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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 [...]
Jim Richardson Receives Southern Baptist Disaster Relief Robert Dixon Award
By: Texan Staff | January 29th, 2015
PORTLAND, Ore.—The North American Mission Board awarded Jim Richardson, recently retired director of disaster relief for the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention, with the Southern Baptist Disaster Relief Robert E. Dixon Award, Jan. 28. [...]
Ross calls for senior pastors’ attention to youth ministry in new resource
By: Sharayah Colter, Staff Writer | January 28th, 2015
Richard Ross, co-founder of True Love Waits and known for his passion for seeing young people come to know and serve Jesus, says while the youth minister plays an important role in raising up a generation of sold-out Christians, the senior pastor holds the keys to unlocking “true reformation” in youth ministry. He writes as much in his new book, The Senior Pastor and the Reform [...]
WORTH THE CHALLENGE: God cares for children through foster, adoptive families
By: Erin Roach | January 27th, 2015
Adoption and foster care will always be messy, but families have an opportunity to demonstrate God’s love and grace in the midst of the challenges, a group of adoptive parents said during an informal discussion with the TEXAN. Margaret Voros and her husband began as foster parents to 2-year-old Gabriel. She relayed the fear others expressed as they reminded her that the child could be remov [...]
Fighting City Hall: Plano petition drive succeeds while Houston awaits its day in court
By: Bonnie Pritchett | January 21st, 2015
PLANO—Plano Citizens United, a coalition of churches and civic leaders, this week cleared the first hurdle in rescinding a city ordinance that legal experts said would stymie free speech and religious liberty, while opponents of a similar ordinance in H [...]
SBTC DR teams aid Oak Cliff church destroyed by fire
By: Jane Rodgers | January 19th, 2015
OAK CLIFF—Southern Baptists of Texas Convention disaster relief volunteers deployed January 14 to clear rubble and debris left after a fire destroyed Deliverance Missionary Baptist Church in east Oak Cliff. [...]
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Texas, La., Miss. marriage law cases presented to Court of Appeals
January 12th, 2015 By: Bonnie Pritchett
NEW ORLEANS—The U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit heard challenges to marriage laws in Texas, Louisi [...]
Court of Appeals hears arguments on Texas abortion regulations bill
January 9th, 2015 By: Bonnie Pritchett
NEW ORLEANS -- In what could be a precedent-setting case, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circui [...]
Churches reunite after 30-year split
January 8th, 2015 By: Jane Rodgers
CEDAR HILL—Church splits are all too common; reconciliations too rare. Yet reconciliation has co [...]
Resources help churches plan a January ‘Sanctity of Life’ emphasis
January 6th, 2015 By: Sharayah Colter | Staff Writer
Texas is peppered with churches filled with people who say they’re 100 percent pro-life. Texas 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. [...]
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