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August 10, 2012  ·  Issue 12-154Follow ABP on Facebook and Twitter
NEWS
Chaplain Wagoner
Col. Timothy Wagoner
The Air Force chaplain who ran afoul of the Southern Baptist Convention by attending a same-sex civil union remains "deeply wounded" by the fallout that included his leaving the denomination for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, a CBF official said. [Read story] 

 

Lance Wallace
Lance Wallace

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-- Baptist ghost story called urban legend

-- BTSR receives $1 million gift

-- Interfaith leader criticizes Louisiana voucher plan

 

COMMENTARY             
Bob Burroughs
Bob Burroughs
Most churches can, and should, do a better job of making sure that visitors feel welcome. [Read commentary]

TALK WITH THE PREACHER -- by Amy Butler             
Part of life is adapting to change, but the love of God is one thing that remains constant. [Read column] 
THINKING THEOLOGICALLY -- by Molly T. Marshall              
Molly MarshallClaiming our rightful place   
Could 2012 be the "year of women" in church life? [Read column] 
FEATURE
Broadway organ

There are times, Shaun King says, when worship music should be energetic, light or joyful. That's when instruments like pianos, drums and guitars do the trick. But then there are times when the sound needs to be "bigger and in your face," said the senior pastor of College Park Baptist Church in Orlando. And that's when you need an organ. [Read story]

 

NEW VOICE FEATURE
Teacher Residency

Union University student Sara Shaw teaches at Evans Elementary School as part of the Memphis Teacher Residency program. (PHOTO/Union University)

 

Education 'today's civil-rights issue'

A new kind of "school choice" agenda is gaining ground as more and more young adults - including Christians concerned about social justice - choose teaching in public schools over more lucrative and less challenging careers. [Read story]

 

Read related New Voice story:

-- Churches aid learning with food

 
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