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  Down Home: Thank God for the faith & laughter of Jeane Law

  A Baptist-saint-if-ever-there-was-one leaped from earth to heaven when Jeane Law passed away April 3.

  04/11/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Editorial: Celebrate Easter with joyful, purposeful sacrifice

  As I pondered—and longed for—Easter and attendant springtime, the Apostle Paul’s account of the last experience Jesus shared with his disciples attracted my attention.

  04/11/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Richard Ray: Praying for Fort Hood victims & families

  I write to you today with a heavy heart as I mourn for the soldiers killed and for those wounded during the tragic shooting at Fort Hood in Killeen.

  04/06/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Jeff Johnson: For a really smart ‘pill,’ open your Bible

  The founder of Memory Pharmaceuticals, Eric Kandal, firmly believes within a few years a pill will be available to improve memory dramatically. My dad is an Alzheimer’s patient and takes…

  04/04/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  2nd Opinion: 5 things we shouldn’t say about the Big Bang

  Make no mistake, God created the cosmos.  So, why are so many evangelicals reluctant to dialogue about, say, Big Bang/inflation theories and discoveries said to support them?

  04/04/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Editorial: Honor your mother; feed the hungry

  Mother’s Day—May 11 this year—is only about a month away. So, now is the time to prepare to honor our mothers by collecting funds for the Texas Baptist Hunger Offering on their day.

  04/04/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Middle East: Big city, small church

  Student Missions Blog: There are at least 500,000 people living in this city, and on any given Sunday you find around 30 people attending an evangelical fellowship.

  04/04/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Tyler: A spring break miracle

  Student Missions Blog: At Tyler Junior College, we experienced a “spring break miracle” during a mission trip to Vermont.

  04/03/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Letters: World Vision’s decision

  We are grateful for the reversal of World Vision’s decision regarding gay marriage for its employees.

  03/30/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  In Touch: Encouraged in Valley Mills

  Recently, I was blessed to worship at First Baptist Church of Valley Mills. John Wheatley is faithfully leading that congregation, and I am encouraged by their love of the Lord and ministry.

  03/28/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Experience God’s ‘defining moment’ in your life

  I was looking over the Texas Woman’s Missionary Union’s annual meeting celebration material the other day, and I noticed the words, “Defining Moments.”

  03/28/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Help available for understanding racial and cultural diversity

  June 26, 1966, was one of the most significant times in my life. 

  03/28/2014 - By John Rutledge