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••• July 17, 2014 •••

A current article in Relevant suggests that Christians are skeptical of modern treatments of the Bible by Hollywood because we fear art. This is in the context of new projects that [...]

••• June 30, 2014 •••

Hobby Lobby has won its long-awaited case at the Supreme Court, striking a blow to Obamacare’s controversial contraceptive/abortifacient mandate and establishing precedent fo [...]

••• June 10, 2014 •••

A few snippets from the first day of the SBC annual meeting in Baltimore: —Ronnie Floyd won the SBC presidency in a three-man race, but narrowly avoided a second ballo [...]

••• May 16, 2014 •••

A Palestinian Muslim who has been of “great help” to Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s Gezer archaeological work was admitted to the school’s Ph.D [...]

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Petition fails in effort to repeal pro-LGBT Plano city ordinance

By: Bonnie Pritchett | February 27th, 2015

A petition drive seeking to repeal a controversial pro-LGBT Plano city ordinance has failed dramatically due to its noncompliance with municipal and state codes. City officials said irregularities in the document prohibited City Secretary Lisa Henderson f [...]

Church in trouble because of confusion between law and grace, Tchividjian says

By: Sharayah Colter, Staff Writer | February 25th, 2015

EULESS—Christians must avoid the theological misstep of confusing God’s law and God’s gospel, Tullian Tchividjian told attendees to the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention’s 2015 Empower Conference at First Baptist Euless Feb. 24. [...]

Wife of imprisoned pastor leads Muslim woman to Christ

By: Sharayah Colter, Staff Writer | February 24th, 2015

Naghmeh Abedini, whose husband Saeed Abedini continues to be held in an Iranian prison for sharing his Christian faith, explained to attendees at the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention’s Empower Conference that for her and her husband, evangelism is [...]

'Activist Judges' defy Texas law to recognize same-sex marriage, TX Supreme Court issues stay

By: Bonnie Pritchett | February 23rd, 2015

AUSTIN—The Texas Supreme Court issued a stay halting the issuance of marriage licenses to same-sex couples, Feb. 20, less than 24 hours after a Travis County Clerk issued a license to a lesbian couple in Austin. [...]

Utah-Idaho partnership bears fruit along Wasatch Front

By: Jane Rodgers | February 22nd, 2015

Nestled between the Wasatch mountains on the east and the Oquirrh range on the west, bordered by the Great Salt Lake and Utah Lake at north and south, bisected by the Jordan River, lies the Wasatch Front, a narrow strip of land over 100 miles long in north-central Utah. The Wasatch Front contains the state’s major metropolitan areas—Salt Lake City, Provo and Ogden—and is home to [...]

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Obamacare causes Longview church to close day care

February 18th, 2015 By: Erin Roach

A Longview church in, Texas, is closing the day care center it has operated for more than 30 years in [...]

Houston jury delivers verdict on equal rights ordinance lawsuit; judge’s ruling forthcoming

February 16th, 2015 By: Bonnie Pritchett

HOUSTON—In a verdict Feb. 13, a Houston jury ruled 10-2 in the lawsuit against the city and administ [...]

Houston pastors press their case in court

February 2nd, 2015 By: Bonnie Pritchett

HOUSTON (BP)—Houston pastors finally began to get their day in court in their lawsuit against the ci [...]

‘Burdened’ Empower Conference Feb. 23-25

February 2nd, 2015 By: Sharayah Colter | Staff Writer

SBTC Director of Evangelism Nathan Lorick sees 2015 as a pivotal moment for the spread of the gospel i [...]

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Adoption resources focus on gospel, provide guidance for families

January 27th, 2015 / By: Kelly Ledbetter

Perhaps the most influential book written by a Southern Baptist on the subject of adoption is Adopted for Life by Russell Moore, president of the SBC’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC). In the book, Moore offers a thorough scriptural discussion for prospective adoptive families and for their extended families, friends and churches.Families considering adoption will appreciate [...]

5 Questions to Ask Before Adopting

January 27th, 2015 / By: Rick Morton

Adoption is a significant step for any family and can surface a number of important issues worthy of thinking through. When we consider the Father’s gracious adoption of us in Christ, however, I think many of the common questions and concerns—like “Can I love a child that I did not birth like ‘my own’?” or “Isn’t adoption just too costly?”&mdas [...]

How can you and your church support and encourage adoptive families?

January 27th, 2015 / By: John Mark Yeats

Editor’s Note: The TEXAN asked John Mark Yeats, dean of Midwestern College in Kansas City and adoptive father of four, to list ways you and your church can support adoptive families before, during and after the adoption process.How Christians Can Help Throw a shower/party when the adoption is finalized. Adoptive families never know quite the age nor the needs a child will have when they b [...]

SBTC DR Director Jim Richardson retires

December 5th, 2014 / By: Jane Rodgers

Jim Richardson, who arrived in Texas in May 2006 in the wake of hurricanes Katrina and Rita to become the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention director of disaster relief (DR), announced his retirement from the position effective Dec. 31, 2014. [...]