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(reprinted from the May 4, 2011, issue of TBC Weekly Baptist Roundup) Remembering a Good Friend and Bright Leader – John Petty by Phil Lineberger Pastor, Sugar Land Baptist Church; and Vice-Chair, TBC Board of Directors   The mantle of leadership fell comfortably around the shoulders of John Petty. He was well-educated, with a bright and Read more . . .

It has been less than a week since we lost Phil Lineberger, but it already seems an eternity. Much has been said and written about Phil this week. Some have spoken of the depression that took his life, some have shared personal reflections of Phil. I expressed my own high regard for my friend Phil Read more . . .

Last week, I went home. Or at least it sure felt like home. And, with apologies to Thomas Wolfe, I found you CAN go home again. No, things aren’t quite the same, but there were times it almost felt like I had been transported back to the 1960s, when I was growing up in Kansas Read more . . .

Congratulations to David Wilkinson and Baptist News Global ‘s staff and Board of Directors as they celebrate the 25th anniversary of Associated Baptist Press in Nashville on Monday. We Baptists must always be cognizant of the critical importance of a free and independent Baptist press. To be free and faithful Baptists, we must be informed Read more . . .

Today I’ll send the 200th edition of TBC Weekly Baptist Roundup, the Texas Baptists Committed e-newsletter. My initial purpose in creating the Roundup was to keep TBC’s name at the front of people’s minds. But TBC Weekly Baptist Roundup has become so much more. It has given me the opportunity to, among other things: Highlight Read more . . .

Seeking to know Jesus better . . . Sometimes the best way to get to know Jesus better is to know – or at least know the story of – someone whose life reflects her/his own nearness to Jesus. And so it was with the story of Kayla Mueller, as related in a recent article Read more . . .

(NOTE: David R. Currie is retired executive director of Texas Baptists Committed, having served in that role from 1988-2009.)   I was honored to serve on the board of The Interfaith Alliance for many years. In fact, Foy Valentine and I were on the search committee that called Welton Gaddy to be our president 17 Read more . . .

I’ve pulled down a book from my shelves, one that I’ve had for a long time. In fact, it was recommended to me by Jerry Barnes, the pastor who was so influential in my search for truth during my college years. During that time, Jerry recommended a book entitled The Life and Teaching of Jesus Read more . . .

I’ve felt something’s missing. As many discussions as I enter into in Sunday School and elsewhere about Jesus . . . as faithfully as I pray to the Father throughout the day in Jesus’ name . . . as much as I try to – as best I can – follow his teachings and emulate Read more . . .

In this Advent season, I’ve been reflecting on this Jesus whose birth we celebrate. What is He really about? Earlier this week, I was talking with a friend and colleague about a ministry effort in which we’re both involved that, when it began, seemed so daunting as to be considered a “lost cause.” Now, after Read more . . .