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(Updated) My wife, Anita, and I serve International Baptist Church of Hong Kong. I want to share a praise item, which we were not able to broadcast 11 months ago because of security issues with one of our mission friends.
05/21/2013 - By John Rutledge
Hello, Texas Baptists. I am, like so many of you, grateful for the work and ministry of our directors of missions in our associations. Recently, at Mount Lebanon Retreat and…
05/17/2013 - By John Rutledge
The last time we gathered on this spot, I told you about the experience my grandson, Ezra, and I had at the Dairy Queen.
Are you cool enough for Abercrombie & Fitch? Chances are, the answer is “No.”
05/16/2013 - By John Rutledge
It is time to demystify our language about what it means to be “called” and how we exercise our giftedness.
05/10/2013 - By John Rutledge
Kountze’s Scripture-quoting cheerleaders won the latest round in their battle to paint Bible verses on run-through signs at football games.
When the Second Amendment was adopted more than 200 years ago, this new nation had no standing army.
If we love God’s creation—even the people who challenge and contradict and hate us—we can be instruments that drive out fear.
05/02/2013 - By John Rutledge
Ferrell Foster says he can best honor his mother on Mother’s Day “if I reflect her kindness and giving spirit by giving to meet the needs of others” through the Texas Baptist Hunger Offering.
Sometimes, grandparenting is harder than it looks. Although, judging by the faces of the folks surrounding Ezra and me in Dairy Queen, it probably looks hard sometimes, too.
I’m tired of people promoting their divisive, individualistic beliefs, then ducking for protection behind “the priesthood of the believer.” How can we reach a balanced consensus on what this phrase means in our churches?
05/01/2013 - By John Rutledge
In a time of reflection—which happens a lot lately—his mind combs back to his first memory of the two. It’s not easy, because like all mothers and sons, they both were there at the beginning.