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Though he's new to his role in the convention, Great Commission Team Director Delvin Atchison already has big dreams for what Texas Baptists can accomplish in our state and beyond.
https://www.texasbaptists.org/article/evangelism-efforts-produce-good-fruit-in-texasSometimes UT gets assumed to be a godless place, but the reality is every day Jesus is engaging one of the 45,000 lost students with His Gospel and we get to watch that happen and we get to watch what people assume to be godless be incredibly glorifying.
https://www.texasbaptists.org/article/missional-communities-produce-life-change-through-longhorn-bsm“We want to do more than just distribute food; we want to engage our community in a way that we see each other as neighbors,”
https://www.texasbaptists.org/article/hunger-offering-recipient-offers-produce-prescriptions-urban-farming-education-in-mclennan-countyThe Texas Baptists Center for Cultural Engagement has released an “explainer” resource aimed at helping churches navigate the changing immigration landscape.
https://www.texasbaptists.org/article/texas-baptists-produces-explainer-resource-to-help-churches-amidst-changing-immigration-landscape“Our power to produce good is multiplied when we go about the program that God has given us together."
https://www.texasbaptists.org/article/february-executive-board-celebrates-fruitful-year-through-cooperative-ministryGloria Mata needed help. Medical bills from her daughter's illness stacked up, and the single mother realized she no longer had enough money to put food on the table for her family of six.
https://www.texasbaptists.org/article/shoulder-leanIn winter of 2010, after two suicides and 20 drug overdoses from students at Royal High School, Pastor Bobby "Tre9" Herring was asked by the assistant principal of Royal High School and a local missionary if there was anything he could do to reach the youth of Brookshire.
https://www.texasbaptists.org/article/reaching-christians-new-methodThrough generous offerings, Texas Baptist churches and individuals have contributed over $17,600 to the Texas Baptists' Winterization Project, which is helping bring warmth and the Gospel to Syrian refugees in Lebanon.
https://www.texasbaptists.org/article/texas-baptists-contribute-over-17000-to-winterize-and-bring-the-gospel-to-syrian-refugeesWhile out walking one day in Toluquilla, Mexico several years ago, Dr. Lee Baggett's heart felt burdened as he noticed there were two types of children out on the streets.
https://www.texasbaptists.org/article/alfalfa-concentrate-and-education-help-alleviate-malnutrition-in-mexicoWe may do things differently, we may think differently, we may worship in different styles, we may speak different languages, but God calls us to one Gospel.
https://www.texasbaptists.org/article/african-american-fellowship-encourages-an-attitude-of-humbleness-and-wisdomBy Caleb Seibert
In a landmark decision Monday entitled Murphy v. NCAA, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Betting Act (PASPA), a law that effectively eliminated legal sports betting in most states around the country for 25 years.
The case pitted the State of New Jersey (Gov. Philip Murphy) against the National Collegiate Athletic Association and three professional sports leagues.
The court found that the law violated the “anti-commandeering” principle drawn from the 10th Amendment to the Constitution. This principle holds that Congress may pass laws that must be upheld by states, but it may not issue direct orders to state governments requiring them to take certain state legislative action.
This decision does not immediately legalize sports betting across the country, but it does allow states to legalize such activity in their state if they wish to do so.
As for the effect in Texas, Rob Kohler, a Christian Life Commission consultant, says, "The recent decision by the Supreme Court regarding gambling on sporting events really has no effect on the current gambling regulations in the State of Texas.” The current leadership of Texas has repeatedly rejected efforts to expand gambling in our state. Kohler concludes: “it will however, energize proponents of this, and other forms of gambling expansion in Texas in the upcoming legislative session in January 2019."
https://www.texasbaptists.org/article/murphy-v-ncaa-is-sports-gambling-coming-to-texasChurches around the state are choosing to allocate new, bigger spaces to their service ministries.
https://www.texasbaptists.org/article/expanding-buildings-to-expand-ministriesThe word “gentrification” is akin to “cancer” in many communities for those who have given their lives to challenges and concerns of these neighborhoods. The reality is that communities are always evolving into new shapes and forms as new people, businesses, ministries, and development change the cultural landscape.
I hear the words of Jeremiah ringing in my ears from church planters to well-established pastors. However, I often sit with multiple community investors who harbor a sense of discomfort and disappointment with the changing context. When offering counsel, the question that must be answered, is what does God want? Does God care for those new residents as much as the existing residents and how do we live together to the glory of God?
https://www.texasbaptists.org/article/the-gospel-gentrification-and-shalomUnfortunately, in our very broken world, we all too frequently hear about tragedies at home and abroad. These events can have significant impact on the mental and emotional health and well-being of those involved and, in fact, have an impact on you and me.
https://www.texasbaptists.org/article/how-to-care-for-trauma-survivors-qaThe breadth of Texas Baptists' ministry is wide, and its commitment to sharing the gospel is deep.
https://www.texasbaptists.org/article/hardage-thank-you-texas-baptistsThe Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board unanimously voted to sell the Texan Lodge at the Glorieta Conference Center in New Mexico and invest the revenue in convention-sponsored youth camps.
https://www.texasbaptists.org/article/executive-board-votes-to-sell-glorietta-texan-lodgeImpact City Church in Corpus Christi was planted by Felix Trevino, a worker at Valero Refinery, and his wife, Sara, as a response to a need for a missional church in the community of South Texas.
https://www.texasbaptists.org/article/rebuilders-walls-restorers-streetsPriscille Murphy and Naraim Enriquez are serving as Go Now missionaries at Alfa & Omega camp in Denia this summer, watching the Lord at work in mighty ways in a region where Christianity is scarce.
https://www.texasbaptists.org/article/a-campground-committed-to-the-lord-how-go-now-students-are-sharing-the-gospel-in-spainChildren today are being robbed of time. While academic opinions vary about life expectancy, they all acknowledge that our length and quality of life is shifting due to chronic illnesses associated with diet.
https://www.texasbaptists.org/article/hunger-is-a-health-problem-for-texas-childrenChildren need to know and experience love. They need consistent adults and leaders in their lives who are willing to seek to understand them and meet them where they are.
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