of ministry

  Our Texas Baptist hospitals care for body and soul, just as Jesus did.

  10/23/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Richard Ray: Receive, share and follow God’s vision for your church

  Pastors often are put into a position to explain the vision God has given us. Just because we share the vision does not mean people will follow, at least not without an explanation.

  10/23/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  North Africa: Change in the weather

  Student Missions Blog: We had been meeting with a family of Sudanese refugees for a few weeks. The husband had been in contact with several Christ-followers, but we were unsure whether he had become a Christian.

  10/23/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Right or Wrong? Ecclesiastes, vanity and paradox

  Someone mentioned we should interpret Ecclesiastes through paradox, which I’ve heard regarding Jesus’ teaching. How do I use paradox to interpret Scripture?

  10/23/2015 - By John Rutledge