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Mar 29, 2024 | 
christiancentury.org | Holly Carey |Brian Bantum |Peter W. Marty |Emmy Brett
Whenever I set up a new TV, part of the process involves calibrating the screen’s brightness. If the screen is too dark, I’ll miss out on things that are visible but hard to see. Turning up the brightness brings clarity and depth to the picture, revealing things that might otherwise have escaped my notice. That is a lot like my experience reading Holly Carey’s new book.
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Oct 24, 2023 | 
eerdword.com | Holly Carey
Meet the women who followed Jesus even when the Twelve failed. In Women Who Do, Holly J. Carey examines what it means to be a disciple—and contends that it’s the women who best embody discipleship in the gospels. Carey’s argument not only clarifies the narrative of the gospels but also raises questions about how the church conceives of women’s leadership today. Read on for a guest post by Carey, originally published in Point Magazine (Fall 2023, pp.
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Oct 6, 2023 | 
texanonline.net | Jane Rodgers |Holly Carey |Jayson Larson
PERRY, Fla.—Though national media attention regarding Hurricane Idalia has ceased, recovery from the disaster continues. The category 4 storm slammed into Florida’s Big Bend region on Aug. 30. Southern Baptists of Texas Disaster Relief teams answered the state’s call for assistance in late September and remained working in Taylor County in early October. “We were on alert status even before Idalia hit,” SBTC DR Director Scottie Stice said.
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Oct 3, 2023 | 
texanonline.net | Holly Carey |Jayson Larson
In November, the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention will mark 25 years of answered prayer at its Annual Meeting at Cross City Church in Euless. Each month leading up to the meeting, the Texan will feature a brief conversation with past SBTC presidents about how they have seen God answer their prayers for the convention over the past quarter century and how they are praying God will bless the convention moving forward.
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Sep 29, 2023 | 
texanonline.net | Jayson Larson |Holly Carey
‘I’ve never been more encouraged or excited’ Todd Kaunitz, lead pastor of New Beginnings Baptist Church in Longview, will conclude two terms as president of the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention at the convention’s Annual Meeting in November.
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Sep 28, 2023 | 
texanonline.net | Jayson Larson |Holly Carey
It’s October, a month when many churches observe Pastor Appreciation Month. That means there will soon be hundreds of gift cards and thank you notes stuffed into envelopes faster than you can say “Pumpkin Spice Latte.” There’s nothing at all wrong with this. I can think of far worse things that could happen to a pastor than having a three-month supply of Whataburger gift cards in his desk drawer. But there are other ways you can show the pastor or pastors in your life appreciation.
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Sep 27, 2023 | 
texanonline.net | Erin Roach |Holly Carey |Jayson Larson
Families who moved to the Clear Lake community of southeast Houston to start the U.S. space program more than five decades ago started something else that continues to impact the world: Clear Lake Baptist Church. They met in homes for a while and sent mailers to the community to gauge interest—and they had a great turnout, said John Aaron Matthew, pastor of Clear Lake Baptist Church. “They have continued to minister here in the community and meet needs, to be a light for all these years,” he said.
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Sep 26, 2023 | 
texanonline.net | Holly Carey |Jayson Larson
Texas Baptist Home for Children will soon mark its 500th adoption, TBHC President Jason Curry told the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention Executive Board during its August meeting in Grapevine. A special celebration focusing on adoptions is planned at TBHC’s Waxahachie headquarters on Nov. 16—just before Ellis County’s official Adoption Day recognition and two days before National Adoption Day on Nov. 18.
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Sep 25, 2023 | 
texanonline.net | Jane Rodgers |Holly Carey |Jayson Larson
Rudy Kebreau and Randal Lyle are bound by far more than their mutual faith and pastoral calling these days. Lyle, senior pastor at Meadowridge Community Baptist Church, gave Kebreau, his next generation and children’s pastor, a priceless gift this summer when he donated a kidney to his friend and associate. It was an unlikely match made this side of heaven that even astounded transplant doctors who rarely, if ever, see perfect matches between Anglo donors and Haitian-American recipients.
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Sep 25, 2023 | 
texanonline.net | Mark Dance |Holly Carey |Jayson Larson
Elijah had just had his greatest success in ministry when he crashed and burned. You know the story, recorded in 1 Kings 18. Elijah challenges the prophets of Baal to prove their god was the true one. They danced and called out for Baal to consume their offering. Elijah mocked them. Finally, Elijah rebuilt the altar of the Lord. Elijah poured water on the bull, so much so that a trench dug around the altar was filled.
