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1 month ago | 
fggam.org | Dewey Moede |Diana Chandler
When I saw this report my heart just sunk…….I am so sick of what is happening to Ukraine! So many in America have become blinded to the evil of PUTIN! Such a downright shame! Right now America is hanging Ukraine out to dry. Does America not know that God is watching? What is wrong with you America? God’s people are being murdered. Let the hate begin against me…..I am used to it. I am sick and tired of American politics.
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2 months ago | 
texanonline.net | Matt Henslee |Diana Chandler |Jayson Larson
How did God use a simple, practical approach to sharing the gospel to growa church? Do you remember those old insurance commercials with the phrase, “So easy, a caveman could do it,” in the early 2000s?
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2 months ago | 
texanonline.net | Jane Rodgers |Diana Chandler |Jayson Larson
SAN ANTONIO—More than 200 leaders and volunteers representing 37 Southern Baptist state conventions gathered Jan. 28-30 for the Southern Baptist Disaster Relief Roundtable. The three-day event resembled an extended reunion of family and friends, with ample opportunities for attendees to acquire advanced training in the latest DR practices. SBDR holds two national Roundtables per year, one in January and one following the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in June.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
texanonline.net | Erin Roach |Diana Chandler |Jayson Larson
People are responding to the gospel in a way Bob Crites has not seen in the nearly 30 years he has been at Sagemont Church. “It’s almost like a revival mentality,” said Crites, the church’s chairman of deacons. “We expect to see people saved every time we go to church.”Sagemont is a historic congregation located in Houston, the fourth-largest city in the country, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, that is also one of the nation’s most diverse metro areas.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
texanonline.net | Jane Rodgers |Diana Chandler |Jayson Larson
Exactly where Southern Baptists of Texas Disaster Relief teams would deploy in the wake of Hurricane Helene was a mystery on Oct. 3, until a call for assistance in mass feeding came from Send Relief. “A charitable entity contacted Send Relief and said they wanted to help with mass feeding after Helene, including one at Spruce Pine, N.C.,” said Scottie Stice, SBTC DR director.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
texanonline.net | Rob Collingsworth |Diana Chandler |Jayson Larson
I recently texted nearly 150 pastors asking them one question: What are the things that are most meaningful and encouraging in your role as a pastor? The sample size was broad—from men serving their very first church to seasoned, retired pastors. Church size ranged from membership around 100 into the tens of thousands.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
texanonline.net | Mark Dance |Diana Chandler |Jayson Larson
Soul care is a very popular subject among pastors and their advocates, but what does it actually mean? The soul is often used as a synonym for the individual person and commonly translated as “life” (104 times) and “person” (38 times) in the Christian Standard Bible. Basically, soul care is self-care. So why should pastors and church leaders should take soul care seriously? 1. Soul care is a scriptural issueThe most important reason to take soul care seriously is because God told us to.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
texanonline.net | Arlene Sanabria |Diana Chandler |Jayson Larson
DALLAS—Cuando Vicente Acosta habla, la gente de Motho—un pequeño pueblo en el estado de Hidalgo, México—escucha. Acosta es un líder respetado en Motho, una pequeña ciudad (con una población de unas 350 personas) de mayoría católica. Hubo un tiempo en que utilizó su influencia para impedir que se predicara el evangelio en su pueblo, ya que se oponía firmemente a que los cristianos vinieran a difundir algo que pudiera oponerse a su religión católica. Pero eso era antes.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
texanonline.net | Arlene Sanabria |Diana Chandler |Jayson Larson
DALLAS—When Vicente Acosta speaks, the people of Motho—a small town in the state of Hidalgo, Mexico—listen. Acosta is a respected leader among the 350 or so residents of Motho, which has a majority Catholic population. Once upon a time, he used his influence to keep the gospel from being preached in his town, as he was strongly opposed to Christians who might come spreading anything that might be opposed to his Catholic religion. But that was then. Things for Acosta—and for Motho—have changed.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
texanonline.net | Diana Chandler |Jayson Larson
Sharonda Cooper is a Bible teacher whose passion is evangelism. With degrees in engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, she is now working toward an M.Div. in apologetics and philosophy from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
