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June 29, 2012  ·  Issue 12-125Follow ABP on Facebook and Twitter
NEWS
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BTSR goes 'boothless' in Fort Worth

Alumni of Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond searched in vain this year for a booth in the exhibit hall at last week's Cooperative Baptist Fellowship General Assembly in Fort Worth, Texas, but their alma mater was far from invisible. [Read story]

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-- Supreme Court ruling means contraception debate will linger 

-- Baptists urged to be true to religious liberty commitment

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COMMENTARY                    
Henry Green
Henry Green
How do we hold a healthy distance between our patriotic pride and our Christian witness? It is sometimes not easy. [Read commentary] 

 

TALK WITH THE PREACHER -- by Amy Butler                     
Any good leader who has experience with thinking outside the box knows the practice is not that much fun. Despite its limitations, the current box is largely comfortable. Nobody inside will worry that the box is falling apart, because everyone has found his or her corner, curled up and relaxed. [Read column]
 
THINKING THEOLOGICALLY  -- by Molly T. Marshall                   
Molly MarshallDire challenges that face the church today could open the door to renewed reflection about what it means to be the Body of Christ. [Read column] 
FEATURE
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Lost Boy's journey leads to divinity school
A survivor of Sudan's civil war says he learned that questioning God can be spiritually healthy. [Read story] 

 

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WORTH REPEATING 
"... as people who believe in true religious freedom and separation of church and state, we must balance our civic pride with a humility that recognizes both freedom for everyone in our nation and also that others share a healthy pride for their own national heritage as well."
-- Henry Green, pastor of Heritage Baptist Church in Annapolis, Md., on patriotism  

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