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Texas Baptists churches partner to provide water for struggling Liberian community

by Analiz Schremmer on April 10, 2017 in News

Not everyone has easy access to one of the most basic resources – water.

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Sustainability projects lift Indigenous people out of poverty

by Jaclyn Bonner on March 16, 2017 in Hunger Offering

Five dollars will buy a venti coffee at Starbucks. Five dollars also is the average daily living wage of the Lenca, the poorest people group in Honduras.

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Texas Baptists mobilized to influence lawmakers at 2017 Advocacy Day

by Kalie Lowrie on March 9, 2017 in News

Christian engagement in politics and culture should be directed by a love of God and practice of discipleship, attendees learned at the recent Texas Baptists Christian Life Commission Advocacy Day.

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Christian Life Commission recognizes State Rep. Ashby with Micah 6:8 Justice Award

by Kalie Lowrie on March 3, 2017 in News

AUSTIN - The Texas Baptists Christian Life Commission (CLC) honored State Representative Trent Ashby, of Lufkin, with the 2017 Micah 6:8 Justice Award on Wednesday, March 1, during a reception held at the State Capitol.

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Texas Baptists joins with FBC Waxahachie to send $10,000 in relief to drought-stricken Kenya

by Kalie Lowrie on February 22, 2017 in News

When Vaughn Ross, mission team member at First Baptist Church of Waxahachie, received word from Pastor Simon Mwangi in Nairobi, Kenya that the three-year drought in North-Central Kenya was transitioning from severe to acute, he reached out to his church and Texas Baptists for support.

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How to Be An Anti-Human Trafficking Advocate

by Tomi L. Grover, Ph.D. on January 24, 2017 in Public Policy

In conjunction with this, advocates from across Texas are preparing to address their 85th session legislative representatives and senators on the issues pertaining to human trafficking. 

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Dallas teen works to make a difference in community: A Texas Baptist Hunger Offering Story

by Kalie Lowrie on January 12, 2017 in News

Mu was born in Southeast Asia and came to the United States with her family as refugees in 2007. As they settled in the Dallas area, her family found help and support from a Texas Baptist Hunger Offering ministry known as H4R. 

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CLC director Reyes joins Smart-on-Crime Coalition in encouraging criminal justice reform

by Kalie Lowrie on December 14, 2016 in CLC

Gus Reyes, director of the Texas Baptists Christian Life Commission, joined several key representatives from the Smart-on-Crime Coalition on Wednesday, December 14, for a press conference to encourage criminal justice reform for the upcoming Texas Legislative Session.

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How does religious freedom affect starving children in Nigeria?

by Randel Everett on November 22, 2016 in CLC

The United Nations reports that an estimated 75,000 children could die from malnutrition within a year in Northern Nigeria unless food is made available.

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'Baptists Oppose Constitution' -- what might have been

by William M. Pinson, Jr. on September 14, 2016 in CLC

Why did Baptists strongly oppose the newly drafted Constitution of the United States of America? In brief, because the document failed to provide a guarantee for religious freedom, a belief cherished by Baptists.

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