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The CLC is updating a once popular pamphlet series called, “The Bible Speaks On …” Each pamphlet dealt with a specific ethical issue. We do not plan to reproduce these as pamphlets but will update and release them as online resources that may be downloaded, shared electronically, or printed. Full Story »
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A week ago Friday eleven people from my church (FBC Waxahachie) joined other volunteers at the North Texas Food Bank to help prepare bags of nutritious food for children in the Food 4 Kids backpack program. Some businesses had allowed a few of their employees to serve that day, and they also worked in our line. The process involved grabbing a plastic bag, walking along tables filled with bins of small packaged food items chosen by a nutritionist, placing one item from each bin in the bag, and then leaving the bag at the end of the line for another volunteer to insert in a box. Then we returned to the first of the line, grabbed another bag, and began again. Walk, walk, walk.  Smile, smile, smile. Peppy music was piped into the warehouse, and we were dancing along as we walked. Seven bags fill a box, and then the box is sealed and placed on a flat. Full Story »

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April is the next month in 2012 that has five Sundays — April 29. Texas Baptist churches are encouraged to promote giving to the Texas Baptist Hunger Offering on the fifth Sunday of those months that have five Sundays. Full Story »

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The North Texas Food Bank has sent out a cry for help. Will churches in the 13-county area this organization serves (Collin, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Ellis, Fannin, Grayson, Hopkins, Hunt, Kaufman, Lamar, Navarro, Rockwall), consider responding to meet this critical need? Here is the message from the NTFB: Full Story »

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The CLC and Texas WMU hosted a wonderful meeting Tuesday, March 27, of ministries connected to Texas Baptists working to combat human trafficking. We learned what each ministry is doing in order to look at possible collaborations going forward. Texas Baptists are at the forefront on this. Pray that God will direct and empower. Full Story »

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Ken Camp, managing editor of the Baptist Standard, has written a story from message delivered by Texas Baptist Pastor Michael Evans at the 2012 Christian Life Conference. Ken writes the following: Full Story »

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Ken Camp reports in the Baptist Standard on Allen Verhey’s keynote addesses at the annual CLC Christian Life Conference. Full Story »